Field notes, v1670
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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.