Hundreds of mussels usually had to be opened before a pearl was found. This pearling boat of the 1890's enabled a number of people to stay on the river for several weeks at a time searching for pearls. The only person identified is th owner, W.H.C. Lass
iter, of the Blue Springs community (the bearded man at the right end of the boat).
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