. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL. 30] FISKERNAES FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES 463 DIPNET OF THS HAIDA. () made in so primitive a manner as to indi- cate aboriginal origin. Another ingenious device employed along the n. Pacitic coast for catching fish consisted of a straight pin, sharp at both ends and fastened to a line ])y the middle; this pin was run through a dead minnow, and, being gorged by another fish, a jerk of the string caused the points to pierce the mouth of the fish, which was then easily taken from the water. ATtificial bait, made of stone and bone combined, was used as a lure, and wa
. Bulletin. Ethnology. BULL. 30] FISKERNAES FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES 463 DIPNET OF THS HAIDA. () made in so primitive a manner as to indi- cate aboriginal origin. Another ingenious device employed along the n. Pacitic coast for catching fish consisted of a straight pin, sharp at both ends and fastened to a line ])y the middle; this pin was run through a dead minnow, and, being gorged by another fish, a jerk of the string caused the points to pierce the mouth of the fish, which was then easily taken from the water. ATtificial bait, made of stone and bone combined, was used as a lure, and was quiteas attractive to fish as is the artificial bait of the civilized fisherman. Still another ingeni- ous way of catching fish was by "pinching," by means of a split stick, which, like the gig, held the fish fast. In shallow rivers low walls were built from one side of the stream to the other, having a central opening through which fish Avere forced into a trap. Brushwood mats were also made, which were moved along like seines, so as to drive the fish into shallow or narrow jjlaces, where they were readily taken by the hand or with dipnets. Along the shores ci rapid streams men stationed themselves on rocks or staging and speared fish as they passed up or down stream. During winter, when the northern waters were frozen, holes were cut in the ice, and through these fish were shot, speared, or netted. Probably the most primi- tive of all methods of fish- ing, however, by which many salmon were and doubtless are still cap- tured, was that of knock- ing them on the head with a club. After a great run of fish had subsided, single ones were caught in shallow water by any of the above methods. There are still indications that from an early period a trade existed be- tween the fishing Indians and those of the interior who gained their livelihood by other means. Great supplies of fish were cured by drying in the sun or over fires, and sometimes the product was finely ground
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