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himself, so I had to raise the killock and work 

 the boat to him, not only to gather in the 

 100 yards that were out, but to free him of 

 the net. His meshing himself settled the 

 question of his capture. Ordinarily, with a 

 helper, the killock would have been weighed 

 when he first took into the lake and been 

 followed, thereby keeping him more under 

 control ; but being alone, this could not be 

 done, so he manoeuvred himself into the net. 

 Its owner, one Indian Glode, was encamped 

 on the shore of the mainland, who, seeing my 

 fish flouncing in it, came off in his canoe, and 

 was there by the time the line was reeled up, 

 and claimed possession of him. My fly was 

 fast to him, and so was his net. Appearances 

 were fast putting on the tug-of-war style, with 

 the advantage in my favour. 



It was contrary to law to have out a net in 

 fresh water, with a penalty for violation of $10. 

 This we both knew, so, after parleying with him 

 for half an hour without much headway, the 

 salmon still in the net, I told him that if he did 

 not consent to my taking out my fish peaceably 

 inside of an hour, I would have him arrested 

 as a law-breaker, and his net forfeited. 





