Show A BIG FISH STORT how rish fish aros are caught by the red men in indian TeI territory tory the biggest fish fry on record in the creek nation or perhaps indian te territory i came off at rock ford oil on the north fork of the canadian river liver two miles east of eufaula the other d day ay says th the e port fort worth gazette about two thousand pounds of fish were caught and about five hundred cree creeks ks from all parts of the nation took part in the grand fish festival over fifteen hundred bundles of devils shoestring were used by them to vitiate the water prapai preparatory atory to catching the fish this mode of fishing is practiced a great deal by the indians and is the best way in the world to catch lots of fish the way they do this is simple the day is agreed upon by all the indians to meet at ai a certain place at the river and everyone that wants anhof any of the fish is required to bring with him fifteen bundles of der devils ils shoestring the day set all meet to select off ma marshals F to conduct the affair it is their duty to collect all the fishing gigs geffs spears etc and enroll the names of all who are entitled to take part just about daybreak the next day the pounded shoestring is put 1 in a ea sacks c ks and put in the water the anti entire r e w width id tb of the river it soon makes all th the e fish in the stream so drunk that they can easily be picked up out of the shallow water or gagged pigged or killed in the deep water the command is given to go in and get them and they are brought to the banks by the boat loads many weighing as much as eighty anti and one hundred pounds the frying process is then commenced by the women and a general feast is had the shoestring poisons the water for five miles below where it is put in |