. Western field. were idle not a moment of day-light. As a result of their assiduous laborsmany of the smaller ledges were bared beforethe end of the summer and they are now be-ginning to work on the mighty bluff which hasbeen the home and breeding ground of theabalone for many moons. Rowing close into shore in their dory, theJaps poise gracefully in the bow and watchfor a good opportunity to work. With a knifein their teeth they dive into the blue watersamong the rocks, stay beneath the surfaceseveral minutes, and emerge with arms full ofabalones, sometimes as many as seven beingtaken at one
. Western field. were idle not a moment of day-light. As a result of their assiduous laborsmany of the smaller ledges were bared beforethe end of the summer and they are now be-ginning to work on the mighty bluff which hasbeen the home and breeding ground of theabalone for many moons. Rowing close into shore in their dory, theJaps poise gracefully in the bow and watchfor a good opportunity to work. With a knifein their teeth they dive into the blue watersamong the rocks, stay beneath the surfaceseveral minutes, and emerge with arms full ofabalones, sometimes as many as seven beingtaken at one dive. Should an alarm besounded, the dory pulls quickly outside therocks, the little black lieads can be seen swim-ming directly toward the boat which at onceputs off to the launch. Often they will quitoperations for a day when they fear they arebeing watched, or will dispose of the under-sized abalones and return and fish legitimately. Half naked the men dive into the foamwhich combs the black rocks and angrily.
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