SALMON FISHERY 



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of inclined birch stakes are fixed across the stream 

 from one bank to the other, leaving but a narrow 

 opening at one of the ends for the free passage of 

 canoes. Attached to these poles, a little below the 

 surface of the water, and a few yards apart, are 



CLEANING SALMON. 



placed two or three long wicker baskets, accord- 

 ing to the width of the river. The fish which come 

 up are unable to proceed on account of the stakes ; 

 they then make their way through the gaps leading 

 into these baskets, out of which inward turned spikes 

 prevent them from escaping. When the natives go 



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