﻿[87] 
  PATENTS 
  ISSUED 
  RELATING 
  TO 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  10G1 
  

  

  bar 
  fastened 
  to 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  opening 
  in 
  the 
  boat, 
  near 
  its 
  stern, 
  

   while 
  its 
  lower 
  end 
  reaches 
  down 
  to 
  the 
  bottom 
  of 
  the 
  net 
  and 
  near 
  its 
  

   inner 
  end, 
  where 
  the 
  two 
  braces 
  are 
  connected 
  together 
  underneath 
  by 
  

   a 
  cross-rod, 
  supporting 
  the 
  bottom 
  thereat. 
  The 
  upper 
  eud 
  of 
  the 
  

   brace 
  is 
  confined 
  in 
  place 
  by 
  teeth 
  in 
  one 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  slot 
  of 
  the 
  bar, 
  en- 
  

   gaging 
  teeth 
  or 
  notches 
  in 
  the 
  brace, 
  and 
  a 
  stud 
  or 
  projection, 
  secured 
  

   in 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  opening 
  in 
  the 
  boat 
  in 
  such 
  relation 
  to 
  the 
  brace 
  as 
  to 
  

   hold 
  its 
  teeth 
  or 
  notches 
  in 
  engagement 
  with 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  bar. 
  

  

  This 
  apparatus 
  permits 
  fishing 
  either 
  in 
  fresh 
  or 
  salt 
  water 
  and 
  to 
  a 
  

   depth 
  of 
  a 
  single 
  fathom 
  or 
  less, 
  or 
  to 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  as 
  many 
  as 
  20 
  fathoms 
  

   or 
  more. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  " 
  1. 
  In 
  a 
  fish- 
  trap, 
  the 
  combination, 
  with 
  a 
  ponton 
  or 
  boat 
  A, 
  having 
  

   an 
  opening 
  therein, 
  of 
  the 
  cage 
  B 
  and 
  a 
  rope 
  or 
  chain 
  passed 
  over 
  ele- 
  

   vated 
  pulleys 
  and 
  under 
  a 
  pulley 
  disposed 
  to 
  permit 
  the 
  convenient 
  

   manipulation 
  of 
  the 
  rope 
  or 
  chain 
  to 
  move 
  the 
  cage 
  up 
  and 
  down 
  within 
  

   said 
  ponton 
  or 
  boat, 
  said 
  cage 
  having 
  at 
  its 
  front 
  side 
  rows 
  of 
  inward- 
  

   projecting 
  converging 
  bars, 
  providing 
  a 
  narrow 
  entrance-opening 
  

   thereto, 
  substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  " 
  2. 
  In 
  a 
  fish-trap, 
  the 
  combination, 
  with 
  the 
  ponton 
  or 
  boat 
  A, 
  hav- 
  

   ing 
  an 
  opening 
  therein, 
  of 
  the 
  cage 
  B, 
  having 
  the 
  rows 
  of 
  inward-pro- 
  

   jecting 
  converging 
  bars, 
  forming 
  a 
  chute 
  having 
  a 
  narrow 
  opening, 
  the 
  

   lead-net 
  B', 
  connected 
  to 
  the 
  cage 
  B 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  rods 
  secured 
  to 
  the 
  sides 
  

   of 
  the 
  opening 
  of 
  the 
  ponton, 
  and 
  having 
  an 
  extension, 
  G', 
  hung 
  upon 
  

   booms 
  K, 
  connected 
  to 
  the 
  stern 
  of 
  the 
  ponton, 
  and 
  means 
  for 
  raising 
  

   and 
  lowering 
  the 
  cage 
  and 
  net, 
  substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  set 
  

   forth. 
  

  

  " 
  3. 
  In 
  a 
  fish-trap, 
  the 
  combination, 
  with 
  the 
  open 
  ponton 
  or 
  boat 
  A 
  

   and 
  the 
  lead-net 
  B', 
  of 
  the 
  oblique 
  brace 
  M, 
  connected 
  underneath 
  the 
  

   bottom 
  of 
  the 
  net 
  by 
  a 
  rod, 
  M 
  2 
  , 
  to 
  a 
  similar 
  opposite 
  brace, 
  and 
  the 
  

   mortised, 
  notched, 
  or 
  toothed 
  support 
  M', 
  and 
  stud 
  or 
  projection/, 
  sub- 
  

   stantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  306896. 
  

  

  (Carol 
  F. 
  Bates, 
  Hughes 
  Springs, 
  Tex.; 
  patented 
  October 
  21, 
  1884 
  ; 
  mixture 
  for 
  fish- 
  

   baits. 
  No 
  drawing.) 
  

  

  Half 
  an 
  ounce 
  of 
  asafetida 
  is 
  dissolved 
  in 
  one 
  pin 
  t 
  of 
  warm 
  water. 
  

   To 
  this 
  is 
  added 
  half 
  an 
  ounce 
  of 
  oil 
  of 
  anise 
  and 
  half 
  a 
  pint 
  of 
  honey. 
  

   For 
  buffalo 
  fishing 
  a 
  bait 
  composed 
  of 
  mush 
  and 
  raw 
  cotton, 
  dipped 
  

   into 
  the 
  mixture, 
  is 
  employed; 
  but 
  the 
  mixture 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  with 
  fish- 
  

   bait 
  of 
  any 
  kind. 
  

  

  The 
  inventor 
  says 
  : 
  

  

  " 
  I 
  am 
  aware 
  that 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  anise-oil 
  and 
  asafetida 
  in 
  similar 
  com- 
  

   pounds 
  to 
  the 
  one 
  described 
  by 
  me 
  is 
  not 
  new, 
  and 
  this 
  I 
  disclaim.' 
  1 
  

  

  