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: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Jan. 6; Is working on writing about different kinds of cooking. Work is going slowly as children are very sick with measles. Is taking photos of cooking as well. Very bad weather lately. Half of Mama̱liliḵa̱la village at Fort Rupert washed away. Large sandstone carving was found that has been offered for sale to Hunt. May have been back piece for seat of Maxwa, Mama̱liliḵa̱la chief at Fort Rupert before 1849. Will send photos of it to see if Boas wants it. Would welcome Boas visit to Fort Rupert or trip to New York if called upon.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 July 10; Got 43 names of canoes from a 'Nak'waxda'xw man. Have not yet sent that info. Starting to write about porpoise spearing and canoe.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 July 16; Sending sketches of canoe with names and details of their construction.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 July 22; Sending 67 pages on porpoise spearing. Will write next about paddle and spear making and how porpoise is cooked.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 June 18; Expressing his grief at the passing of his wife and the difficulties surrounding it.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 June 18; Sending 94 pages about kelp fish and pExet catching and cooking. Will write about red cedar bark preparation and canoes. Will go to Dzawada̱ʼenuxw̱ for information on canoes as they keep the names of canoes. Will go to G̱usgimukw for info on high bow war canoes. Will try to get photos of salmon. Thanks Boas deeply for his help.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Mar. 10; Tried to take photo of the slab but it isn't a good one. Is sending it and other photos. Cold weather made developing plates difficult. No fresh fish so couldn't take photos of salmon or halibut. Sending 108 pages on oolichan cooking. Would Boas like subsequent writing about cooking to be just about the cooking or about the whole process surrounding it, from net-making onward, as he did with this info on oolichan. Got two nanakawalił hEmesewe for Mr. Heye with old Indian blue paint that indicates they were made prior to 1849.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Nov. 23; Worried about having not heard from Boas for a while. "You are the only living friend I have in this wide world." Sending 39 pages about perch trapping.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Nov. 4; Sending a string plaited the way the indians do the hair seal gut. Sending 29 pages on barnacles and urchin cooking. Wondering if Boas is coming to Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition next year.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Oct. 27; Sending 122 pages on hair seal hunting, whales, octopus, sea slugs, sea eggs, etc., and how they are caught and cooked.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Sept. 18; Sending 32 pages on last of porpoise hunting and cooking. Working hard. Difficult without help of wife.

: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Sept. 3; Sending 52 pages about canoe preservation, cedar bark preparation, and making of dishes. Sent 49 pages on Aug 7.