. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. / \)t'Pois(' - S/wofin}f. 479. M'; A I'IIKI' can car, lich not Kris u-y in the luintint^-ijrounds. Mori-oviT. tlu-rc arc always t\v(» Indians to cadi lanoi', ami the proceeds of the hunt have to he di\ ided. I he ihsh of the porpoise, when cooketl, tastes like Irish pork, and al one lime was Muicii iiseil. ilu' Indi ins still eal il, and it is also in nipiesi l)V the lishernicn on die loasi, who readily exchans^c fresl^. lish lor &q
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. / \)t'Pois(' - S/wofin}f. 479. M'; A I'IIKI' can car, lich not Kris u-y in the luintint^-ijrounds. Mori-oviT. tlu-rc arc always t\v(» Indians to cadi lanoi', ami the proceeds of the hunt have to he di\ ided. I he ihsh of the porpoise, when cooketl, tastes like Irish pork, and al one lime was Muicii iiseil. ilu' Indi ins still eal il, and it is also in nipiesi l)V the lishernicn on die loasi, who readily exchans^c fresl^. lish lor "porims" ini-al with the Indians. Almost unknown to the outside world, here is .m iinhisiry lollowed !)y these jioor Indians, year alter \ear, cailinL; in its pmsuit lor more bravery, skill, ami endurance than perhaps an\ other oiiu|ialion. I coukl not help Itelini^ a melancholy interest in tluin and their pursuits as I sat on the beach at sunrise, walchin<4 them embark on their perilous work. l'"or these poor rrealures, " por|iusin" possessed an all-absorbinji;- interest, and the chances ol" success, state ol weather, and price obtainabU? lor the oil were malttrs orevcry-d iv discussion. In the morning, all the wom«n and chililren turned out to see the canoes jjo off, and it ilurint; the day a storm came up, or the canoes were unusually lati' in rctiu-niny, many anxious eyes would be lurm-d seaward. Thi')- were aKva)s pleasant ami i^ooilnalured with one another, and s^cnerally nrturned from the hunt al)oiil three o'clock in the afternoon. After dinner, one would have thoui^dil that, lircd l». Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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