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dqGKATH, ALASKA. NOV. 1, 1022
Excerpts From Report
of Gov. Scott C. Bone
on Alaska Game Law
Breaking of wolves, eagles, bears,
caribou and moose, deer, mountain !
sheep, mountain goats, etc., Governor
Scott C. BoDe, in his annual report on
t,lia Alaska game law, says:
'Hie Legislature of Alaska has enact
ed two laws providing, bounties—one o?
$15 for each wolf and the other of 50
cents for each eagle kiliea. During
the fiscal year ended June f>Q, • 1921,
bounties were paid on 233. wolves, I
13,495, and on 2,298 eagles, $1,144.
Waives and wolverenes are ruthless
destroyers of gains aud fur animals.
Wolves follow the caribou iu the in
terior and attack the calves and wound
ed animals. Predatory and destructive
by Instinct, they are a menace to game
life. The Territory has shown liberal
ity. in providing a bounty on wolves
and this sbopld be supplemented by
the Federal Government in aid of the
necessary .extermination. The Terri
torial bounty on eagles is serving aj
gopd purpose.
Protection of the brown bear in
Alaska—a protection, manifestly, that
does not protect—continues to be de
rided and tends, naturally, to bring
the game laws into disrepute. In pop
ular appraisement the brown bear is a
predatory beast and, of the animal
kingdom, an arch foe of mankind. The
year iust ended has produced no addi
tional evidence of his ferocity in the
maiming or killing of human beings,
because there have been fewer pros
pectors in the hills and mountains; but
his bad reputation is so well estab
lished that he is held in mortal dread. |
To'see him is to take flight or to give
battle. Attacked, he lights; unat
tacked, he is often the aggressor.
Since the protection of the brown
bear is one that doe3 not protect and
since his status of persona non grata is
now clearly unchangeable, the mean
ingless legal form of protection extend
ed may well be withdrawn, especially
as there is no imminent danger of the
extermination of his species.
The bears of other hues, the black,
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grizzly, and polar, are in better favor.
As between the brown and the black
bears, if protection is to oe accorded,
the black bear is universally believed
to be entitled to the greater considera
tion. That the brown and black beaisj
ate still plentiful is the consensus of I
opinion of game wardens and mining |
men..
Reports from game wardens in the j
northern part of the Territory and the j
interior agree that the caribou is not
decreasing in numbers, if indeed, it i-. I
not multiplying rapidly. The runs this
current year began apparently earlier
than usual and a moving mass of many
thousands was in evidence. Fragment
ary reports indicate that, there were j
more calves than usual. Owing to the
early runs, the natives and others did
not secure, it is said, a requisite winter
supply of meat.
It appears likewise true that moose
on the Kenai peninsula are increasing !
in numbers, whereas in other districts
there is a seeming diminution. The
number killed during the year appeals i
to have been about normal.
Deer, as already indicated, seem less
plentiful, although it is claimed by j
some keen obtervers that there is a
steady increase in Southeastern Alaska.
On the islands of the Alexander arch -
pelago wolves and bears are still re-j
ported to he doing great damage to the I
deer herd.
Mountain sheep are reported iu the
usual, if not unusual, numbers in most
of the mountain districts on the Kenai
peninsula.
Mountain goats show no signs of de- |
crease. They are not often pursued by
hunters. That many kids are killed
by eagles is to he believed.
Flashlights.
A tightwad is anybody who declines
to give money to our own particular -
pet charity.
Bad luck is usually more than fifty
per cent bad judgment.
One sure way to increase the number
of grouches in the world is to impose
on good nature.
Wealth is a poor man’s dream and a
rich man’s burden.
If it weren’t for the things we waut ,
and can’t afford few of us would be am
bitious. —Ex. j
Notice of Sale.
In the Probate Court for the Innoko!
Precinct, Territory of Alaska—B. .
B. Smith, United States Commis-1
sioner, ex-officio probate judge.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant [
to an order of the Probate Court for!
the Innoko Precinct. Territory of!
Alaska, I will sell at public auction, to;
the highest bidder for cash, Saturday, j
November 25th, 1922, at 2 p. m., in
front of the office of the -U.. S. Commis-!
sioner at Ophir. the following descrioed I
placer mining Claim, the property of
the estate of Win. Christie, deceased, j
Creek claim Number Sixteen Above
Discovery, Ganes creek, AlasKa.
: Evan L. Jones,
Administrator of the Estate
of William Christie.
John W. Dunn
Of Rubv
Candidate for Territorial
Senator
(For the Long Term)
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
Big River Roadhouse
Best possible meals, Private rooms.
i
New dog kennels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog feed,
Diamond Dick - - Proprietor
The Alaskan Engineering Cominis
sion has decided to expend upwards of
i:'00,00() ror a spur struck and bridge to
connect, with tiie coal .seams oo the
liealv liver,
“Appearances are deceitful.'’
“What nowr”
“It’s got so that you can’t tell from
the outside whether it’s an invitation .
to dinner or a tailor’s spring an
nouncetnent you are receiving.’’—Ex.
,)UIS GORMAN
Big River
General Supplies Fresh From the
Outside
Furs-Bought and Sold
ju
arson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses Under Construction.
Mrs* Frank Larson
Proprietor
&ssasm
Geo. W. Hoffman
BitunteeiTfader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Nappxnute, .Alaska
New/ Goods Have Arrived
One of the best stocks ever brought into the
Kuskokwim iValley. Yes, the prices are right
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwiim
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.
.Vi .1
John E. Baker
Independent ICandidate.
for
Territorial Representative
Write His Name-On the
Official Ballot.
—Paid Advt.