The Republican journal., 1901-07-25
SOL. JACOBS AT RocKLAND.


,nJ's most famous fisherman and
l5remost mackerel catcher in
COUNTRY, came into Rockland
,l July 10th, on the Helen Miller
q one of the largest fishermen in
,urId. and tied up at Simmons,
CO.'S wharf for ice. He sailed
.xt day for Georges, to complete
.r. If fish. The Rockland Star
Helen Miller Gould attracted
attention coming into the harbor,
NM lceount of her size and on ac-
NJ her trim proportions. Old
~ ia spied her off the breakwater
..al calm were rather astonished
tie craft cburn the waters of the
nYy and warp into the wharf with
.r I'd of the breeze.
MAS rather an unusual sight for
HrIi eyes to notice that the Helen
d l.ould was using her propeller,
mld act independently Of the
,u She was tied up an admiring
,lirounded her and commented
rle famous fisherman.
Itlen Miller Gould, named after
,urous and patriotic daughter of
t lay Gould by Captain Jacobs,
re time of her launching, the
md most complete fisherman
She is ISL feet over all, 25 fit.
AH0e. 10 fit. s in. deep at the bow
81 ross tonnage.
II, 1tted with an electric engine
-peed independent of her sails.
ghts are throughout the YES
Jliug the crew to dress fish by
crew of 20 men is her com
.lelen Gould presented a set of
tu hunting to Captain Jacobs for
AXE at the launching. and I'M
Amous skipper the Helen Mil
now little over a year old,
a money-maker from the start.
,ea-faring man from Boston to
midland knows the genial Capt.
ubs. who has made mackerel
speciality and has encircled
IN search of that fish.
rested in the great fishing in
npathized with him when
IFS ago he entered the Irish fish
lis for mackerel, was sudden
uume owing to his wife's i'll
NJ lost his vessel. left in the
rs first mate, on the Irish coast.
ted, Capt. Jacobs built the
-ler Gould. the most complete
alioat.
'icobs was seen by The Land
his finely appointed cabin
pet and questioned about his
To tell the TRUTH" he began in
humored way, we ran into
from the Georges to get warm.
~ we wanted ten or a dozen
Ire. In all my life at sea
pelienced such cold, foggy,
-Uer on the Banks in summer.
ntroduce you to Mr.. Ambrose
ambert of the Boston Post,
INK. Will agree with me that
r days we wore OvercoatS and
no to ward off cold and drip
ly fog.
Lambert here has worn a
nd two oyercoats some days.
I'VE been out fourteen days
nlucester and have 800 bbls. of
n aboard. Running out of ice
.or Rockland and sail at high
N The banks again to complete
of about 1000 bbls. Then
.' 70"
think of it." interposed Mr..
nj. who is one of Boston's
Il political writer's, Eve drifted
I'd here and there for ten or a
agys about the banks in a fog
+ taking an observation, and sud
apt. Jacobs said to me, L guess
head for Mt. Desert light. and
more ado he started in the fog.
NJ him how far it was and when
aid get there and he said, 100
bout 10 O'clock and at five
10 ten last night we were at
W Talk about wizards
hereI are scarce" continued
Jacobs. "but they are lower
han a year ago. We started
u /, and so far the Helen Miller
as stocked $4,000. We close
son November 10. There are so
litter mackerel now that the
Wers, but in my opinion from
tile catches will be small and
viii be higher in the fall.
"Aerel fishing along the Maine
thing of the past. Years ago
'o cruise about the islands here
a full fare, but those days are
could catch more fish off the
asst in week than on the banks
nth, but my last experience was
for me there.
smell mackerel. Well every
mackerel fisherman ought to
10 do that. Many a time I've
my bunk and scented them,
The boat to lay to and soon was
1ded by schools of them. At
."ople laughed when they read
Inc papers but it is the gospel
Ask any Of the crew."
lambert of the Post, accompan-
pit Jacobs Oh his cruise for recrea-
mi when he left On the City of
tor home last night carried with
chart of the Atlantic ocean pre-
him by Captain Jacobs. The
remarked laughingly that Lam
I'd so marked the chart with pencil
ing the vessels course that it