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We are in the midst of the great salmon fishery of the. world, and the halibut fishery is of import ance too. Our people supply many of the cities of the Eastern States of America as well as Canada. With regard to lumber, we may also be said to be universal providers. I have already said that there is a marked difference between the Indians on the coast and those who abide inland. On the coast the women are treated with greater respect, and another notable fact is that on the productions of Indians on the coast a higher value is attached than to those of any other Indians in the Dominion of Canada. Their productions are those of the farm, field and sea. Columbia, you know, is one great forest, and as the people are great hunters and wild animals abound, a good trade is done in fur. I suppose the skins of some fur animals for instance, the black bear are worth from $20 to $30 a- piece."
" From an educational standpoint much progress is being made ? "
"Yes; I have mentioned something about the technical education provided at our mission schools. But, in addition, there are our High Schools, which are equal to the best in Canada. Three of the ladies most devout women they are, too are attending to educational and other work entirely at their own charge. A mission lady can do more in a country like British Columbia than she could
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