September 4, 1896 ~ Friday

steemer & lost the whole 600
feet the one I had went to
the bottom & it was 2to hard
work for me to hall up 20 or
30 lbs of fish 600 feet I ownly
pulled up once & had but
2 on with some 12 or 15 lb weght
of fish & ^2 from^ the Stone. I gave it
to Asahel the Ca Man with
us Jams Gardner helped him
about beating & Letting Down
the line He ownly Halled up
twice D and brought up 6 fish
which would weigh about 40 lbs
the Next time He had 4 on about
25 lbs it takes a long time to
Make a Hall the fish will weigh
from 6 to 8 lb Nearly as red
as Blood & they are all Dead when
they got to the top of the water with
their bladders steady out of their

steemer & lost the whole 600 feet the one I had went to the bottom & it wasto hard work for me to hall up 20 or 30 lbs of fish 600 feet I ownly pulled up once & had but 2 on with some 12 or 15 lb weght of fish & 2 from the Stone. I gave it to Asahel the Man with us Jams Gardner helped him about beating & Letting Down the line He ownly Halled up twice and brought up 6 fish which would weigh about 40 lbs the Next time He had 4 on about 25 lbs it takes a long time to Make a Hall the fish will weigh from 6 to 8 lb Nearly as red as Blood & they as all Dead when they got to the top of the water with their bladders steady out of their