[93] OPERATIONS OF SCHOONER GRAMPUS. 583 



Sighted pilot boat number 3, of Philadelphia, at 7.25 aud changed 

 course to intercept her, which we did at 8.20 a. m. Her captain reported 

 not having seen any mackerel this season. After speaking with the 

 pilot boat, the vessel was kept off to the northeast for 40 miles, with a 

 lookout at the mast-head. Hove-to at 1 p. in. in lat. 39° 15' N., long. 

 73° 48' W., and threw toll-bait for thirty minutes, also tried for bottom 

 fish with hand-lines, but got nothing. After completing the trial we 

 got under way and towed the small surface net, collecting a limited 

 amount of Crustacea. The vessel was then headed on an east by north 

 course, in which direction we sailed 19 miles, when we again put out the 

 small surface net, in which nothing was taken. (Position, lat. 39° 20' 

 K, long. 73° 25' W.) 



At 4.30 p. m. the vessel was headed to the northeast, and about 5.40 

 p. m. we spoke with the British schooner Atwood, of Annapolis, Nova 

 Scotia. Her captain reported seeing a large body of schooling fish the 

 previous night, which he thought were mackerel, about 30 miles east- 

 northeast of this position. With a view of finding these mackerel if 

 possible, the Grampus was headed northeast by east one-half east, and 

 we ran in that direction for 32 miles. At 11.15 p. m. tacked ship and 

 lay-to. Put out the small surface towing-nef for 30 minutes, in which 

 were collected an abundance of the same species of Crustacea as was 

 found off Body Island. It is worthy of remark that this form of crusta- 

 cean was not found in abundance in any other regions traversed to this 

 time. (Position, lat. 3G° 31' K, long. 72° 50' W.) 



In the early morning of the 17th there was a strong breeze from north- 

 northwest, with a sharp sea. At 2 o'clock tacked ship and lay-by on 

 the port tack. The small towing-net was used at 9.15, but the weather 

 was unfavorable for such work aud the trial was very unsatisfactory. 

 A trial with toll-bait was made at 1.25 p. m. ; nothing was taken. Po- 

 sition, lat. 39° 35' N., long. 72° 48' W. 



The vessel was kept off on a northeast course until 4.30 p. m., when the 

 small towing-net was put out and took a large collection of Crustacea, 

 our position at this time being lat. 399 42' N., long. 72° 37 / W. Com- 

 pleting this trial we headed to the northeast and sailed in that direc- 

 tion for 11J miles, when both the large and small towin^-nets were put 

 out, in which were collected an abundance of Crustacea and 12 young 

 hake. (Position, lat. 39° 52' K, long. 72° 30' W.) Hove-to at 11 p. in., 

 and set large mackerel net. 



The mackerel net was hauled at 4.45 a. rn. on the 18th, taking 

 nothing. Got under way at 5 o'clock and ran to the eastward for 11 

 miles. The small surface net was put out at 8 o'clock and collected a 

 quantity of Crustacea and one young pollock. At the same time took 

 bottom temperatures in 45 fathoms of water. The position of this trial 

 was lat. 30o 56' N., long. 72° 12' W. 



The course was changed to northwest by north at 8.35 a m. When 

 in lat. 40° 08' N., long. 72° 30' the small towing-net was put out and col- 



