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Entered as second-class matter Febru
ary 1, 1922, at the Post Office at
McGrath, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
McGRATH, ALASKA. JAN. 31, 1922
Delegate Sutherland
Opposed to Creation
of Fisheries Reserves
Delegate Dan Sutherland, who ap
peared at the fisheries hearing in Se
attle, recently, declared that he op
posed the entire proposal for the crea
tion of fishery reserves along the Alas
kan coast.
“On behalf of the people of Alaska,”
the delegate announced, “whose con
sent is unasked and whose rights in
this matter have been ignored, I object
to this move to parcel out o,000 miles
of sea coast to the big monopolists, de
nying the individual fishermen of the
Territory their constitutional right to
free fisheries. This proposal is an out
rage on the people of Alaska. The
reservation plan originates, not with
the bureau of fisheries, but with the
big monopolists who own or control
fishing locations within the proposed
reserves.”
Th'i P. J. Rickert farm, near Fair
banks, was the scene of a costly tire on
December 28th, the destruction of the
stable and contents, including livestock
and feed, representing a loss of 87,000,
which is only partially covered by in
surance. Mr. Rickert and the rest of
the household were eating the evening
meal when the stable caught tire from
a defective flue, and the flames had
gained such headway before thev were
discovered that it was impossible to
save a thing. The Fairbanks fire de
partment made a run to the farm and
fought the fire for three hours, at the
end of which time the roof of the
stable fell in, completing the destruc
tion.
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McGrath
Pool Room
and
Cigar Store
For Sale
Or Lease
Mrs. E. P. Werner
Proprietor]
Alaska Fur Animals;
Summary of Laws
Following is a summary of the laws;
relating it) Alaska fur anithals, as
shown by a recent bulletin issued by
the Department of Agriculture:
Open Seasons.
For District I, which includes the |
[ Aleutian islands, Alaska peninsula and
neighboring islands, and Southeastern
Alaska, mainland and islands, from
Yakutat Day to Dixon Entrance:
Beaver, Dec. 1-March 31.
Marten [American sable], Nov. 16
March 31.
Muskrat, Dec. 16-April 30.
Land otter, mink, weasel [ermine],
Dec. 16 March 31.
Fox, lynx. Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
For Districts 2 and 3. District 2 in
cludes the mainland and islands from
Yakutat Bay, Gulf of Alaska. Iliamna
Lake, and Bristol Bay, northward to
the headwaters of the streams flowing
into the Arctic ocean north of the 68th
parallel of north latitude. District -3
includes the region drained bv the
streams entering the Arctic ocean
north of the 68th parallel of north lati
tude.
Beaver, marten [American sable],
land otter, mink, weasel [ermine], Nov.
10 March 31.
Muskrat, Dec. 1-May 31.
Lynx, fox, Dec. 1-March 15.
Bear [black, glacier, and cinnamon],
wolf, wolverine, squirrel, marmot,
varying hare [rabbit], end arctic hare,
unprotected.
Prohibited Methods.
Unlawful to lake or kill land fur
animals with poison or bv use of trap
or device known as the ‘‘klips,” steel
j bear trap, or any other trap with jaws
having a spread of exceeding eight
inches, or with aid of artificial light or
dog. Unlawful to destroy beaver houses
or runways.
Licenses.
Stationary fur buyer, *25; traveling
fur buyer, $150; issued by commis
sioner; fur buyer must also pay license
tax on each pelt.
License taxes on pelts: Sea otter,
$100; moose trophy, $10: caribou, sheep
and goat trophies, $5; silver and black
fox, $3.50; polar bear and deer trophy,
$2.50; fisher, $2; blue fox, $1.50; brown
and grizzly bear, cross and white fox,
$1; black bear, beaver, marten, land
otter, red fox, lynx, 50 cents; mink,
wild cat, 25 cents; muskrat, weasel. 6
cents; pelt not specifically mentioned,
10 cents.
No license required for trapping, but
trappers must keep records of all pelts
taken and make annual report to com
missioner on or before August 1, show
ing to whom and when sold or disposed
of, and must pay tax on all pelts not
sold to licensed fur trader in Territory.
Possession and Sale.
I No restrictions on prime skins legal
ly taken, except that it is unlawful to
sell the heads or hides of moose, deer,
caribou, sheep, goats, and brown bears.
Shipment and Export.
No restrictions on prime skins legal
ly taken. Shipments of furs consigned
to points outside of Alaska should be
reported to the Bureau of Biological
Survey, Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
Propagation.
No restriction except that on the
Aleutian islands reservation and cer
tain other islands permits to use th«
islands for fur farming and to trap fur
animals for breeding purposes must be
obtained from the Department of Ag
riculture. Fur farmer must obtain
license fee $25, and pay license tax on
each pelt sold. Issued by commissioner
Bounties.
Wolf, $15; eagle, 50 cents.
Louis Gorman left Monday for his
headquarters at Big River.
H. H. Hap, superintendent of the
northern division of the Huds- a's Bay
Company, who recently arrived at Ne
□ana from Hersehel island, reports a
very good season in the fur country
over which he has supervision, says
the Nenana News. He says that min
ing and oil conditions in the Arctic are
looking up. with‘a steadily increasing
number of prospectors and investi
gators in the field. He ventures the
prediction that mineral and oii produc
tion will follow rapidly and that the
Far North willhave a considerable pop
ulation in the future He left Hersehel
Island the latter part of October and
made a record trip across country,
traveling with dogs, notwithstanding
the fact that considerable had weather
was encountered. He is on his way to
Winnipeg.
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
ilditarod, Alaska,
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Practice in all Courts.
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LOUIS GORMAN
Big River
General Supplies Fresh i From the!
Outside |
Furs Bought and Sold
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'(Formerly The M&bean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals i Prompt\Atterition
' "New. Dog Houses
Mrs. Frank Larson
Proprietor
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
Will receive by first boat a larger and more varied .
stock of goods than ever before.
Good Prices for Your Fur
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On the Kuskokwim.
Capt Wallace Langley, Manager.
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
Big River Roadhouse!
Best possible meals. Piivate rooms.
New dog kermels, and the best of lower river fish j
ifor dog feed.
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