The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-11-28

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n rondy jof {ho 10 1ko<Ion 81
codflsh which. Ne 1orle brings q. s
The .'pt rhe" oro built nD. ono <tu.
ward the Other nc(crA The ,.pnr&''
Il sort of movable corral o. 80
deck. ak feet wIdo end twelve loe<
long. surrounded By 4 balustrndo soma
"a or so inches high Ia each 'pnrk"
there Is n table WHORE the decollour1
and the trancheurs do their work Is
the midst Of hoaps Of ash piled ,,p
within the balustrado
The dccollour. or decapitator
places the head Of the codlieh on the
edge OF the table and chops Il on;
then he draws the cntrails and fincs
them overheard. and that Is the only
part OF the fish which Il lost Tho
tongues are pulled out and sailed in
barrels; the stomachs arc rcputcd 10
be the most delicate partA and arc
sold fifty per cent denror than tho
rcst; with the hoods an excellent
soup Is made; the rocs are used rs bait.
for sardinc. fishing; and finally the
livcrs give thnt oil which IL 80 much
employed In therapeutics.
The decolleur. when he has finished
his operation. passes the goldfish to
the tranchcur or cutter who splits
the fish. and takes out the bone along
two-thirds OF the length. that IL 10
say. along the part corresponding with
the abdominal cavity.
When the fishing yields abundnntly.
the preparation occupies the decap-
itator and the cutter almost all day.
and sometimes when the take" Is ex-
ceptionally great tho captain and the
second captain lend hand. and give
the men an example OF good work
manship. On those days II the
weather Is fno the crew strike up
joyous Norman and Breton songs and
when the night comes on they drink
gayly the ration OF brandy which the
captain has doubled. The bankers"
forget their fatigueA Their ordinary.
composed OF soup biscuit and q piece
OF pork. seems to them princely. Their
beds made OF few plAnks In the
bows Of the ship. where the air stinks
with putrcfying roes and livers feels
to them like downy couch.
In tempest or in fog. the bankers
ARE no less winning and patient IL
the doris bring no fish on board. aud
there Is no more TO be prepared. they.
will find other work to do--clean up
the ship, repair tho damage caused by.
the last gale. or make new lines to re-
place those which the waves and the
submarine currents" have worn out
as they say in their picturesque Ian
guage. II tho storm grows hercer
and II their life Is In danger they.
viii still remain calm. The ship
weis hted with the cable In the bows
rises with difficulty to the enormous
waves that sweep the deck. The men
are tranquil each one ut MS post
waiting for the captain TO give the cr-
der to close reef or TO cut the cable.
The Goldfish, decapitnted and cut up.
Is washed on the deck. The rcos ace
put In barrels pierced with holes so
that they may be kept drained The
livers are thrown into barrels AT the
stern OF the ship on deck.
The sailing OF the cod Is done IN the
hold. Each banker brings from
France its cargo OF salt an ingrcdiens
which. 1t Is needless TO say plays =
capital role in the fishing campaign4
The sailing Is one OF the most impor-
tant and delicate operations. II there
Is not enough salt on the ish' " WIN
not keep; II there Is too much. the nsr
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