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could not perceive. The inhabitants there- 

 fore would scarcely be able to subsist, were 

 it not for the vast plenty of fish within 

 their reach, which serves them for food 

 and for sale. The sea here not only abounds 

 with a great variety of species, but the 

 individuals of each are also uncommonly, 

 numerous. The people were continually 

 talking to me about the whale fishery. 



I had here an opportunity of seeing how 

 salmon are caught. Some piles are placed 

 in the mouth of a little creek or cove, 

 adjoining to a small fence or row of pales. 

 Close to this a perpendicular net is placed 

 in the water, in a curved position, one end 

 being fastened to the shore, the other to 

 two cords, while the middle is floated out, 

 by means of a buoy in the mouth of the 

 creek, towards the sea. When the fish 

 swim up the creek to a certain distance, 

 they are entrapped in this net, the cords 

 being pulled by two people stationed in a 

 hut adjoining, built lor the purpose of 

 watching the net. 



