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     Kit 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     a fish box, probably 3 X 2 X 6. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Splitting Table 
     
    
   
   
    
     an ordinary table with a cleat at one corner to place the 
     
     fish against for splitting. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Flakes 
     
    
   
   
    
     panels 10 or 12 feet long, with 9 rows of l 1/2" square 
     
     strips placed lengthwise. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Codfish were more difficult to dry than hake as they sun— 
     
     burned more easily. 
     
    
   
   
    
     When dry, the fish were stored in what was called a Dry 
     
     House. From here they were hauled to Souris by horses and bought 
     
     by Matthew and MacLean. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Later, Matthew and MacLean's, Souris, a man named Silver 
     
     from Halifax and the Gorton Pew Co. from Gloucester, Mass. came 
     
     to Basin Head for the fish, with vessels. 
     
    
   
   
    
     These vessels were anchored off shore and the fish were 
     
     taken out to them, usually as far as the land—wash, by horse and 
     
     cart, loaded into dories and boats and placed in the vessels. 
     
     The first vessel was named Thomas S. Gorton. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In most cases each fisherman had a place for salting, but 
     
     a group owned a cook—house. Some fish—houses were large enough 
     
     to have the lower part for fish and the cook—house upstairs. 
     
    
   
   
    
     "Gurry—Butt" was another term used by fishermen. It was a 
     
     barrel in which the livers were placed for rendering. This 
     
     process was accomplished by the heat of the sun. There were two 
     
     plugs, one a short distance above the other, on the barrel. The 
     
     lower one was to drain the water and the upper one to drain the 
     
     oil. Cod and hake livers were placed in this container, and the 
     
     oil, when drained off was sold. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Home—made winches were used for pulling up boats. These 
     
     were made from tread-mill gears. In some cases a capstan was used. 
     
    
   
   
    
     There were 3 fish—stands: 1 below Clinton Stewart's owned 
     
     by Matthew and MacLean. Theodore Stewart bought for this firm. 
     
     1 at Basin Head owned by Gorton Pew Co. 1 at Red Point (now 
     
    
   
   
    
     Provincial Park) owned by Matthew and MacLean, Johnnie MacLellan 
     
     bought fish here.