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with a Light made of the Pitcli-'pine, the other with his 

 Fish-gig strikes and kills the Fish: It is diverting to see 

 them fish after this manner, which thej sometimes do in the 

 Day; how dexterous they are in striking, is admirable, and 

 the great quantities they kill by this Method. 



They likewise kill vast quantities of Sturgeon, which they 

 take in Snares as we do Pihe and Trout in Europe. The 

 Herrings in March and April run a great way up the Rivers 

 and fresh Streams to Spawn, where they make large Wears 

 with Hedges of long Poles or Hollow Canes, that hinder 

 their passage only in the middle, where an artificial pond is 

 made to take them in, so that they cannot return. These 

 Wears are common all over the Rivers, and fresh Water 

 Streams in these parts, where they take vast quantities of 

 Herrings, Trouts, Pikes, and several other sorts of Fish that 

 are plentifully to be met with in them. 



The taking of Craw Fish is likewise very pleasant and 

 diverting, for when they are disposed to get these Shell Fish, 

 they take a piece of Venison and half Barhcue or Boast it, 

 then they cut it into thin Slices, which they stick through 

 with Reeds about six Inches distance betwixt each piece, 

 the Reeds are made sharp at one end, and they strike a gi-eat 

 many of them down in the Bottom of the Water (thus 

 baited) in small running Brooks where the Craw fish con- 

 stantly frequent. Thus they sit by and attend those baited 

 Sticks, every now and then taking them up to see how many 

 are at the Bait, where they generally find abundance, so take 

 them off and put them in Baskets provided for that purpose, 

 and then stick down the Reeds again, by this method in a 

 little time they will catch several Bushels full, which are as 

 good as any in Europe. 



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