SYNOPSIS. 



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Prefatory note '283 



Aquatic furs: 



General review 281 



The fur supplies and markets 'isri 



Fur dressing and dyeing 290 



Aquatic furs used Ijy hatters 295 



Fur-seal skins: 



Description of the skins 29« 



Fur-seal markets 300 



Methods of dressing and dyeing 304 



Beaver furs: 



Description of l)eaver skins 309 



The mtirkets 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 coypu or nutria 317 



Otter furs: 



tJharacterist ics of pelage 318 



Trade in otter skins 318 



Dressing otter skins 319 



Sea-otter furs: 



Characteristics 321 



Markets and vahics 322 



Dressing sea-otter skins 323 



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 .Vquatic furs— Continued. 

 Mink furs: 



Charact^eristics of fur :{2l 



Markets for mink skins :!25 



Dressing mink skins 32C 



Aquatic leathers: 



Review 327 



Genera] methods of preparation 328 



Leather from seal skins: 



Tlie 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 leather: 



Product and varieties of skins 342 



Tanning alligator hides 345 



Skins of sharks, rays, and dog-lish 347 



Sturgeon skins 34.s 



Beaver-tail skins 349 



Water-snake skins 3.50 



Skins of gar-fisli or armored fish 350 



Frog skins 351 



Mis(-ellancous (ish skins 351 



luteruul membranous tissues 352 



