the boat has as much as it can carry in safety — from ten 

 to fifteen bags, representing a weight of from three- 

 quarters of a ton to over one ton of mussels. As soon as 

 tlie boats are loaded they sail for the selected area. Each 

 one anchors as it arrives, and all are inside a portion that 

 has been previously marked by buoys. Two men station 

 tliemselves beside the mussels each armed with a shovel, 

 while a third man attends to the anchor rope. Captain 

 Wright, the Chief Officer of the Northern Division,! 



usually supervises the arrangements. As soon as he sees 

 that every boat is ready and not too close to its neigh- 

 bours, a signal is given to unload. As the men discharge 

 the mussels, the man attending to the anchor pays out 

 the rope and allows the boat to drift slowly with the tide. 

 The boat is kept moving so that the mussels will not be 

 deposited in a heap on each side. On every successive 

 t Who has given us much valuable assistance. 



