and flesh it – that is – remove all flesh and fat. This is done by jabbing it with an implement made from a sharpened moose shin bone. Having been thoroughly fleshed – it is then smoked and finally worked by hand until soft and pliable.
They are so proficient at this, that I have seen skins finished either pure white or saffron in colour.
Just below Providence we passed the “Distributor”, the Alberta and Arctic Transportation Company's boat. We looked very small by comparison. Mile after mile of River, past Fort Simpson and Wrigley, to Fort Norman – lately became a very important Post.
