Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . SKIN OF BEAVER TAIL, AND JEWEL BOX COVERED THEREWITh UTILIZATION OF THK SKTNS OF AQUATIC ANIMALS. 349 lime solution. Alum and bark tanninj> arc generally used, sometimesboth together and at others tirst tlie alum and then the bark method of tanning the skin shown in ])1. 35 was as follows: Thisvariety of skins is very oily, and half a gill of oil may be removedfrom the cavit} beneath each of several of the bosses. The skin wassoaked in lukewarm water for 2^ da3^s, and then beamed to remove allgrease
Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . SKIN OF BEAVER TAIL, AND JEWEL BOX COVERED THEREWITh UTILIZATION OF THK SKTNS OF AQUATIC ANIMALS. 349 lime solution. Alum and bark tanninj> arc generally used, sometimesboth together and at others tirst tlie alum and then the bark method of tanning the skin shown in ])1. 35 was as follows: Thisvariety of skins is very oily, and half a gill of oil may be removedfrom the cavit} beneath each of several of the bosses. The skin wassoaked in lukewarm water for 2^ da3^s, and then beamed to remove allgrease, surplus flesh, and the like. It was then immersed in a solutionof 1 pound of alum and 4 ounces of salt to 1 gallon of water, where itremained about four days; then retanned in oak liquors, the strengthof the liquor being increased dail3^ On removal from the tan liquorthe skin was dried without any special finishing. BEAVER-TAIL SKINS. A very characteristic leather seen occasionalh^ in the markets ismade from the skin of beaver tails. This is one of the most curiouslymark
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