The Portland daily press., 1896-09-03
HARBoR NOTES.

Inc tug Warren towed the schooner
Yattie >. Alice to the Kennebeo yester-
day afternoon.
yesterday afternoon the bark Ethel
came into the harbor in tow of tug
boat with fall of her topsails and head
sails set. She presented very pretty
picture and enc that is not very often
seen in this port, that is a square rugged
yessei under sail. The Ethel brought
coal from Norfolk. for the Grand Trunk.
Inc Dark Normandie towed down from
Boston In ballast yesterday. She will
load with lumber for the riy er at this
port.
The schooner yachts Frignois from
New York and the Adrian from Boston
were at anchor In the harbor yesterday.
The steam yacht Myopia was in the
harDor for short time yesterday morn
ing but sailed TO the westward about
noon.
The schooner Sarah e. Palmer arrived
yesterday afternoon with cargo of GOAL
forsthe Grand Trunk from Ilouisburg.
The schooner Rosa Muller of this port
sailed down from Boston yesterday night.
She Will wait here for cargo.
The large school of herring now off
cur shores are the genuine Labrador fish
never before known to visit our coast.
These fish are now being caught in large
quantities off Peaks Island and the daily
oatch averages from 400 to 500 barrels.
Two sohooners have been engaged in this
bu slness off Peaks for several days. h
The schooner Albert W. Bla ok cam
into port yesterday with cargo OF 144
sword fish, the largest catch OF the year
SO far for any vessel sailing cut OF Port
land. Among others was q big fish
| weighing 500 pounds. The crew of the
Black had an exciting experience in
capturing this monster. He was har-
poonod three times from q dory and
endured the battle by running his sword
through the side Of the boat and break
Ing part of it short off. This big fish
was hauled away in one of Lombard Is
teams and will be placed on exhibition
somewhere in the oity for few days
The Black has had remarkably good
luck In capturing sword fish this season
and her owner is said to have made a
very good profit out of the business. Her
cargo OF IA fish is the second largest
fare brought to this port this season, the
largest, 153 fish, being landed in Boston
BY the schooner Wideawake on Monday
last. Sword fish have been more plenti-
full this year than ever before and a
large number have been caught. But
with the increase in the catch the de-
mand constantly increases SO that the
prices do not suffer much of q decline.
The Black netted 215 cents pound for
her cargo.
! Yesterday afternoon one OF the govern
ment lighthouse inspector was at Spring
Point ledge where the work of building
"a new light Is going on and was sup
erinteDding the work. Today the big
iron cassion is to be put into position
and then the laying of thebconerete foun.
dalton will be commenced. Four big
scows loaded with lumber, sand and 9th.
er material lie at anchor near the ledge
and their cargoes will be used In the
construction Of the light The light
| house steamer Myrtle was also ut the
spot yesterday aiding in the work.
The bark Golden Sheaf which has
been on tho marine railway for repairs
was hauled of yesterday morning.
/ The lobster steamer Helen M. Butler
arrived yesterday with good catch OF
Holsters.
The Frank G. Simpson cleared yes.
terday for a coal port.