Totem Pole

I do not know what possessed me, but this totem pole spoke to me. It was made by Jacob Travis, the brother to the contractor, David Travis who is restoring the summer kitchen. It is about 8 feet tall, eagle on the top, then a bear (or a mouse, not sure which), a bagger, a fox mask and finally decoration. The wing span of the Thunderbird is about four feet. It is very cool and is now on the far front hill of our farm. The pole to the right is a stabilizer, and will be removed when the totem pole is securely in place.

Drain Board

This is a board that we found during the restoration of the summer kitchen. It appears to be a drain board of some sort. A friend of mine told me that it was used to salt newly butchered hams. It is about 2 1/2 feet tall, about 1 1/12" thick and about 20" wide, solid piece of wood.