Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-08-01
A Trip 10 the Grand Banks Tor Cod,
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i'NEtI1 Lilf " ibFtt 'fi 4--l'f- lslt writer,
then youth fresh fFpm scholastic halls.
wa> suffering from ~sNef- bilious trouble.
and general di>arraugs mcni of the inter
nal ''ruuuns gear" complicated hy an at
iack oi two physicians whose pills and
powders did M: seem 10 prnduc. the de-
>ir,f eject 4 friend s hu IN former wears
had been similarly troubled recommended
q trip 10 the Grand Banks OF New afound-
land hc having tried the regimen himself
with most beneficial results ! council Of
war was accordingly hold hs interested
friends, and though majority were OPP
po>t'i To the experiment 81 altogether too
hazardous. the patient decided the matter
tn favor of thr voyage. Accordingly
about the first "f May, 1851, | took pas
sage on steamboat at Bangor. and ac-
conpau!cd 10y one or two friends. proceeded
down the river tn Euck>port to look for a
chance 10 ship a. green hand on Grand
Bank fi>hin. Schooner. was fortunate
enough To tnd at Buckspor; Capt. Rufus
Leach. Il Kind hearted. whole soulcd man.
skipper Of the >taunch schooner Sarah and
Julia, then lifting out for voyage TO the
Banks.
well remember the look OF surprise
v hich appeared upon the genial captain :
face when made application for a berth
on board M vessel fisherman. for my
appearance certainly Indicated a strong
probability that | might become food for
fishes before the schooner should reach
s"unding> on the trahd Banks. pom as
surlng MN that was in earnest ne al once
took hearty interest IN the case ana as
>urcd me lhat IL was tic Ner! lhihss heces-
sary To effect cure.
pur craft "as >'Auhch-huilt lore ana
al
aft schooner OF IUo IONS register iair
sailer' and though "a ilttie wet forward,
was good sea boat, A. our suo>eqcht oul-
fetinss with the stormy oiiIo"s or OLD
ocean fully proved our crew comprised
ten men, all told, or rather nine men and a
small boy apt Kulu> Leach' MI ROBERT
Leach. brother of the captain a. mate.
six fishermen. cook and a boy about
twelve years old a. tenth hand. sort of
general utility boy 70 lug bait. light pipes
and elsewher 10 wait about the vessel at
the call of any OF the crew who might re-
quire his services. The force was divided
into two watches, the captain and three
of the fishermen making up the star
board watch, while the larboard watch
consisted of the mate and the other three
men. the cook and tenth hand not being
required to fish or TO stand watch In
thi, division | found myself In the star
board watch, an arrangement that suited
me completely as this was the captain :
watch Zach watch Is also divided INTO
dressing down crew Tor dressing anu
salting the fish and consists OF throater,
header, splitter and salter
The first thing after being fairly domes-
ticated on board was to 60 to the store at
| which supplies were furnished and repIen-
ish my wardrobe by procuring the regnia-
ton fisherman's outht' the articles needed
in addition to the supply OF ciothihs
brought from home DelnS an ol-cioth sun
consisting of broad-orl'nrned sou west
err jacket and trousers oar'h OIL
long oil-cloth apron Tor use IN dressing
down and PAIR OF iohgiegseu hshihs
boots Each man ais" selected tne pecu-
| liar working tools OF his profession tht
| splitters and throaters' picking out thelf
knives and not forgetting 10 perpetrate
the old standing JOKE upon the heaaers
who are usually green hands py INDUCING
them TO apply at the store ior !hfir heaa
ing knives, The sell consists 10 'le iac'