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Title: Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Subjects: Fisheries
Publisher: Washington, The Commission U.S. Govt. Print. Off
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overtopped by stiff,lustrous hairs about three-fourths inch long. The color shows markedvariations, ranging from a light dull-yellowish brown to a dark brown-ish black, but is ordinarily of a rich dark brown or chestnut brownglossed with black. It is usually slightly darker on the upper partsthan below, the back and tail being the darkest, and the gloss is alsomost marked in the fur of the upper parts. The choicest are nearlvblack, approximating the desiral)le hues of sal)le, these being generallyfrom New England, the wooded districts of Nova Scotia, and theProvince of Ontario. The lighter colored are of less value, and areusually dyed or blended to the desired dark shade. All)inos, as wellas mottled and dra))-colorcd pelts, are occasionally secured. Some-times skins with white hairs sprinkled in the brown fur are o))tained.Often there is a white spot on the throat similar to that of the marten,and a white spot or line of varying length sometimes occurs undei- Report U. S. F. C. 1902.
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MINK SKINS CASED AND DRESSED. UTILIZATION OF THE SKINS <)F AQUATIC ANIMALS. 325 noath. At times the long, bushy, iiiid somewluit tapering- tail is tippedwith white. Minks from southern localities generallj^ have fuller andthicker tails than those from farther north. The fur is generally dark ))luish-brown and sometimes dark blue incase of very dark pelts. It is dense, glossy, short, and exceedingl)^durable, making it one of the most economical furs in use. The skinis very thin, the thinnest of all the aquatic fur-bearers, yet it is ver)tough. The mink pelts from cold localities are the choicest and mostbrilliant; those from southern regions are coarser, harsher and withless difference between the fur and the overhair. The)^ are marketableonl)^ when taken late in autumn, in winter, or early in sjDring. When the fur of the mink was very fashionable and correspondinglyhigh in price thirty years ago, several attempts were made to raisethese animals in confinement. But it was found diff

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