268 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



pushing the pole clown till it touches bottom, the net is held firmly down ; and a 

 gap being left in the side of the net at this point, a free entrance is made for the 

 fish. This entrance is closed by pulling up the sliding poles till they bring the net to 

 the surface of the water. 



The weir is "hauled" once a day, and always at slack water, because with a 

 strong tide, running east or west, it is impossible to handle the bottom-lines. The 

 men pull out in two parties ; of which one, in a large scow, passes round the out- 

 Fig. 13. 



Pound :N"ct at Waqiioit, :Ml\ss. 



side of the bowl, casting off the bottom-lines ; while the other, in a yawl-boat, 

 pushes insid(5 the bowls, ])ulls up the sliding poles, and closes the entrance. The 

 slackening of the bottom-lines allows the bowl-net to hang free ; and the crew in- 

 side begin to haul up the bottom of this net in such a way as to work the fish 

 toward one corner, letting the net, as it comes to the surface, pass under their boat, 

 which is thus slowly drawn across the bowl toward the corner where the capture 

 is to take place, and where the scow is already waiting outside. 



