DCHP-3

dried salmon

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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salmon filleted, smoked, and dried, once a staple in the diet of the British Columbia Indians.

Quotations

1808
Went ashore on an island and secured a bale of dried salmon for our return.
1897
Dried salmon is comparatively light and a dog team can quite easily draw a sufficient amount for its own feed and the provisions of a man, and camping outfit, from Circle City to Dyea.
1900
The whole stock of dried salmon had been devoured. . . .