SYNOPSIS. 



Page. 



Prefatory note 283 



Aquatic furs: 



General review . . . '. "284 



The fur supplies and markets '2SG 



Fur dressing and dyeing 290 



Aquatic furs used by hatters 295 



Fur-seal skins: 



Description of the skins 298 



Fur-seal markets 300 



Methods of dressing and dyeing 304 



Beaver furs: 



Description of beaver skins 309 



The markets for beaver skins 309 



Dressing and finishing beaver skins 311 



Muskrat furs: 



Description and characteristics of fur.. 313 



Product of muskrats 313 



Dressing muskrat skins 315 



Fur of the coypn or nutria 317 



Otter furs: 



Characteristics of pelage 318 



Trade in otter skins 318 



Dressing otter skins 319 



Sea-otter furs: 



Characteristics 321 



Markets and values 322 



Dressing sea-otter skins 323 



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Aquatic furs— Continued. 

 Minli furs: 



Characteristics of fur ;?24 



Markets for mink skins 325 



Dressing mink skins 326 



Aquatic leathers: 



Review 327 



General methods of preparation :i'lS 



Leather from .seal skins: 



The seal supplies 332 



Methods of tanning seal skins 333 



Sea-lion leather 336 



Walrus leather * 337 



Leather from manatee and dugong 338 



Porpoise leather: 



Varieties of porpoise leather 339 



Tanning porpoise skins 340 



Alligator lenther: 



Product and varieties of skins 342 



Tanning alligator hides 345 



Skins of sharks, rays, and dog-tish 347 



Sturgeon skins 348 



Beaver-tail skins 349 



Water-snake skins 350 



Skins of gar-fish or armored fish 350 



Frog skins 351 



Miscellaneous fish skins 3.51 



Internal membranous tissues 352 



