I New Regulations
Alaska Game Law
'f 'The Alaska Gacte Commission, at a
r recent meeting ia Juneau, made im
* purtani ■ changes in the former game
1 laws of-tbo Territory, and the changes
nave met the approve; of the Secretary
of Agriculture. The commission is
• comixjKed of K. P. Walker, who is the
• executive oSicer. and-also chief agent
* of the U. B. biological survey in Alaska;
( Dr. W. H. Chase, of Cordova; Thomas
1 D. Jensen, of Nome, and Dr, 1’. S.
Whituev, of Fairbanks.
The commission has issued a pamph
* let covering-thc new regulations. Some
• of the more important changes are as
' follows;
“The oewaci not only prohibits kill—
i Sng, out attempting to take, kill or
' transport e.:oept as is permitted bv the
regulations Therefore any taking,
* killing, possessing or transporting of
animals or birds covered by the act
* which is not' specifically permitted in
• '"the regulations is prohibited.
• ’•“No non-resident can hunt or trap
» without a license, 'reestablish resi
dence one must reside in the Territory
one year for the purpose of making his
i' permanent home therein.
“Heretofore the transient summer
population haw been enjoying resident
hunting privileges, but under the new
■ law they will not be considered resi
dents, which makes it necessary for
t them to purchase non- resident hunting
'licenses before hunting any of the
•. game birds or animals in Alaska. Li
censes for non resident citizen big
game hunters remain at $50. An ad
ditkmaHiceose at a fee of $10 has been
provided to take care of non-resident
citizens who wish to hunt only for game
birds. '■.Resident citizens are forbidden
"to take any animals or birds protected
■by the act without an alien special li
cense costing *100 unless they have
within the past seven years and for the
first time declared their intention to
■ become citizens. This prevents aliens
1 ( from enjoying resident citizen priv
' ileges under second, third and fourth
acta of first papers. Non-resident aliens
are required to take out the $100 li
■ cense.
“Non-residents hunters must have
registered guides when hunting game
animals, and na one who is not a regis
tered guide shall guide a non-resident
* hunter after game animals.
“Heeding the demand of Alaskan
trappers for a law to eliminate the pro
miscuous trapping by aliens, and hav
>•' ing received a joint concurrent resolu
tion from the 1925 legislature, the com
- mission has by regulation required a
■■ resident trapper’s license at a iee of $2,
--- as fixed by the act. The alien trapper
- must pay $100, and the non-resident
-citizen $50/ Only native-born Indians
or Eskimos who have not exercised the
right of franchise or severed their [
i tribal relations are Dot required to take ;
* oufc-trappiug licenses.
“The shipping license covet ing ship-1
• meet of trophies .'or mounting and re
turn has been* titled at $1, instead of
the»$5 fee of the old regulations. A
new shipping license has been provided
for persons taking trophies with them
v* when removing -their residence from
the Territory. The cost is $5 for each
trophy, and they can-take as many tro
phies as thev have.legally acquired.
sGuide licenses shall be issued an
nually at the same fee as heretofore,
$10 per year,
i “In preparing the regulations the
commission adhered quite closely to
- -the old seasons and limits, although
some changes were made which were
found to be necessary. Most of the
changes made had been recommended
'by Alaskans from various sections.
“Some of the changes are as follows:
“The dividing line of the game dis
tricts which, under the old law, was
defined as being latitude 62 degrees,
-has been changed to the summit of the
.« Alaskan range and Abklun mountains*
This change is particularly advan
tageous, as the summit of these mouD
ains is a natural dividing lino ratbar
than the heretofore imaginary line.
“The fur district dividing lines have
been left the same as under the old
regulations, except a slight change has
been made near Iliamna lake which de
lines the boundary line more definitely
than under the old regulations.
Protection Is Continued.
“The close seasou on beaver and
marten is continued, with no definite
date set for the opening of the season
on either one, and beaver and marten
skins mav be possessed in the Terri
tory only until November 1, 1925. Bea
ver and marten skins found in the Ter
ritory after this date will be liable to
seizure and the holder of such skins
may be prosecuted for illegal posses
sion.
“The use of dogs is prohibited in the
taking of any game or fur-bearing an
imal. except polar bear.
“The killing of any game animal
while swimming is prohibited.
Clarifies Indian Status.
“Where under the old law the native
Indians have considered it a right to
kill game at any time, the new law spe
cifically corrects this idea and defines
and limits the rights. The new law
reads—‘nor, except as hereinjprovided,
shall prohibit any Indian or Eskimo,
prospector or traveler to take animals
or birds during the closed season when
he is in absolute need of food and other
tood is not available, but the shipment
or sale of any animals or birds or parts
thereof so taken shall not be permit
ted, except that the hides of animals so
taken may be sold within the Terri
tory.’
Moose, Caribou, Sheep.
“The bag limit on cat'ibou has been
increased to five north of the summit
of the Alaska range and Ahklun moun
tains and has been reduced to two south
of that range. The moose bag limit
has boen made one throughout the
Territory. The sheep limit has been
reduced to two south of the Arctic
Circle.
Cuts Duck Dag Limit.
“The daily bag limit of ducks has
been reduced to twenty, but the maxi
mum possession limit increased to fifty
of ducks, geese and hrandt in the ag
gregate.
“The commission announces that the
aim is to provide for the greatest pos
sible utilization of the resources con
sistent with its perpetuation and up
building. Following this plan the
limits have been made more liberal
where the supply seems adequate, and
the limits nave been reduced where
the supplp seems to be in danger or
where it should be built up. It an
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
Fairview. Innoko River
nounces that its policy will he to give l
pieater privileges where the supply
can stand it and to curtail tbs taking
when maintenance is threatened. T.t
states the-ex lenrt to whiih tha.' regula
tions can be made liberal ia the -future
will largely depend on how oaref&liy
Alaskans protect the wiM* life and in
crease the breeding stock.
Effective July 2Y.
‘‘The provisions of this act anrd the
secretary’s regulations become elec
tive in ail respects on July 27th, on
which date the commission takesoyar
the entire administration. The com
mission’s regulations become elective
August 15.”
. .—■ I
Albrecht and Taylor, *
LAWYERS
I
-George W. Albrecht, 1
Iditarod, Alaska,
Charles E. Taylor,
Fairbanks, Alaska. /
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About 7 miles long, extending from
No. 1 below discovery down tolthe
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Pay located all along for a distance
of about 8 miles from upper end, anc
pretty wrll prospected and cross cut
Average depth of ground is-trom 7
to 20 feet. Top is all black muck,
that can be scraped freely, No rock
bigger than one’s fist
Ground will go from 16 cents to $1
perfsquare foot of bedrock
Ditch-ori the ground, 3 miles long,
together with water rights Ground
is pretty well cleared,' There is also
a drain, 3 miles long. Also a water
right on Ready Bullion creek, from
which water can be brought '< tc
Yankee creek with a ditch less than
a mile long [4,900 feet], with a pres
■sure or fall of 120 feet, being 1600
feet to the work from the ditch.
After doing away with muck there
will be from 4 to 6 feet of dirt to
handle.
Only about $11,000 has been taken
out.
Prospecting work during the past
winter has resulted in finding values
that run up to $1 per square foot of
bedrock.
1 will either sell the ground or give
a lease on it. If the prospect is sat
isfactory to the buyer, a cash pay
ment will be expected.
for further information, terms,
etc., call on ground, or write or tele
graph me.
ED NOLLETTE,
Tokotna, Alaska.
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