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Shung. 1921.
Hazleton, O.C. 459 ft. alt. 61.
Added to this they had a fire last winter which burnt
the heart right out of the town, and none of it has
been rebuilt since. Aside from the various
govt. agencies such as the forestry, police (mounted)
and telegraph offices, the whole town is dependent
on the Indians who are here in some abundance.
The Indians
According to hearsay evidence they are not increasing
due to premature deaths, and not to a lowered
birth rate. Aside from the name "Sinealy" commonly
applied to all Indians in the territory it is hard
to find out what tribes they really represent. They
are a well built, rather heavy people as a rule.
The women are prematurely aged, but the men
are often fine looking and beautifully-built.
The children, as a rule are fat, heavy, phlegmatic
in mind and body, and the babies look exactly
Totem-poles like Japanese or Chinese infants. There are a few
old Totem Poles down by the Sleezer, evidently
at the old canne landing and there are
several dug-outs, well built, and often well
preserved, some are kept in sheltered places
and are camas covered, evidently to be used
when the rivers are lower. Along the Fox-
canyon of the Bullsey a short distance
above here their fishing camps and drying
rafts are abundant, and one can see
their spawning stations along the river.