L. Brightman & Son, Round Pond, Me. Loud's Island Oil Works, Round Pond, Me 25,000 30, 000 R. A. Friend, Brooklin, Me.. BASARARA 80 50 50 Number of fishermen employed. Number of vessels. APPENDIX N. STATEMENTS OF CORRESPONDENTS. These statements are given in the words of the correspondents, being answers to the circular reproduced in Appendix A. The numbers of the answers correspond to those of the questions in the circular. All the statements included in this appendix have been reviewed in the main report. The commission does not necessarily indorse them. 1. Statement of W. H. Sargent, Castine, Me., January 26 and December 28, 1874. 1. Menhaden and pogy, interchangeably. 2. Most abundant. 3. Not so numerous in creeks, coves, inlets, &c., but on the coast, outside of small bodies, it is not decreased. 4. Friend & Co., 25,000 barrels; Allen & Co., 15,000; others, 85,000. In the years from 1863 to 1868, some years 500,000 barrels were taken. 5. It does; especially around and near shores. 6. About the 25th of May. Main body arrives about the middle of June. The last are largest and fattest, usually. Usually two principal schools; the first large school, June 15; the last, September 1 to 10. 7. Swim high. Always make their arrival known by their ripple. 8. Come from the south, between Cape Cod and Cape Sable. Usually first seen just outside of headlands; and as they come into bays, rivers, &c., the main body breaks up. 9. Their appearance is certain. More abundant some seasons. Some seasons they are abundant on the coast of Massachusetts and scarce on the coast of Maine. No two give reasons alike. 10. Undoubtedly catching by any method tends to frighten them; but running refuse water and other refuse from the fish does more harm. 11. They follow the tide in and out creeks, coves, &c. 12. They seem to prefer the still waters of our bays, coves, &c. 13. They are a surface fish, but are sometimes caught thirty feet below. 14. I judge that it does, as they go south on the approach of cold weather. 15. The fish of the same school are uniform in size; some schools larger than others. 16. I have never seen them or heard of them. 17. They usually leave in October. I have known them plenty in November, but not often. I think they leave mostly together; some schools linger. |