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358 TRAVELS
half way the noife of the river, which is heard at a confiderable *
diftance, fuggefted to us the idea of a cataract; Hdl having, in
confequence of this circumftance, traverfed a wood, with a pea~
fant for our guide, we came to the place from which the found
proceeded, and found that it was occafioned by the vehemence
and rapidity of the river forcing itfelf through a narrow paflage.
Here we fell in with two or three parties fithing for falmon, and
we helped them to draw a net, which contained five or fix fith of
very confiderable fize.
The common method of catching falmon in the North is by:
driving a palifade, which extends from one bank as far as the
middle of the river, and fometimes even to the oppofite fide :
between the {takes of the palifade they put branches of trees, or
perhaps net-work, which hinder the falmon from afcending the
ftream, and leave only one opening where the fifh may pafs
through, but where they have placed a net which is ready to re-
ceive them. It is not permitted to make their /av-pata, the Fin-
landifh term for the palifade, longer than a certain meafure, and
they pay in proportion to its length, and alfo its proximity to the
mouth of the river; for fuch as are high up the river can only
catch the falmon that efcape all the fifhers below them. This
palifade, or /ax-pata, is always fet where the river is moft noify, |
and where it forms a fall. ‘The people of the country fhew an in-
credible dexterity in walking along thofe ftakes, which the force .
of the current fhakes in a furprifing manner: women and children
trip over them with wonderful adroitnefs and facility. We wifhed
to
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