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BUKNIA’a THE WATER.” 
narrow grass-like Zostora, in the brackish water 
near the month of a little river which runs into 
Sio-wu-hu Bay. 
Near the shore were several temporar}^ conical 
huts, owned by a lot of migratory seaweed-collect- 
ing fishermen. They spread the broad glutinous 
fronds of the Laminaria in the sun, and after they 
are thoroughly dried, collect them in large bundles, 
which they stack, covering them with coarse mat- 
ting and straw. These miserably poor men are won- 
derfully expert in the management of their narrow 
canoes, which -they fonn from the trunk of a single 
tree. They sj)ear the salmon, upon which they chiefly 
feed, by torchlight, using as torches large pieces of 
birch bark. Although so poor they seem contented 
with their lot, and, in the evening, after the labours 
of the day, smoke and chat, and make discordant 
music by playing on certain quamt reed-pipes. 
I landed again with the seining party, for, 
besides the exciting pleasure of catching good fish, 
there was a chance of securing something interesting 
to the naturalist, if not good for the “ pot."' We 
