56 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



fishing-la:n^ces. 



Whale-lance, iron. 



25(jll. Whale-lance. (Primitive model) used by New Bedford wlialers. 

 W. H. Cook & Co., New Bedford, Mass. 



Seal-lances. 



16110. Seal-l.iuce head. Eskimo. Niinwak. W. H. Dall. 

 19382. " " " " 



1634P.. " " " " 



1117. Seal-lance. Eskimos of Arctic coast, Anderson River, H. B. T. R. 

 McFarlane. 



Pish-lances. 



29453. Sword-fish lance. Saml. Elwell, jr., Gloucester, Mass. 

 32702. Sword-fish lance. Vinald McCaleb, Gloucester, Mass. 



WHALEMAN'S BOAT-SPADES (thick and thin). 



Carried in boat to disable the whale by cutting its flukes. 

 25928. Boat-sjiade, with handle and warp complete, ready for use. E. B. 

 & F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



PEODDING mSTRUMENTS. 

 Snow-probes. 



Used by the Eskimos in probing the air-holes in ice and under the snow to 

 detect the presence of seals. 



10274. Bone probe.^ King William's Land. Capt. C. F. Hall. 



10275. Bone probe.' " " 



10276. Boneprobe.i " " 



Probing-awls. 



Used in piercing the base of the brain in killing fish for the table. 

 29418. Large steel prod, suitable for large fish. A. R. Crittenden, Middle- 

 town, Conn. 



II. IMPLEMENTS FOR SEIZURE OF OBJECT. 



5. Scoops. 



SHOVELS. 



Oyster-shovels. 



26717. (Model, with Chesapeake oyster-canoe.) T. B. Ferguson, Maryland 

 Commissioner of Fisheries. 



' These probes are sometin:es supplied with a detachable head. 



