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LIST OF PLATES TO SECTION V. 



Vol. Page. 



15. Old-style halibut schooner, hand-line fisliiug from deck, 1840 to 1850 I, 29-43 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt. J. W. Collins. 



16. Dressing halibut on deck of schooner for iciug in the bold I, 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



17. FIG. 1. Halibut cutting knife I, 19 



FIG. 2. Scraping knife to remove muscle and flesh from backbone after catting I. 19 



FIG. 3. Squillgee for pushing ice in pen I> 



FIG. 4. Oak mallet for breaking ice I, 



FIG. 5. Oak broom for scrubbing halibut I, 1'J 



Drawings by Capt. J. W. Collins. 



18. General view of schooner discharging fare of fresh halibut at Gloucester, Mass I, 21 



Drawing by Capt. J. W. Collins. 



19. Hoisting halibut from hold of schooner at Gloucester, Mass I, 21 



From photograph by T. W. SuiUlie. 



20. Weighing and selling halibut on deck of George's Bank hand-line cod schooner I, 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott nml I/apt. T. W. Collins. 



21. Handling fresh halibut at Gloucester, Mass.; weighing, unheading, and packii.g in ice for ship- 



ment by rail I, 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott. 



22. Packing fresh halibut at Gloucester, Mass.; preparing ice with pick and grinding machine ; nail- 



ing covers on tin 1 boxes ; use of devil's claw I, 22 



Drawings by H. W. Elliott. 



THE BANK HAND-LINE AND TRAWL COD FISHERIES. 



23. Old style Grand Bank cod schooner; erew nt rails hand line 1 lisliing I, 12"), 126 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt. J. W. Collins. 



24. Hand-line dory cod fishing on the Grand Bank I, I'-tl 



Drawing by II W. Elliott anil Capt. J. W. Collins. 



25. Deck plan of schooner Centennial, of Gloucester I, 149 



Drawing by Cnpt. J. W. Collins. 



26. Dory and crew setting cod trawls on the Bank I, 152, 176 



Drawing by II. W. Elliott and Capt, J. W. Collins. 



27. Underrunniug cod trawls ; two methods of setting trawl for linden-mining I, 177 



Drawing by Capt, J. W. Collins. 



28. Newfoundland fishermen catching squid for sale as cod bait to United States vessels I, 152,184 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Cant. J. W. Collins. 



29. Dory crew of cod fishermen ca telling birds for bait Ii 152 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt, J. W. Collins. 



(For illustration of cod schooners discharging cargoes see Section on Preparation of Fishery Prod- 

 ucts.) 



THE GEORGE'S BANK COD FISHERY. 



30. Gloucester schooner at anchor ou George's Bank in winter; hand-line fishing for cod ; rigged with- 



out topmasts for rough weather I, 190-193 



From painting by Paul E. Collins, Boston, Mass. 



31. Cod hand-line gear I, 192 



FIG. 1. Lead sinker with brass horse and swivels. 

 FIG. 2. George's Bank gear with sling-ding, &c. 

 FIG. 3. Hand-line LM;H for shoal water. 

 Drawings by Capt. J. W. Collins. 



32. George's Bank crew hand-line fishing, gaffing fish over the rail, cutting out tongues 1, 194 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt. J. W. Collins. 



33. Dressing cod ou deck of fishing schooner I, 156,180, 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt. J. W. Collins. 195 



34. Discharging fare of George's Bank cod at Gloucester wharf I, 195 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott, 1882. 



35. Splitting and washing George's Bank cod at Wonson'g wharf, Gloucester, Mass I, 195 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott, 1882. 



THE COD FISHERY OF ALASKA. 



36. Natives in boats fishing with hand-lines I, 220 



