. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. w 422 AUDUBON â ri' iiaiJCTi^n-. ⢠vertebrae of the fish, separates them from the flesh, heaves the latter through the hatchway, and the former into the water. Now, if you will peep into the hold, you will see the last stage of the process, the salting and packing. Six experienced men generally manage to head, clean, bone, salt, and pack all the fish caught in the morning by the return of the boats with fresh cargoes, when all hands set to work, and clear the deck of the fish. Thus their labors continue till mi
. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. w 422 AUDUBON â ri' iiaiJCTi^n-. ⢠vertebrae of the fish, separates them from the flesh, heaves the latter through the hatchway, and the former into the water. Now, if you will peep into the hold, you will see the last stage of the process, the salting and packing. Six experienced men generally manage to head, clean, bone, salt, and pack all the fish caught in the morning by the return of the boats with fresh cargoes, when all hands set to work, and clear the deck of the fish. Thus their labors continue till midnight, when they wash their faces and hands, put on clean clothes, hang their fishing apparel on the shrouds, and, betaking themselves to the forecastle, are soon in a sound sleep. At three the next morning, comes the captain from his berth, rubbing his eyes, and in a loud voice calling, " All hands, ho! " Stiffened in limb, and but half awake, the crew quickly appear on the deck. Their fingers and hands are so cramped and swollen by pulling the lines that it is difficult for them to straighten even a thumb; but this matters little at present, for the cook, who had a good nap yesterday, has risen an hour before them, and prepared their coffee and eatables. Breakfast despatched, they exchange their clean clothes for the fishing apoarel, and leap into their boats, which had been washed the pre- vious night, and again the flotilla bounds to the fishing- grounds. As there may not be less than one hundred schooners or pickaxes in the harbor, three hundred boats resort n the banks each day, and, as each boat may procure two thousand Cods per diem, when Saturday night comes about six hundred thousand fishes have been brought to the harbor. This having caused some scarcity on the fishing-grounds, and Sunday being somewhat of an idle day, the captain collects the salt ashore, and sets sail for some other convenient harbor, which he expects to reach long before sunset. If t
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