The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

terranean., Wide Of BEAM of rounding
bottom. with ample keel and braced by
sturdy ribs, they are serviceabIe and
nary gale. The mast. with forward
Tilt. is stepped amidships, and one
broad stretch Of canvas-the lateen sail
-propels the craft to and from the
fishing banks on windy days.
And many. many times the fisher
wife is there, her husband and she
working like the mates they are to-
gether. Sometimes she makes only a
third in the party, but always can she
be relied on to do a mans part, and
she does It with alacrity and skill.
When angling with the drop lines for
garrupa crock cod). beregata crock
trout, cabrilla (kelp salmon), or the
red fish. or gagnard, which in plain
English is known as little bass. the
woman in the boat is as much of an
adept the dark complexioned man
seated in the stern. Nor does she feel
the least bit squeamish when she bats.
her hooks with a squirming earthworm.
or one Of the water variety that was
found clinging to the piles supporting
the wharves at San Francisco. She can
pick up an animated spiral with the
utmost indifference. and in spite of it's
frantic endeavors to escape pierce its
body with hook and drop 1t calmly
overheard to lure the hungry fishes to
their doom that hungry man may eat.
What would you? 1t is necessary for
both. To satisfy the inner man she
counts on the desire of the fish to sat
fsfy the inner fish. And the unfortu-
nate worm whose highest ambition it
is to gorge itself on the tidbits of
earth is the innocent sufferer thereby.
He is the victim of both fish and fisher.
But the fsherwoman thinks little of
the worm. 1t is to her but a means
to an end, and when she sees the
float attached to her line go suddenly
under water forthwith she hauls in
the wet strands, yanks out the fish
and. taking him off the hook, drops
this does not, however, prevent her
bow There. protected from the wind
is a painful of hot, glowing charcoal.
Raised little above the embers Is
wire screen, and on It bit of meat
lies broiling, and savory kettle
of cuipene, a composition of greens,
onions, oils and fish highly seasoned,
is steaEaing merrily away. Fishing is
the mainstay OF life, but the cooking
must be attended to also. When meal
cl,o Ctaa Ian
to handle the dozen lines that radiate
from the gunwales on both sides, while
she prepares huge sandwiches and
dishes out the ever present macaroni
or spaghetti Then the party settles
itself to drink its vino" from the
black demijohn. and eat and watch
the hobs" that no unwary fish may
escape during the progress OF the
feast.
Though the women do not accom-
pany the men when they net beyond
the Heads, there are number who
lend a hand when the fishing is car
ried on in the bay; and when there are
no children needing attention many of
them live in the boats with their hus-
bands. gill netting or SEEMING by day,
and at night sleeping under a tarpaufin
fastened TO the gunwale and stretched
triangularly upward. "A
And here again she proves worthy
partner. Attired in a short. neavy
woolen dress to keep out the cold on
foggy mornings, her hair securely
knotted and tucked away under a
tam o. shanter, booted and prepared
for all exigencies of weather, she does
all that she is called upon to do
which is far from little. Sometimes it
is merely to assist in emptying the net
after the drag" II she is needed to
pull an oar, however. the fishermans
wife is able with ease to keep stroke
with the masculine oarsmen In the
boat attached to the other end of the