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Transcriber's NoteClick on an image to see a high-resolution version.Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.The following words appear both with and without hyphens and have not been changed: Ai-tiz-zarts, Cay-u-quets, Kla-iz-zarts, Noot-chee.Hyphen added: ear[-]rings (page 118), otter[-]skin (page 153), sail[-]maker (page 35), saw[-]mills (page 61).Hyphen removed: fresh[-]water (page 221), good[-]will (pages 92, 93).List of illustrations: page number 151 changed to 149.Page 129: "as" changed to "at" (at war, whaling and fishing).Page 250: The word "Moot-sus, Powder" was restored from another book.
Transcriber's Note
Click on an image to see a high-resolution version.
Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.
The following words appear both with and without hyphens and have not been changed: Ai-tiz-zarts, Cay-u-quets, Kla-iz-zarts, Noot-chee.
Hyphen added: ear[-]rings (page 118), otter[-]skin (page 153), sail[-]maker (page 35), saw[-]mills (page 61).
Hyphen removed: fresh[-]water (page 221), good[-]will (pages 92, 93).
List of illustrations: page number 151 changed to 149.
Page 129: "as" changed to "at" (at war, whaling and fishing).
Page 250: The word "Moot-sus, Powder" was restored from another book.