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H. STADTHAGEN, THE INDIAN TRADER, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOURTEEN YEARS IN VIC-TORIA, 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 HANDI-WORK 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 IN-DIAN 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.
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Royal Visitors, — Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess Colloredo-Mannsfield, who, with their party, are sojourning at the Dallas, yesterday af-ternoon paid a visit to the curio store of H. Stadthagen, the Indian trader, at 79 Johnson street. Their Highnesses, after viewing the different articles dis-played, express their highest admira-tion for the skill and artistic taste of the British Columbia and Alaska Indians in the manufacture of baskets and other work. Her Highness made many pur-chases, both in baskets and other choice and rare curios, from Mr. Stadthagen. This is the second royal party to which the Indian trader has had 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 curios at this same store.

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the goods send are to choice to leave British Columbia, but our Museums have no mony and the choicest goods leave the Country, they havent a Hat like send in our museum in [[Victoria?]], I forget to mention that I received 2 Hats with 4 Crowns, one I send you + one I have still, regarding the little Bowl I kept for you I could not finde, as I was in a hurry in paking but I know I would not sell it I must have placed so securely that I cannot finde it myself but I surely will keep it for you, You see I am alone in the store, only my wife helps me, so I know I neither my wife sold it. I have a very long old Nootka mask size [[32 or 39?]] inches long and 30 inches wide the largest mask I ever had, some used to hand up in the room where the held their Dances. I would

[[image--interior of Stadthagen's store with him in photo]]
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Transcription Notes:
Lots of spelling errors. Could not catch two words in handwritten portion: [[Crowns?]] [[Vict...? [[Victoria?]]]] 32 or 39 inch mask?