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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 78 



The abandoned village of Kasaan today consists of the ruins of 

 houses and memorial columns. Many of the tall totem poles profusely 

 decorated with carvings of animal and human figures representing 



Fig. 178. — Frame and roof timbers of Eagle 

 House " hut-nes " with " Eagle King's " totem pole 

 at the front. This house is the sole remaining 

 structure at Old Kasaan, and with the house of Jim 

 Peel at New Kasaan, is the only surviving native 

 house in southern southeast Alaska. Crests on 

 pole are : eagle, at top ; beaver, at bottom ; bear, 

 with protruding tongue, beaver, with large pro- 

 jecting upper incisor teeth, and figures illustrating 

 the myth of " Raven Traveling," at center. See 

 fig. 177- 



the family crests are still standing. The region surrounding the aban- 

 doned village is virgin forest consisting of the giant cedar, spruce, 

 hemlock, and a few other species. The village site itself was over- 

 grown with alders and dense masses of the salmon berry. The salmon 

 berry looks delicious, but is somewhat flat to the taste and is extremely 



