New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-14

oeeds with the rspidty and regularity Of a machios
until the hsh are oil transferred from the bottom If he
! dory INTO The band-bauow. He carries mp biz Oh
bucket and empies the ivers into cssk or Duti which
be keeps for the purpose. He l. nov ready to dispose
of bis ish. II the boats all to- and the farce .re
not very large, the hawkers will Offer seventy.ivs
cents hundred. Amer good deal of hag.iny Pe,sr
gets eighty nts for his Taking them To- the sc,e
I which stands the passage leading down 10 the
beach they found to weigh $50 pounds. They are
now taken 10 the wagon of the purchaser, who PAYS
Peter ope dollar and twenty cents lie nov returns
to his best takes out his 0sr., dip, mp bucket Of
water washes ont the boat, ana throwing bucket Of
water into il, rolls il on to it, side aud let's the
water run out Then carrying up his kick high on u
the bench he gathers up his oars, and carries them
10 the f-h.house. These houses are generally occu
pied in common by several dory men, each Of whom
pays rent for the corner in which he keeps his oxa
gear.
Peters mode of living, while pursuing bis pro-
fession on the Banks, exhibits variety no. foand
ON the bill of fare at the Aston House or Delm %.
icOs:
Fishermen in those DAYS ate much fish on their
trips than they do at the present time. They were
fitted out with good supply of salt pork ana M,
las-.s with plenty Of Indian meal, little Hour and
hard bread Their bread made OF meal AID
water with little salt aud moasses added, and baked
upon tin sheets pieces Of barrel heads before the
Ere. Once or twice week they had tea made. by
putting tea into a boiler and adding quantity Of mo-
lasses and boiling Il coffee ia boiled. Coffee WAS
seldom used at in those days and their sugar was
kept to sweeen their grog which was duly served out
10 them twice day. On Sunday 1t WAS common to
have -four sboItcake, which Yves prepared IN the
following way: The head was broken out of -four
barrel: the hour scooped out Of the center to
max. a bssin-like cavity, sufficiently large for the
cooks purpose be then poured into it mt of pork
fat which be hsd fried out of slices of salt pork,
quantity of molasses aod a little hot water, aud mixed
in the flour until il Of the proper con-stence. Il
then taken ont in mass aDd baked in Dutch
oven over the fire. THIS is conempto Die dish, and
contain. nearly as many good qualities ~ Lob Peters
leg of mutton; and many hearty breakfast OF sun
day mc,nipg 10 the fishermen make of it, with thsr
pot of boiled ten. Ihose who have never hied dish
If boiled tea will be surprred 10 lind how good sab
stis,ute j. for coffee, especially II little sweet milk
i. sdded Just ut the close OF the boiling In modern
times III. fishermen fitted out With much gr ater
variety and abundance of food, than in The days OF
which w,r- y, akibg. Salt pork and beef, potatoes
and cabbages four aid hard bread of superior
quality from Jobbson's bakery and coffee three timess
day, istheir common fare. Cape Ann fishermen are
famous for tbeir good living. have know among
them who have drank the strong coffee three times
day for futy years, and, IT purpose 10 prove the
fsacy of al that has been said about the injurious
Ell. of coffee, toey have persisted in having good
he ah for the whole Of that time. But fish, fresh
coined was the principal article of food at the time
when Peter made lis hf,t trip to the Banks.
DO the lovers of lobster salad know the ante
cedents of their f,vorite rejection
. IOnrtrrs are taken IN n O nhrktt5 cdleu 100.
ster pots. These a. out three feet long, aud two
{, II WIDE of s.mi-cylinrCa form, that is the bottom
is fat and The sides aud top are in the form of an arcn
At each cud opening for the ingress of the lobster
Ound hi. opening are placed short flexible pieces Of
wool protecting into the basket, so arranged that they
will easily separate aud allow the lobster to enter but
their points close together after him ana prevent his
egrass. They have door upon the to-, through
which the lobster is taken out.
long line il attached to these pots heavy stone
suici, TO sink them i. plsced them. and they
haited with the heads ofa of fresh sa and sunk TO
the bottom at about low water mark; the other eud OF
the line Tfnce fast to block of hight WOOD called
buoy. The fishermen go out with their wherries
chtfd with these pots and drop them ut short inter.
walls scLg the shore. Diving the season of lobster
Thing which lasts from March to July, hundreds OF
these buoys may be seen bobbing up and down like 80
many seal-' heads The fishermen visit them every
morning draw them up alongside of their boats, take
out the HOLSTERS, repensh the bait, AMI drop tash
g. Ain into the water The Holsters, when hrst taken,
are very fierce, and seize with their strong plncers
upon whatever may BE- within their reach. WLen
thrown toy ether into the boat they wiu grappe whh
Without much care 10 handling them, the fingers Of
the fishermen get many hard bite. To prevent them
from njuriD9 each other, the fishermen proyi Re sharp
ohted wooden ~, g. which they nst IT into the Joint
or fir &c of their pincers which prevents them from
closing. When t,ey have visited all their pots they
row To their landag-pacc. Ii they now wish to pre-.
strve them for several days they put them INTO long
tox OF kennel, ade Of plank and bored full of holes,
which il mOOred in the water at little distance from
he shore. Ii they wish to prepare the Immediately
Tor market they taken ashore in hand barows sud
sned to a rort of shed, in which is fixed large
Cauldon. This is filled with water. brisk fire IL
kildl.G under this kettle and when the water bots,
ibe living, crawling, sqlirmDg lobsters are thrown
into it aud covered with Il heavy plank cover Here
they kept boiling until their color, which when
taken out of the water was n dark green, becomes
bright scarlet. They now ready for the market.
In This safe them for sale on the stalls in our
cities and bawked about the streets.
Peter Colt, too, found the mackerel rather
queer fsh
The habits Of these fish ara very peculiar Aud 81
though they have beer taken in immense numbers Tor
tire eqosrfers of century their habits are not Wen
understood. They often move in immense b01ies,
apparently filing the for miles in extent. They
found the surface. Sometimes they VIII take
The hook with the greatest eagene-s. Al other times
not u msckerl will bite for days. although million, Of
them visible 10 the water. When they are IN the
mood for taking the bait, ten, twenty, add even thly
barrels are taken by single vessel in few hours.
They usually bite most freely after sunrise ia the
ming and toward sunset at evening" They all cease
to bite about the seme time, as if they Were actuaed
by common impulse. They are easily frightened, aud
will then derceDd into deep water. IL has often hap
pebed that q feet Of vessels has been lying of the
Cape, nile or two from the shore, in the midst OF a
school Of mackere and taking them rapidly upon their
dec ks vixen the firing Of gun the blast of rock
would send every maokereI fsthoms deep into the
water, suddenly though they had been con-
vented into 80 many pgs OF lead and perhapst would
be some bours before tuey "ou!d .espPear Iey are
caught NUT sbuncartly near the shore, and very
rarely out vi sight Of land.
Msckerel, it seems, are fond Of an early break
fast, ard the discovery Of this oddly Of taste wssa
sft ppiDp.ttone TO Peters fortune and lame:
He laid bio course for Mount Desert Island, aud ny
for several days in the vicinity Of the isiaod Boon
signs of mackerel began to APPEAR They threw ova
their baiied hooks, and now and Il caught msA'
erel. They continued in this way for several days
fishing through the whole day, aud et the end o. INC
we.k had al harrel. AZ moor small fish. Some