The scarlet life of Dawson and the roseate dawn of Nome ..Personal experiences and observations of the author . Hydahs. The Newport of the Hydahs is situated on Queen Charlottes Island. Theearliest voyagers in Northern waters were astonished upondiscovering, at this place, the homes of these aristocraticHydahs. Their cottages and mansions are solid structures,built of heavy, hewn logs and planks neatly mortised. Theroofs are supported by rafters and covered with shakes. Infront of these buildings stand immense totem poles, fortyand fifty feet high, covered from top to bottom with curiouscarved
The scarlet life of Dawson and the roseate dawn of Nome ..Personal experiences and observations of the author . Hydahs. The Newport of the Hydahs is situated on Queen Charlottes Island. Theearliest voyagers in Northern waters were astonished upondiscovering, at this place, the homes of these aristocraticHydahs. Their cottages and mansions are solid structures,built of heavy, hewn logs and planks neatly mortised. Theroofs are supported by rafters and covered with shakes. Infront of these buildings stand immense totem poles, fortyand fifty feet high, covered from top to bottom with curiouscarved figures. Queen Charlottes Island produces a blackslate, sections of which are beautifully carved in unique de-signs, closely resembling ancient Egyptian sculptures. TheSheldon-Jackson Museum in Sitka contains a complete col-lection of these slate carvings; scientists who have seen itexpress a belief that the makers of these curios emigratedto Alaska from another section of the globe. It is notstated what part of the world is favorable to the develop-ment of skill in slate carving. The Egyptian and Central. 1. Potlatch of the Klakwan Indians. The dance of The an-ival of visiting tribes in canoes.
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