Homeport Esquimaux Point. Active on the cod and herring fishery along the coast of Labrador. Captain X, Boudreau. Tonnage 35 tons. Crew numbered 10 men. Catch of 180 cwts cod and 136 barrels of herring. Also active in the seal hunting leaving for the ice around 23 March and returning at the end of April. Number of seals killed 424 and value in 2.332 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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