i) 102 ' Mr, W AFERV Defcriptiou ' 1 

 are very delicious Meat 5 but the Sea-Crabs 

 ^re not .very good. 5 

 Frefl ^ 'There are Fifh in the Rivers alfo of the 

 |^ Iflhmm 5 but I am not acquainted with ma- 

 ny of the kinds of them. 

 Anony- There is one fort like our Roach, black- 

 itl0US • i(h and very bony, in length about a Foot, 

 very fweet, firm, and well tafted. 



There is another Fifh in fhape like the 

 Paracood, but much fmaller, and a very 

 / good Fifh. ' ' * 



There is a Fifh like our Pike or Jack for 

 Shape 5 but not above 8 or 10 Inches long. 

 His Mouth is fomewhat like a Rabbits, his 

 Teeth a little way within : His Lips are 

 Cartilaginous, fi$ a very good Fifh. 



What other Fifh their Rivers yield, I 

 know not, for I took no particular notice 

 even of thefe. 

 m mner. But I was more obferving of thp Indians 

 ing> " .manner, of Fitting, at which they are very 

 "t% expert, and manage it differenly, accord- 

 ing to the Place where they fifh. In the 

 Rivers Mouths and upon the Sea Coafts, in 

 Sandy Bays where there are no Rocks, 

 they nfe Nets, like our Drag-nets, made 

 of Mdho-hktk, or Silk-grafs^ which they car- 

 ry out in their Canoas. But in the Hill Coun- 

 try, where the Streams are clear,and the Banks 

 in many places Rocky, they go along the 

 Banks up the River looking narrowly into 

 the Water to view the Fifi. When they 

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