loO ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



Folding;: orjork iict*ii. 



-Mt'iiliadcn ]nirs(>-seines. 



2G, 120. Modi'l of mackt'iel purse-sciiic. AmiTicaii Net and Twine Com- 

 pany, Boston, Mass. 



Tbe.sc pnrsc-seiues range in Icii^ith from 120 to 220 fathoms, au«l from 

 750 to 1,000 meshes in deptli, reaching the depth of 20 to :50 fathoms of 

 water. Tlie average mesh is 2| inches. They are made of fine .Sea-Island 

 cotton twine, and cost from -^iToO to §1,.')00 eomph-te. About :}00 are now 

 in use on the coast of North America. The pursing weight varies from 

 100 to 150 pounds. 



20122-26125. Model nl pnrse-seine. Ameiican N<'t an<l Twine Company, 

 Boston, Mass. 



90 to 150 fathoms in h-ugth, :$00 to G50 meshes in depth, 1| (o 22 fine 

 Sea-Island twine. AVings, I) to 12; hag, 15 to 21, coarse. 



25179. Suatch-V>lock used iu pnrsing-seinc. Higgins & Gifford, Gloucester, 



Mass. 

 25186. Ring or thimble for pursiug-seiue. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Mid- 



dh;town. Conn. 



Cast-nets : 



Mullet cast-nets. 

 Pompano cast-nets. 

 Bait cast-nets. 



2.")04(i. Casting-net. Diameter 4J feet. "William E. Hooper &, Sons, Balti- 

 more, Md. 

 2<!799. Mullet cast-net. Diameter 5.V feet, l|-inch mo»<h. 

 2()f:?00. Shrimp cast-net. Diameter 4i feet, |-inch mesh. 



Olapiiets lor birds. 

 ]ial)l)it s[»iiMo-uets. 

 Siniiij4-\voirs (St. Lawrence). 

 Sieve-traps (for Ijirds). 



(Ac€Cr*«5iOry.) Parts of nets ;iiid ;i|t]>;ir;it lis lur iiiaiiulacture. 

 Kaw material of nets. 

 I!al>iclie. (See iui<lcr I). IM).) 

 K<'ttiii<4'-flber. 

 Netting-twine. 



(■)5y. Netting-twine. Indians. Nml liw e>( coast of America. G. Gibbs. 

 1 N:J2. Fiber used for uuiking nets. I'i-Uto Indians. Southern Utah. Maj. 



.F. W. I'owell. 

 29:576. :>.s hales of wliite netting-twine. American Net and Twine Company, 

 IJoslon, Mass. 



S.iniplcs <>t ncttinii- linn;;- in Iiiir>. \\ illiaiii I.. Hooper «S: Sons, 

 lialtiiiKHf. Md.: 



2504^'. l-iiK li mesli. 12 thread. 1 rallM>ni long, 2 feet deep. 



2,5040. li " 12 " 1 '• 2 " 



*J50{7. i; I'j •• I •• 2 " 



2.5051. l.{ ■• j-J • I ••2 " 



2.50.5(1. 2 " 12 ■ 1 " 2 " 



