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H. STADTHAGEN, THE INDIAN TRADER, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOURTEEN YEARS IN VICTORIA, B. C., WHERE HE CARRIES THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF INDIAN GOODS OF ANY CURIO STORE IN EXISTENCE.

I CARRY ALWAYS ABOUT 5,000 BASKETS OF ALL TRIBES, OLD AND NEW, IN STOCK; ALSO A LARGE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE INDIAN CURIOS.

I HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF THE SLATE DISHES, TOTEMPOLES, PIPES, ALL HANDIWORK OF THE HAIDAH INDIANS, B.C.
LARGE COLLECTION OF HAIDAH SILVERWORK, SPOONS, BRACELETS, ETC., ALL HAMMERED OUT OF COIN.

TAKE NOTICE THAT ALL MAIL ORDERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH MONEY ORDERS. NO GOODS SENT OTHERWISE.
I HAVE THE ONLY STORE IN VICTORIA WHICH SELLS NOTHING BUT INDIAN BASKETS AND INDIAN CURIOS, AND ANTIQUE BRASS AND PEWTER GOODS. I SOLD IN THE YEAR 1904 OVER FIFTEEN THOUSAND BASKETS, BESIDES A HOST OF CURIOS.

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FROM VICTORIA DAILY COLONIST
DECEMBER 14th, 1904.

Royal Vistitors. -Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Colloredo-Mannsfield, who, with their party, are sogjourning at the Dallas, yesterday afternoon paid a visit to the curio store of H. Stadthagen, the Indian trader, at 79 Johnson street. Their Highnessess, after viewing the different articles displayed, expressed their highest admiration for the skill and the artistic taste of the British Columbia and Alaska Indians in the manufacture of baskets and other work. Her Highness made many purchases, both in baskets and other choice and rare curious, from Mr. Stadthagen. This is the second royal party to which the Indian trader had has the pleasure of catering to inside of two years; as may be remembered, the Princess of Wales while here purchased a very fine collection of different Indian curious as this same store.
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Your suggestions regarding Photos of the different [[?]] get I have thankfully noted and will do so. - I wished you would have stayed longer in Victoria, than I could have given you a real good time and should your friends come to Victoria please give them a letter of introduction and I will do all I can do for them, they need not buy anything. 
I am faithfully yours with thanks,
H. Stadthagen

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