. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. NORTHERN OCEAM. fidiirig nds, in the coiirfe of the day W6 caught ,teany fine fi(h, particularly pike, trout, tittymeg, iiod a coarfe kind of fiih known in Hudfon's Bvf by the name of Methy*. To fet a net under the ice, it is firft necefHtf^ to afcertain its exadt length, by ft
. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. NORTHERN OCEAM. fidiirig nds, in the coiirfe of the day W6 caught ,teany fine fi(h, particularly pike, trout, tittymeg, iiod a coarfe kind of fiih known in Hudfon's Bvf by the name of Methy*. To fet a net under the ice, it is firft necefHtf^ to afcertain its exadt length, by ftretching it out upon the ice near the part propofed for fetting it» This being done, a number of round holes are cut in the ice, at ten or twelve feet dlilance from each other, and as many in number is will be fu^cient to ftretch the net at its full length. A line isthen pafTed under the ice, by means of a long light pole, which is firft introduced at one of the end holes, and, by means of two forked fticks, thi^ pole is eafily conduced, or pafled fronWone hole [to another, under the ice, till it arrives at the laft* I The pole is then taken out, and both ends of the line being properly fecured, is always ready fof lufe. The net ift made faft to one end of the nine by one perfon, and hauled under the ice by [a iecond; a large ftone is tied to each of the lower Icorners, which ferves to keep the net expanded, land prevents it rifingfrorn the bottom with every [waft of the current. The Europeans fettled in Hudfon*s Bay proceed much in the fame manner^ though they in general take much more pains; but the above method is found quite fufficient by [the Indians. In order to fearch a net thu:» fet, the two end C holes *Thc Methy arc generally caught with a hook; and the beft timefof I that Cpott is in the night; and if the night be dark, the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloratio
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