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made of cocLir, the Ibrk, of the wood of tbc salmon borry; tb. barbs, 

 " o Hi or .n tab Tbc' loop of cord, .bicb is 10 feet Ion,, us lor tbe 

 left band, as sbown in sketcb. Tbe lengtb of tbe spear .s nearl, IG 

 fete. Tbis spear is used on tbe bar of tbe river at low water. 



Fig. :^,-ri8hin.- with .. .Ini- net i" Washingfon Territory. 



Tbe bantlle of tbe surf n.^t is (.ommonly made of yew wood. T^ormerly 

 the twine of tbe net wns nnuleby tbe Indians ironi tbe liber ol tl.e c-<.m- 

 ,„,„ ,,,tt,e, wbicb in some loealities be re bas a very luxnrianf jirowtb 



Y\G. <i._Bar1>p<l salninn sponr, and tlie iiioile of use. 



and is a, ood substitute ibr Hax. All tbe lisb nets of tbes,- lndi=uK, 

 were once made of tbis material; at present seme twine .s used. 



