Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-06-04

bic fishers, and add a charm to parties
by their presence. The mode of proceed
ing is very curious Arrived at the river
side, generally pretty English hammered
brook, twisting and turning in the usual
vagrant fashion of brooks between high
banks, the party are handed over to score
of old I)igue,trs, poachers, and g,tdrdiels,
who have already got ready the fishing
tackle. This consists of rods of thin bam-
boo six feet long, one end supplied with a
slip moose made from the root of the wild
indigo, which is stiff enough to remain open
in the water, while it is sufficiently plant
to run together with the least pressure.
Provided with one of these apiece, the
fishermen are taken to the waters edge and
planted in all sorts of queer positions over
the likely pools, some astride of trees which
have partially fallen, others on the shelving
bank, supporting themselves by sticking
their heels well in the soil here and there,
wherever the water gives promise of CANA
rons. The bait is maniOc made into paste
and spread at the bottom of the stream.
The paste is of the cOnsistence of thin
dough, and portion of it is wrapped in a
caladium leaf, lightly folded and dropped
dexterously into the water, when it falls to
the bottom, carrying the paste with it,
which gradually floats out and lies along
the gravel. Now comes the period of ex-
pectancy. The glare of the sun on the
water reflects the shadows on its surface
like looking glass, and the eyes weary of
piercing the clear water, now ruitied by a
puff of wind, fill with tears, and see strange
things, as if in a dream, under the water.
Every stone is magHified into a camaron,
the bits of fallen sticks blackened by lying
in the stream, assume the shape of the
creatures claws, and the moving water adds
life to the fancy At last camaron makes
his appearance, crawling lazily, and begins
TO pull in the manioc with his claw. The
old piqueur who is looking after you grows
excited, and points and whispers At the
most you can see some black lines ZigZag-
ging along the bottom, and to catch the
animal you must push the moose gently un-
der his tail till it is over his middle, and
then with smart jerk secure him. Added
to the difficulty of seeing him, the camarOn
is cunning, and has a dislike to his tail be-
ing interfered with, and so plants it firmly
on the ground and defies you to get the
moose under it. An impatient movement
and he is off with rapidity quite astonish-
ing, and each following attempt finds him
more 'touchY." But patience will at
length be rewarded, and with final jerk
the camaron is pulled out struggling vio-
lently, and transferred to pot carried for
his reception. So the sport goes on: CANA
ron after camaron is persuaded to lift his
tail, and pays the penalty in the pot, till
the sun gets too hot and the camaron refuse
to leave their cool holes under the bank.
Then the chaSSeUrs retire TO the ''hangar
for breakfast, and spend the rest of the day
as best they can till the piqueurs come to
announce that the game is feeding, when
the party turn out and catch as many more
as they can before night sets in.