New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-18
TIE HALIBUT FISHERY.

The Gloucester, Mas, people are prosecuting the hall
but fshing Georges Shoals, this spring, with re-
pewed vgOr. There now abOnt seventy five sail OF
sses gagged in the business and in lew weeks there
vill be twice that number. The schooners are clipper
built from to 100 tuns burden, and Crews num-
eDg twelve each The habu are caught on the
les from Gloucester and ABOUT $50 miles from Boston.
libe depth Of the Shoals varies from three to
81 eDy fahcms with heavy current running The yes
ne caught with a good stout cod line and hook biited
9Th herring They vary in weight from 100 to $50 lbs
EACH If the fishermen with good lack they can OBJ
ain from L., OC0 to 20 600 lbs. in AZ hours
few wears ago most of the vessels had wen roo
called smacks 10 keep the halibut alive for the Boston
rnket Several buiit with well rooms were lost on
Gerge probably by having the well rooms stove in by
issyy tess and since that kind of craft are aban
lssed altogether and the habitat kept on ice,
he hold each vessel using several hundred uns OF
The hslibut fishery is attended with more danger hard
bor and expense than any other fishing 80 mach 50,
bat the business confined to the Gi0uce'ter sheren
done
SINE Of the Gloucester fishermen have prosecuted the
isibu fishery b winter but the majority do not start un
february There is great danger OF anchOrng 'essel
on the shoals account Of tie coming up suddenly OF
heavy winds and storms, from which there is oiten no
escape from laundering but by cutting away me capio aod
running before the gale. Then again. the bull OF he yes
vel often completely encssed with ice, with the sails ami
rigging in the same condition 80.
GloSce,er has suffered greatly by the loss OF life and
property in the Georges Shoals fishery There are various
eriDon in relation 10 the loss Of vessels while engaged IN
a business. Many persons think that the vessels Sho
riding at anchor come together IN Storm am arc .on
sered by such uccdens while others of the opinion
that the vessels are run down by large ships crossing thor
PATHS in the night time and in thick weather Every large
vessel should keep good light and sharp look out iir
he fishing schooners at this season OF the year Whe
crossing the Shoals
The trips to Georges generally made in about one
week All the habut obtained at this season OF the year.
nbroucht 10 Boston market the vessels arrive at the
north side Of Commercial wharf their halbnt neins put
chased by Messrs. Holbroos, smith x Co who are me
rncipal dealers in Boston. The halbut IS here packed
INTO sugar boxes and sent all over the Union AT the pre-
cent time the fishermen obtain pretty cool price, about
q Der ndred but the spring opens and large hees
on the ground the price will doubtless materially lower
When Boston market becomes oversocked the fishermen
70 TO Portland, Portsm uht and New forS
The vessels engaged in the business wl stock, ON an
yerage about 600 during tho spring One or two OF
hs Gloucester crafts have stocked $1,000 one trip this
spring. The fishermen who are engaged in the haloas
fhery earn their money and we hope that they wan DC
well rewarded by obtaining good fares ana good prices
for IL there is any class OF aboring men in Ne" Eng
land who earn their money at great rss and wh more
Toll and suffering than any other it u the halibut Usher
men Boston Traveller.