Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . manent village we had seenon the river. There were but six log housesin all, abutting against each other, with theirgable-ends turned towards the river. It wasperched on a steep bank, so close to the crestthat two could not pass between the housesand the river. At the waters edge was a per-fect network of birch-bark canoes, and backof these an inclined scaffolding of spruce poles,where salmon hung drying in the sun. Here,for the first time, we found the Indians pre-paring any considerable number of this fishfor winter use. The
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . manent village we had seenon the river. There were but six log housesin all, abutting against each other, with theirgable-ends turned towards the river. It wasperched on a steep bank, so close to the crestthat two could not pass between the housesand the river. At the waters edge was a per-fect network of birch-bark canoes, and backof these an inclined scaffolding of spruce poles,where salmon hung drying in the sun. Here,for the first time, we found the Indians pre-paring any considerable number of this fishfor winter use. The fish are caught withscoop-nets three or four feet long, fastened ontwo poles from ten to twelve feet in watcher, generally a squaw, standing infront of the cabins, heralds the approach of OR KLAT-OL-KLIN. a fish, perhaps a half-mile down the more than one fisherman starts. Pad-dling out to the middle of the river, heguides his canoe with his left hand, as thevoices from the shore direct, and with hisright dips his net to the bottom. Upon the. FISHING ON THE YUKON. 826
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