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Herring gill-net. 



Eigged for use ; 2J-inch mesh ; inner and outer buoys ; middle or 

 watch buoy 5 stone killicks and warps. Length of net 20 fath- 

 oms, 150 meshes deep. Bockport, Mass., 1882. 54,542 to 54,548. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. Common style of herring gill-net used 

 at Cape Ann and other parts of New England. 



Herring-net. 



Tanned cotton, 2£-inch mesh, 14-6 twine, fully mounted. Exhibited 

 by the American Net and Twine Company, Boston, Mass. 



Herring-net. 



Tanned cotton, 2£-inch mesh, 10-4 twine, fully mounted. Exhibited 

 by the American Net and Twine Company, Boston, Mass. 



Cod gill-net. 



Hung complete, with glass floats; tanned linen twine No. 40; mesh, 

 9 inches. Length, 150 y ards straight, 113 yards hung; depth, 

 18 meshes. U. S. Fish Commission. Gill-nets for the capture 

 of cod have been used in the vicinity of Cape Ann since the 

 winter of 1878-'79. During the winter of 1882-'83 they were 

 used to much advantage, because of a scarcity of bait. 



Minnow-net. 



Pyramid Lake, Nevada. S. Powers. 19,048. 



Gill-net. 



Anderson Eiver Eskimo. Anderson Eiver, Hudson Bay Territory. 

 E. Macfarlane. 1,667. 



Gill-net made of animal fiber. 



Kawquettle Indians. Vancouver's Island, British Columbia. Dr. 

 T. T. Minor. 7,962. 



Gill-net. 



Cooyuwee Pai Ute Indians. Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Stephen Pow- 

 ers. 19,043. 



Gill-net made of "babiche." 



Anderson Eiver Indians. Mackenzie's Eiver district, Hudson Bay 

 Territory. E. Macfarlane. 4,765. 



Gill-net of "babiche." 



Fort Anderson, Mackenzie's Eiver. E. Macfarlane. 4,793. 



