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Fiji. -7(1 (Unit „f wch) is a nrl (N.,. 5(i7r>L' j 171 | [u,m ilir s;iiiic \ illajjc) 

 of tlic sain.' nifsli an.l depth, hut I'SI mi^slics -^^^ . 

 ((i(( IV'ct) Ion- aiHl mad.' of twisted sinew k ^^ 

 twiiM'. X^ 

 I had no oiilMiltlinitv of seeini; the nietliod of ■•'■'^■v 

 setting tlies.' nets under the ice, but it is proha- 

 1)l,vthesanieastliat used in set tilli;- tin' seal nets. 

 Wlien in eaiup at I'.Tiiyn in tlu- suiniu.'f. the ''"'■''■ m-I' "i-^i'"" "■ e 

 liativ.-s set tliese nets in llie slioal water of I'llson I'.ay. at rij;lit angles 

 to the l,ea<-li. witii a stake at eaeli end of tin' net. 'I'hey ale set l.y a 

 man in a kayak, and in them aiv .yilled eonsideral)le numheis of w iiite- 

 lish, two species of salmon (Oneoihynehus .uoi'hnseha and O. nefka) 

 iml ilioK isiond tioiit Sd\<linus malma). They take t hese nets east 

 with tlnm on thui snmim i ( \im ditions, hut w.'<lid n.it learn tlu' method 

 ot UMU^ thtm It this s, is,,n Tdliaps they ave sometinu's used foi- 

 st miii^ on tlie 1m i(h, is riiomis Simpson says tliat the {''-skimo at 

 Il.is.hd Isluid (pioliibh knninudlin) sold his party -some line sal- 

 mon tioiit tiktli in 1 s . t \\h ihlMine. which tliey dia--ed asliore 



\>\ 111. ins .>t s, \,iil si. ml. I p.il. -, si.lic.'.l toji.'th.-r to a .m-.'at h'li-th.""' 



An rtkiavwih nativ.' tol.l 



at .>!■ near tli.' mouth of the 

 ('i>lvill.'. in ISSL', tliat h.' fed 

 his .h)i;s with tlu'iii. 



Fi.o. 1.'77 is a p.'.'iiliar net 

 orlish-tni]. (N... .-.tl7.V. [1!)0]) 

 ti'oiii rtkiavwifi. th.' only 



It is a.'.>ni.'al. wi.h' iiH.uthe.l 

 ha.u, s te.'t4 in.'h.'s I,,!!- an.l 

 :,}. h'.'t wi.h' at th.' m..uth. 



in.'sh. This was hrou-ht 

 ..v.'rf.ir sale at an early .hit.'. 



.piaint.'.l with th.' natives, 

 an.l w.' ..nly learn.'.l that it 

 was set permaii.'ntly for 

 eat.'hing' tisli. rnfortunate- 

 ly. ^^■e n.'ver saw another 

 spe.'im.'ii. an.l thnm-h the 

 pr.'ss of ..th.-r .Inti.'s n.'V.'r 

 haniK'ue.l to mak.' furth.'r 



Fli4.-J77.-Fi>.! 



