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frequently taken in snares or in deep pits dug upon and near their trails These pits are usually 6 or 8 feet deep and just large enough for an Elk to drop down into them, they are generally dug upon trails and slightly covered with brush and dirt, and frequently unknown fences made of brush extending for several rods each way, to guide the animals in the direction of the pit. Fish are taken in considerable quantities with rude wooden hooks at sea and by spears or willow bark nets in the streams Not unfrequently along this coast a whale became entangled in the breakers and being unable to again make his way out to sea falls an easy prey to Indians upon a whale being stranded, the signal smokes conveys the welcome intelligence to the entire tribe or different bands in the vicinity