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Fox Ejurmin^lndusfcry
The history of th« foe farming in-,
Justry, .fas® growing to ■ big propor
' lions, especially in Alaska, io -toldin a
recent bulletin of the U. S. Biological
.Survey < o# . tii« Department of 'Com
* mere®,»® follows:
•‘The early history of-fox farming ia
fraught with frenzied finance, breeding
stock sailing as high as $34,000 a pair,
and individual pelts at $2,700. It reads
like a romance. The operations of the
breeders were cloaked with secrecy,
’ and the public was first skeptical, then
gullible.
“Before the industry started, silver
foxes were caught occasionally by trap
’ per a in the far North and their furs
shipped to London, where, because of
their rastity and attractiveness, they
brought exceptionally high prices—in
fact more than any other furs on she
market.
ftPoalisriniv t Ko QAkroif.v rtf’ bi!v»7«
faxes and the possibility of their exter
na i nation,. Charles Dalton, a trapper
and fur trader of Prince Edward
Islfcnd, began in 1887 to experiment
with the breeding of red foxes, with
. the thought that be might be able to
obtain crosses or silvern through
“throwbacks." About this time he
heard of a trapper in the Province who
’ had two pairs of silvsr foxes in eaptiv
itv. and, purchasing these animals, h»
abandoned the raising of red foies
Building .a special form at bis home in
Tignisb, he installed hie purchases and
devoted hie entire time to his study.
Meantime, unknown to Dalton, s like
experiment was being carried on by
Robert Oulton, who was more fort
unate in that he obtained specimens of
silver foxes at the start, and devoted
bis* time to these. When Dalton heard
“ ot the see experiment he paid Oulton
» visit,.aad the meeting oS these two;
men resulted in the formation of a
partnership.11Their first wire pen was-.
buUt on Savage Island, where Oulton
owned a raaoh. Dalton had definite
ideas'coneeraing the problems involved
and the most promising lines to follow
la developing the industry, but Oulton,
the practical farmer and stockman,
made success possible because of
experience end natural abiiitv in the
handling of livestock.
“In the course of a few years stories
of the wealth to be obtained from the
silver fox industry leaked out, and as a
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result of these first experiments a fox
farraing boom started. Threw sisters
cleared $25,000 a year out of their wea
ture- A small part/ of clerks organ
ized a company and mads *40,000 ia
four ysars- A pup was sold for *0,00©.
A consignment of 25 choice skins sent
to London brought 134,175, an average
of 11,367, per skis,. the top prices for the
choicest pelts being $2,700, $2,650, and
*2,500.’*
Among the 476,000,000 inhabitants of
the earth, there are 250,000,000 women,
25,002,000 • more than tho number of
men, acoording to a statistician’s re
cent rseearches.- In Germany there
are 1,026 women to each 1,000 men; in
Russia, 1,400 women to each 1,000 men;
aDd in France aad Belgium, respect
ively, 1,093 and- 1,033: for each 1,000
men. The 1920.ceMU« reports for the
United States show that there are 1,040
males to every 1,000*females in the
country.
"Give mo two eggs, one friec on on®
aide, one on the other,'* growled the
irascible looking customer to the col
ored waiter.
"Ya\ ya’, yaa. sir,” ‘ etuttered the
astonished darkey as he departed for
the kitchen with a da/ad look i» his
eyost
After a few moments he returned;
nervously approached the customer
and stammered:
"S-s-s-sey, boss,” be began, timidly,
would you mind repeatin' dat dere or
der eb your’u?'
'JThe customer glanced up angrily at
the shivering darkey.
"I said I wanted two eggs, oue fried
on one side, one oa the other,"' he
growled. "Now get oat and get them
and be mighty quick about ill 'Do you
get me?"
"Ya-yas. sir.’ Right away, eah,” the
waiter hurriedly replied as fee hastened
fivraj^
After & abort time he- resumed with
his right optio closed^ tns-oo'sia? ifiosei
coat ripped up the back and wearing a
much bedraggled aspect. Limpiog
painfully to the table where the cus
tomer waaseat, he quavered haltingly:
"S-s-s-say, boss, would you-all mind
changin’ dat order jes’ a little bit? Ah
did de be#’ Ah could, sah, but Ah done
ka& a frightful altercation wid de
cook."-Ex. _
Jones was the father of fourteen. One
day he decided to take them all on an
excursion into the country. On reach
ing a busy street corner be halted for a
moment at the crossing to admonish
bis offspring to follow close behind and
hasten their steps in crossing to avoid
being run down. On reaching the far>
ther corner Jones found ' further pro
gress blocked by the bulky form of the
^raSSc officer.
"What have you been up to?” de
manded that worthy, glowering at the
mystified Jones.
“Who—me?” stuttered the surprised
Jones. "Why, I’ve cot been doing any
thing.”
> "Then why,” demanded the suspi
cious aopper, "is all this hare crowd
a-tollerin’ you?"—Ex.
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Alaska-News Notes
A rich ladge of ore has been struck
at Nuka Bay by J. H. Poster, according
to recent reports. In a creek bed on the
opposite side of tbe mountain from
where the Alaska Hills Mines Com
pany’s property is locator The ore is!
said to carry very high values. Six!
prospecting outfits are now in the !ield :
there, according to reports, and two
other outfits are at Seward waiting for \
engines to arrive from tha States,
which ore to be installed in gas boats j
upon their arrival to taka outfits to |
that section.
J. F. Zimmerman, who recently re
turned to Fairbanks from a stampede
to the Upper Salcha country, where he
staked a claim some distance below the
Gorbrecht discovery, says the creek is
staked for (lye miles above discovery
and three miles below it. The ground
is froseD, and where the discovery was
made the creek is about two claims
wide. Gold was found on bedrock in
the discovery shaft, and coarse gold
was also found in the drift, which ex
tends downstream for about 20 feet.
Faddy McCabe, an oldtinter of South
eastern Alaska, died recently in the
Ketchikan hospital from Bright’s dis
ease. MeCabe was about 60 years of
age, ant! had been a resident of Alaska
for many years. He was at one time
superintendent of one of Marcus Daly’s
lumber camps in Montana.
May Louise Holcomb, age 31, the
first white child born in Circle City,
Alaska, died recently in Manteca, Cal.
She was May Louise Codiga before her
marriage to Holcomb. Her parents
were pioneers in the Northern gold
fields and among the first residents of
Circle.
C. B» Eielson. the Fairbanks aviator,
receives $2 a mile For carrying the mail
betweenJFairbanks and McGrath, which
amounts to over $250 a trip. The gov
ernment furnishes the plane and spare
parts, and Eielson pays for the gas and
oil, the hangar, and the mechanic.
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BLACKBURN & ELDRIDGE
McGrath, Alaska
51-inch Salmon Nets
3-inch Grayling Nets
Provisions Notions Furnishings
The Kusko
$1 Per Month
A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition, Yankee Creek
f atn the principal owner of a block [of 'ground
on Yankee creek, about seven^mnes [lone-! extend
ing from No. 1 Below^Discovery down'to the mouth
. of the oreek.,.
“Pay has been rosated all along for a distance'of
about three miles from the upper end, and, pretty
weH prospected and cross-cut ;
Th® average depth of the ground Ii3 fromlseven
to twenty [feet. The top is all black rauck,|that*,can
be moved^freely. No rock bigger than one’s fist.
The width of the pay. for [a distance 'of "about
three miles, is from 100 to 200 feet. Crosscuting
work indicates that the ground will go from 15
$ cents to #1 per square foot of bedrock. My belief
is that*the pay will average 50 centsiper foot.
I have a ditch on the ground, three miles long,
together with water rights. The ground i3 prettv
well cleared. There is also a drain, three miles
long, with the water right. I also have 3 water
right cn Keady Bullion creek, from which water
can brought to Yankee creek with a ditch less
than a mile long (4,000 feet), which will giva four
j, aluiceheads of water, with a pressure or fall of 120
f«dt, being 1600 feet to th® work from the ditch.
) After doing away with the muck, thera will be
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from four Loan Feet of dirt to handle. The pay
runs mostly in the bedrock of porphyry and slate.
The ground is virgin, only about $11,000 having
been taken out by windlass in prospecting,}
Prospecting work during the present winter has
resulted in finding values that run up to $1 per
square foot of bedrock.
The Flume Dredge Company has a dredge above
this ground, which has been in operation for the
last three seasons.
The Government road crosses Yankee creek. I
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
1 am also the agent for owners of ground other
than that held by myself.
The ground cau be worked either with dredge
drag-line scraper, or by hydraulicing.
I will either sell the ground or give a lease ob
it. If the prospect ts satisfactory to the buyer, a
cash payment will be expected. A good bargain
will be given to the right party.
For further information, terms, etc., call a*
ground, or write or telegraph me.
ED NOLLETTE,
Toketna, Alaska.