Cape Cod and the Old colony . 30, but the businesshad subsided by 1850. Wellfieet had a large mackerel fleet, begin-ning in 1826, and employing seventy-fiveschooners as late as i860, continuing also foryears after that date. During a similar period,there were large interests in whale, cod andmackerel in Provincetown. All through themiddle of the century, Chatham, Dennis andHarwich developed in mackerel as the cod felloff. Chatham lost her codfishing when herharbor became shallowed with silt. Thelarger ships could not use the port, but thesmaller mackerel boats continued to come andgo. Mackerel
Cape Cod and the Old colony . 30, but the businesshad subsided by 1850. Wellfieet had a large mackerel fleet, begin-ning in 1826, and employing seventy-fiveschooners as late as i860, continuing also foryears after that date. During a similar period,there were large interests in whale, cod andmackerel in Provincetown. All through themiddle of the century, Chatham, Dennis andHarwich developed in mackerel as the cod felloff. Chatham lost her codfishing when herharbor became shallowed with silt. Thelarger ships could not use the port, but thesmaller mackerel boats continued to come andgo. Mackerel were first caught for salting in1818, having previously been mainly used forbait. There was great decline in New Englandfisheries in the quarter of a century following1850, especially in offshore fishing. With thisdecline was largely lost the nursery of ourearlier navy and the foundation of our mer-chant marine. There were various causes ofthe falling off in New England. Middle At-lantic oysters were going to the Mississippi. The Harvest of the Waters 189 valley. The Great Lakes had to be reckonedwith for they were putting large supplies offish on the markets of the interior. Salt fishfrom New England could not hold their placeon the Pacific Coast when the western homewaters abounded in halibut, and ran red withsalmon. The railroads and cold cars at firsthelped the New England industry but lateroverwhelmed it with the competition of remotewaters. Sardines and Canning factories on theMaine coast did their part in cutting away themarket for cod and mackerel. No small influence in the waning of fishingwas the upgrowth of summer life on the knows now that Bar Harbor in older dayswas just a fishing station? The fishing hut hassurrendered to the summer home, while thefisherman serves the visitor, gives himself toinshore fishing, and watches his lobster is content to leave the deep seas, for rowinga dory or driving a motorboat on sunshinyafternoons. An elderly gent
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