. Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska. y working garb ofthick flannel shirts, stout cassimere or canvas pants, over which the tarbossa boots are drawn. If it rains, they wear their kamlaikas,made of the intestines and throats of the sea lion and fur seal. Thusdressed, they are each armed with a club, a stout oaken or hickorybludgeon, which have been made particularly for the j)urpose at NewLondon, Conn., and imported here for this especial service. Thesesealing clubs are about 5 or 6 feet in length, 3 inches in diameter attheir heads, and the thickness of a mans forearm w
. Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska. y working garb ofthick flannel shirts, stout cassimere or canvas pants, over which the tarbossa boots are drawn. If it rains, they wear their kamlaikas,made of the intestines and throats of the sea lion and fur seal. Thusdressed, they are each armed with a club, a stout oaken or hickorybludgeon, which have been made particularly for the j)urpose at NewLondon, Conn., and imported here for this especial service. Thesesealing clubs are about 5 or 6 feet in length, 3 inches in diameter attheir heads, and the thickness of a mans forearm where they aregras>ped by the hands. Each native also has his stabbing knife, hisskinning knife, and his whetstone. These are laid upon the grass con-venient when the work of braining or knocking the seals down is inprogress. This is all the apparatus which they have for killing andskinning. The killing gang at work.—When the men gather for workthey are under the control of their chosen foremen or chiefs; usually. 14 Plate XrV. Monograph ^^,
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