WOLVERINE, WORST ENEMY
OP WILDERNESS TRAPPER
» The wolverine is the only carniver
. ous animal of North America that
has no friends. Some sportsmen of
the Western States get great sport
hunting cougar or mountain lion, with
dogs. Many more enjoy chasing the
* coyote, or wolf , with dogs. Now some
of the land owners have-joined hands
wdth the sportsmen .and' scientists in
, asking the government to investigate
before poisoning or trapping any
more coyotes. Naturalists regret the
^ passing of the timber wolf and. griz
zly .bear, but I do.- not know of one
man who has a kind word for the
wolverine. He is the worst enemy of
' the wilderness trapper of the far
north. - When he finds the trap line
t he. will often follow it for many
miles, stealing and destroying what
they cannot eat, at times even carry
ing off the trapi.with its, catch and
t> huiryiug it.. His nearest, relatives are
the weasel family. Like the fisher
and pine marten*, these are considered
foolish around a. trap.. No one ever
called a wolverine foolish; they have
beten called everything else. .
If a marten trapper finds a wolver
ine, is following his line he sometimes
sprjngs all his small traps and sets a
'elfcr big ones, for unless he .can get
rid of that wolverine he may as well
home.
I know from, personal, experience a
vdlverine visited a place every month
oEi.fiwo for three years because he had
once found a cache of meat..
I have had wolverine pass a marten
immy trap. It was hanging from the
limb of a tree, and I suppose the
'valverine thought I was trying to
some trick on him and he took
naiichances. He examined it from all
sides, also sat down and thought it
over, then followed my trail to the
next trap.
Sometimes they are taken in. No. 1
oik.No. 11-2 trap, but they generally
spoil such traps and get away. No. 3
is. the smallest trap that should be
used, and. I like a larger trap better.
The wolverine may be smarter by
nature than the fox, but I think it is
the. training, he gets by getting into
marten traps or other small traps
that makes him so very hard to catch.
He travels mostly at night, sleeps
anywhere.—sometimes on top of a
bald mountain or at root of a tree, at
other times in some hole or den. He
ranges from Colorado to beyond the
Arctic circle, Northern Europe and
Asia.
Wolverine are generally fat. They
are short, stock built and very strong.
Females weigh 20 to 25 pounds,,
males 28 to 40 pounds. I caught one
that weighed only 15 pounds.
Wh^n they, are having a good time
at. the trapper’s: expense- they may
visit the trap line once a week. When
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they find a cache of meat they may
sleep under it.
We generally get them in steel
traps, set with a balance pole. A
good set is to hang beaver or other
meat in a leaning tree, three or four
feet from the ground. Set trap on
upper sile of tree on ground or raise
it a little with moss. Use balance
pole to swing wolverine clear from
ground. Then keep away; let snow
cover your tracks..
A hollow log is a good place to set
a trap, covering trap with well rotted
wood. Or make pen like marten set,
only larger* setting two traps, one in
front and one behind, but do all the
work from frone side. If these fail,
use a deadfall; the old-fashioned way
is at times the best. Use a big bait,
and do not be surprised if he gets
away with it, for he knows he is
dealing with a trap.
Wolverines feed on rabbits, beaver,
caribou and ground suirrels. They
often kill mountain sheep. They have
powerful jaws, and can make a meal
off the bones of caribou or other an
imal left by wolves or bears. They
are. not very fast, hut seem neevr to
get tired. Pressed by hunger, they
feed on porcupines, sometimes caus
ing their own death by quills punc
turing their stomach and intestines.
A. H. TWITCHELL.
YOUTH BADLY MAULED
BY KODIAK BROWNIE
Robert. Frothingham and the editor
of Outdoor Life, those stalwart de
fender sof Alaska brown bear, both
of whom have bitterly assailed the
Gateway for its. attitude toward the
bruins, should ask Mike Kalmakoff of
Kanatak, in Seward at the prestn
time, what he thinks about the bear,
says an article in a recent issue of
the Gateway.
Kalmako can tell the mfirst-hand.
He should be able, for upon his body
are myriad scars, mute evidence of
his encounter with one last fall, near
Kanatak..
FFrothingham and Outdoor Life
would have the public know that
Alaska, brown bears are docile; that
they are not harmful and, if brought
up properly, and not tormented by
children, will eat fro mone’s hand.
But that isn’t the picture painted
by Mike, who is under treatment at
the Seward General Hospital; his
right arm won’t function right, even
though several months have passed
since Mr. Bear playfully jumped out
of the bush and gently bit out chunks
from Kalmakoff’s chest, arms and
the tail end of his spine. The bear
played too rough, and for three days
thereafter it was a question whether
Mike would survive. His youth and
vitality probably decided the matter.
Kolmakoff and his partner were
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hunting, ’tis true, but had not yet
reached the hunting grounds and had
not fired a shot, when unexpectedly
this bear rushed at them. They had
not had a previous glimpse of him.
Mike’s gun was not even loaded. But
this he endeavored to do' pronto, but
in th eexcitement jammed the cart
ridge. Then the bear was upon him!
Immediately Mike crossed his arms
across his chest as the bear lunged at
him with jaws squared wide. In
Mike's right hand he still hung on to
thfe rifle, and fortunate that he didL,
for his right chest and rifle were all
bit deeply into. Nert came a terrific
swipe in the back of the head, hurl
ing him to the ground; another hite
out of the pants and the brownie
turned and made off.
Mike’s partner kept circling the
two, but could not fire for fear of
shooting Mike.
I H. N. Evans, big fur dealer and
trader of the westward country, who
also is in the city, is of the opinion
this bear was the identical one which
killed the native boy near Kanatak
last fall while the lad was standing
beside a river, fishing. This lad had
no gun and was undoubtedly unaware
of the bear’s presence. He lived two
or three days after.
Westward folks believe if one of
these bears took one bits out of the
rear extremities of Frothingham and
Outdoor Life editor, they, too, would
howl like coyotes.
IN THE GAY ’90s.
Cream was 5 cents per pint.
A roast chicken cost 25 cents..
Appendicitis was “tummy ache.”
The butcher threw in a chunk of
liver.
A swain took his girl “for a buggy
ride.”
A nifty suit of clothes cost $12.
Women strove for wasp-like waists.
I Automobiles were projected as
horseless carriages.
Baseball was developing from “one
old cat” into a real game.
“The Floraadora Sextette" was a
stage knockout.
1 Livery stables floflurished in all
towns.
Hitching posts lined every street.
Rich families had iron dogs or deer
on their lawns.
The Dalmatian and the poodle were
dogs of the decade.
Lillian Russell was the theater
goers’ idol.
Seventy-five dollars a month was a
princely salary.
A laborer received $1 per day.
Women gladly wore cotton stock
Cunibersome crinoline skirts,
And leg-o’-mutton sleeves.—Er.
Daughter (entertaining swain in
the small hours)—Has father gone to
bed yet?
Mother-—No. He’S in the cellar,
reading.
Daughter—Whatever is he reading
in the cellar?
Mother—The electric light meter!
—Humorist.
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TABLE OP DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND PLAT
Nenana _
Tavern Roadhouse
Miles
. 00
_ 17%
Knight’s Roadhouse.. 23%
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse 58
Diamond Roadhouse .76
Roosevelt _1.... 89
115
132
150
169%!
187
Lake Minehumina_
Trappers’ Cabin _
Lone Star Roadhouse_
Telida Roadhouse __
Slow Fork Roadhouse_
East Fork Roadhouse ..) 206
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse. 227%
Big River Roadhouse... 241
McGrath ... 263
Takotna ..280
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse..- 291
Ophir...300
McGafferty...306
Brown Creek shelter cabin.318
Frits shelter cabin... 338
First Chance shelter cabin _ 346
Schermeyer R. H.... 360
Iditarod...376
Flat ____ 384
Bonanzas sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
miles from Bonanza.
IT TASTED LIKE MORE,
BUT—WELL—ANYHOW.
RENO, Ore.—A large and savory
piece of cooked meat was placed on
' an imposing stone in the plant of the j
| Bulletin here not long ago by Roy 1
| Wolf, Linotype operator. Roy had the
meat from A. D. Lewis, who had it,
[ in turn, from the Deschutes river.
Printers and reporters gazed at the
meat and nhaled its fine aroma.
Eventually they sampled it, pro-j
nounced it “Class A” goods, then re
peated. Later Roy told them just
what it was that had so intrigued
their palates—nicely grilled muskrat.
Iu most cases that was the end of
hunger in that plant that day. One
| inky journeyman turned a ghastly
green that f-ided to white—but re
tained his muskrat.
As for Wolf—well, he says he’s
going to bring in another one of the
j “tender little critters,” but isn’t
going to share it with a lot of unap
preciative printers and copy chasers.
I eat my peas with honey,
I’ve done it all my life;
It may sound kinda funny,
But it keeps them on the knife.
Reporter—I’ve got some real news
this time.
City Editor—What, the man bite
| the dog?
| Reporter—No, a bull threw a con
| gressman.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. !
Estate of Joseph Lewis, deceased.
Mattie Crosby has been appointed
and qualified as administratrix of the
estate of Joseph l ewis, late of Kus
kokwim Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, deceased.
Dated at Napamute this 6th day of
June, A. D. 1913.
GEO. W. HOFFMAN,
Probate Judge of said Precinct.
1st pub. June 27; last, July 25.
A negro was being examined for
his mental condition. “Do you ever
hear voices without being able to tell
who is speaking or * here the sound
comes from?” asked the doctor.
“Yes, suh,” replied th > negro.
“And when does this occur?”
“When Ah’s talkng over de tele
phone, suh.”
Floridian (picking up melon)—Is
this the largest apple you can grow
in your state?
Californian—Stop fingering that
grape.
Mrs. Tiltnose—Poor Archibald has
been kicked by horse.
Mrs. Putton-Ayres—How dreadful
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