Homeport Kégasca. Active on the cod and herring fishery along the coast of Labrador just like the vessels of Natashquan. Captain Jules Poirier. Tonnage 27 tons. Crew numbered 10 men. Catch of 125 cwts cod and 150 barrels of herring.
Also active in the sealing leaving Kegasca on 24 March and returning end of April. Number of killed seals 200 and value 1.100 US dollars.
Source
Sessional papers no. 43, first session of the first Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, session 1867-1868, vol 9.
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