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The ground is of circular form about 1 mile in diameter. Hand lines and trawls, together with some gill nets, are used on the sand shoal. White Island Ground. This is ESE from White Island, from which its inner edge is distant ¼ mile and the outer edge about 4 miles. Of triangular outline, it is widest at the outer end. It is very broken and uneven and has depths from 6 to 30 fathoms.
He was got up in light pyjamas, near white, his gun sparkled, he looked mighty conspicuous; and the land-crabs scuttled from all round him to their holes. “Hullo, my friend!” says I, “you no talk all-e-same true. Ese he go, he come back.” “Ese no all-e-same; Ese Tiapolo,” says my friend; and, with a “Good-bye,” slunk off among the trees.
Fishing is by hand line and trawl. Ben's Ground. Lies ESE from Petit Manan 4 or 5 miles. The marks are Petit Manan Light to northward of Middle Hill of Mount Desert and Humpback Mountain on the west side of Trafton's Island or Pond Island Light to the eastward of Jordan's Delight. The ground is circular in shape, about 3/4 mile across, having 14 to 30 fathoms of water.
By sunset three boats, filled with men, had left the ship and sailed to the south. Her hold was filled with all sorts of goods in barrels and cases, and when "Puli Ese" came, three months later, he was well pleased, not only for the seven hundred barrels of oil, but with the many things that had been gotten from the wrecked ship.
Tiapolo big chief devil, stop home; all-e-same Christian devil." "Well then," said I, "I'm no farther forward. How can Case be Tiapolo?" "No all-e-same," said she. "Ese belong Tiapolo; Tiapolo too much like; Ese all-e-same his son. Suppose Ese he wish something, Tiapolo he make him." "That's mighty convenient for Ese," says I. "And what kind of things does he make for him?"
Tenemos que movernos de prisa y anticiparnos a las horas vagas aspiraciones de las masas femeninas para ahorrarnos de ese modo agitaciones que al fin habrían de sobrevenir y cuya justicia se ha de reconocer más tarde.
The western part bears a little E. of S. and the eastern part about ESE. from the island. It is about 5 or 10 miles in diameter. While this is really but one piece of ground, the eastern part is called the Southeast Ground and the western part, from the nature of its bottom, the Gravel Bottom. The eastern portion is muddy and has 40 to 60 fathoms. The western has 35 to 40 fathoms.
She stood and looked at me with eyes like saucers. "You no savvy?" she gasps at last. "No," said I. "How would you expect me to? We don't have any such craziness where I come from." "Ese no tell you?" she asked again. "Not much," said I. "Damn Ese!" she cried. You might think it funny to hear this Kanaka girl come out with a big swear. No such thing.
A few hake are taken here in summer, but, as compared with the grounds off Chatham, this is not to be considered a hake ground. Morris Ledge. This lies eastward of Chatham and is a favorite ground for certain cod fishermen during spring and early summer. Schooners and small craft operate here. Outer Crab Ledge. The center lies about 14 miles ESE from Chatham Lights.
This ground begins ½ mile eastward of Boon Island Ledge and runs in an ESE. direction 2 or 3 miles from the ledge. It has a bottom of sharp rocks and clay and depths from 40 to 60 fathoms. It is an excellent fishing ground for cod, haddock, and cusk and is one of the best winter fishing grounds for haddock in this vicinity.
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