62 AMERICAN GAME FISHES. 



The wily scoundrel carried his point, for in his speech he 

 had revived the memories of one whom to remember was 

 kind even of this reprobate. So, dismissing the Indian, I 

 walked across the valley to the house of my friend Nattrass, 

 "he of the strong arm," and told him of the promise I had 

 made to Skool. 



"But how shall we catch them?" he asked. 



"Oh, that's easy enough," said I; "we will take our 22-cali- 

 ber Winchesters and shoot them." 



"But what if some eastern sportsman would hear of this 

 and go for us in the papers? it's not sportsman-like." 



Then I told him that if some eastern chap should give us a 

 roasting, it would do no harm, for nothing would be easier 

 than to explain that these were Keta, or Dog Salmon, who 

 yearly follow up the migration of the Kisutch Salmon and 

 destroy the spawn, and when that is accomplished, eat up all 

 the Trout in the brooks for amusement; that the Dog Salmon, 

 except for fattening hogs (for which purpose it is much used 

 by the ranchers), and for food for Indians, was worthless. 



The next morning, as soon as the sun had risen, we were 

 on our way to the rancherie of Skool. The distance was 

 only two miles, which we speedily passed over, and when we 

 arrived near the rancherie we were greeted by a pandemonium 

 of noises. The young bucks were evidently not sobering off. 

 They peered at us from the openings in the tents, but made 

 no remarks. Perhaps they had reason to remember that 

 they had seen one of us before. 



We found Skool and a band of squaws read)' to accompany 

 us. They were all armed with gaff-hooks such as I have 

 described. Hearing some murmuring among them, I asked 

 them why they did not want to go, and they told me that a 

 great cultus bear (cinnamon) had chased them away from the 

 fishing-grounds the day before, and that was why the young 

 bucks would not fish they were afraid of the bear. Just 

 then Skool came back, having overheard the conversation, 



