IN SEARCH OF THE SQUID 



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One afternoon Professor Parker announced to us that he was going 

 to visit the fishermen's weirs in the river near the little town of Warren, 

 for the purpose of obtaining some large specimens of the squid, and he 

 invited us to go with him. We accepted his kind invitation, and were 

 soon ready to board the train for Warren. A short ride of ten miles 

 brought us to our destination, where we spent the night. The next 

 morning the Professor awoke us quite early. After eating a hearty 

 breakfast, we walked to the wharf, and found the fishermen ready to 





Fishermen's Weirs. (U. S. Pish. Com. Report, 1898.) 



visit the weirs. Hastily scrambling on board one of the boats, we were 

 soon being rowed up the river toward the fishing-grounds. The wind 

 was blowing rather briskly, and the water was so rough that Howard 

 came very near being seasick ; but as we advanced farther up the river, 

 the water became a little smoother and our position more comfortable, 

 although we were wet with the spray, and were visibly shivering. This 

 greatly amused the fishermen, who were sturdy fellows, toughened 

 by years of exposure to wind and rain, and who did not mind such 

 weather at all. 



The river where the weirs were located widened into a bay more than 



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