Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . Uensis), fig. 53, are still found here, but not ingreat abundance. Pilchards are still abundant. 700 A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. it should seeme that our fiers, which wee maintaiued on the shoaresside drave them from us,* so as wee were in some want, untill weehad made a flat bottome Gundall of Cedar, with Avhich wee put offfarther into the Sea, and then daily hooked great store of manykindes, as excellent Angell-fish,f Salmon Peale [not identified],Bonetas, Stingray, Cabally, Scnappers, Ilogge-tish [Lac/aiolaimus),Sharkes,
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . Uensis), fig. 53, are still found here, but not ingreat abundance. Pilchards are still abundant. 700 A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. it should seeme that our fiers, which wee maintaiued on the shoaresside drave them from us,* so as wee were in some want, untill weehad made a flat bottome Gundall of Cedar, with Avhich wee put offfarther into the Sea, and then daily hooked great store of manykindes, as excellent Angell-fish,f Salmon Peale [not identified],Bonetas, Stingray, Cabally, Scnappers, Ilogge-tish [Lac/aiolaimus),Sharkes, Dogge-fish, Pilchards, Mullets, and Rock-fish, of which beedivers kindes : and of these our Governour dryed and salted, andbarrelling them up, brought to sea five hundred, for he had pro-cured Salt to bee made with some Brine, which happily was pre-served, and once having made a little quantity, he kept three orfoure pots boyling, and two or three men attending nothing else inan house (some little distance from his Bay) set up on purpose forthe same Figure 52.—Green Angel-fish. Likewise in Furbushers building Bay wee had a large Sein, orTramell Net, which our Governour caused to be made of the DeereToyles, which wee were to carry to Virginia, by drawing the Mastsmore straight and narrow with Roape Yarne, and which reachedfrom one side of the Dock to the other: with Avhich (I m^j boldlysay) wee have taken five thousand of small and great fish at onehale. As Pilchards,J Breames, Mullets, Rocke-fish, &c., and othetkindes for which wee have no names. . True it is, for Fish ineverie Cove and Creeke wee found Snaules, and Skulles in thatabundance, as (I thinke) no Hand in the world may have greaterstore or better Fish. The following is from Gov. Moores description, 1612: With a hooke and line wee tooke more then our whole companywas able to eate. So that there was enough to feed many more. * This was more likely due to the constant fishing carried on at that time. f The G
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