but I was less concerned with the approaching car than

fish between. The Indian fisherman would then slyly put the forked

end in the water over his intended victim, and with a quick dart

firmly wedge him between the prongs. When secured there, the work of

landing him took but a moment. When trout were plentiful this

primitive mode of taking them was quite successful, and I have often

known hundreds of pounds to be caught in this way, but when they were

scarce and suspicious the rude method was not rewarded with good

The band looking down on us evidently had not had much fish or game