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fishery. This is effected by staking the river across with poles, and 

 constructing fikes or fish-holes, through which the fish are obliged 

 to pass. Over these are erected triangles, to support a staging, on 

 which the Indians stand, with nets and spears, and take the fish 

 as they attempt to pass through : the fish are then dried by smoking, 

 and prepared for future use. The smoked fish are packed in baskets ; 

 but the supply is far short of their wants. 



The next morning we set out early, and reached the opposite bank 

 of Shute's river. On the following day, before noon, I returned to 

 Nisqually, fully as much enchanted with the beautiful park scenery 

 as when I passed it before. To it was now added occasional peeps 

 of Mount Rainier's high and snowy peak. 



OLD MISSION-HOUSE, OREGON. 



