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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1879)
THE WEST SHORE. January, 1879, CRUMBS. Tli liuii'l robin citnmi : In pit) 4lnv bin HOt wny, liut wttil'T out your crumU. Ant) l.- iv. your dOOV upon tbfl ttit' h Kur V&tMMVtf OOMM ; Tlw pooinrthay, morn welcoMm five, Aid i utlr out yiiur 1 nilttbt. SEAL SKINS, ifrom where they are received salted down. We w:kH off tUn r-n 1 Seal skin jackets being "all the rage" them upon a beam somewhat like a at present, it will interest our readers, tanner's beam, removing the fat from unci especially the fair possessor of one the flesh side with a beaming knife of these beautiful articles of ladies' care being required that no cuts or un dress, t" know the process of preparing even places are made in the pelt. The the skins before I hey are ready to be I skins are next washed in water and All !.. 1 ,,,,. ,, t h rH ,,,,, mii i"- " ' r . Thru jj,, clum The bum who p.inmii a iccwkI. limn I GwUumii ktorv it nevd troubled Wilt) lilv. CRUMBS. E 3 , 'V ' ' PnCC,U .W0 i Plnced "PO" he beam with the fur up, on them i uk" 1 ' ffpcn.,ld 'h The skins are then dried From on. wb?. SSkS t ZT' -y ,nodcra,e h"' tackeil out oo obtiin tin . 11, ,T !r".mcs 10 kccP them smooth. After Ji, ' , S.".?.,1 'r!1'0 r f""- 'y are soaked in iami.it Alaska, water and thoroughly cleansed with