l&bv&USKO TIMES
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At ^AbMMr^PVUMff,,^
»wiS*»«rf.E4i*wv>
Ptofc&Otf !
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pec^ -Hae, per r
iswwtu. | jfc
'A^.*dv«rttaMMRU,'''fMr Raa, •
*£«**«■--.■.-...20
rrai»«ien*,.{lisplap^J pep jneh, par ‘'
issue* fmiyi&toA «fca**s $1)?;;. M
ffn tiered f atr s««rtnisri*!te tftattar ‘ At»*'
2*tbj W28, at the' poetoAce it
feketMy A'lswku* Htoder the Afit' of
3fat«ih:Syi t&fffc;;>
Taliotflrra*! Alaska,. May rt, 1929. -
wolves atsd ebfofiS DNfti -
HE-AWYiMIAMAGE EVERY,
Y.KAHt STEWART AVERSE
BjJ • 9i-jtE SttniMt, Loader-oF > Aeda>
tory* Ahiroafc rffbrttrol. >
Tn the islaufc t»f the Aleiaiufrr-ar^
*hit->elag«> AlSiaka^ there - are* more
Sii^i 400 timhar wolves. These peed4
racrr xm re tnM*o(rdwr ml
nuilJy. - CoinsidlirTn^Brthait some of
th^se1 degfc'rvroultf' (tie during the- win
tiTO^tejnWst j® the' deep show
■indi^fhaft^ibm e would- be' killed where
th^r wnroSkr.rfot Be? bt Vcoriirtaie Value,
ont* is eMsirvMiWr in placing that
daihage’at <velt above-(75,00* annual
ly-" fSefta'MiI'y every deer taken by
hunter- *sis weffch. »15- ft» food Value.
With tWe exception of ' a Very few
dedr in the.^reiniCyipf C©rddva,ih the
Third? judicial division, therV* are n&
dedr ih Ifrterio'ri Alaska:.
I n considering ■ fhe'<ftunage*-m - this
great boiijr 6f\ Alaska atrerife nioose,
caribou, Sheep, etei^/m: sho«itd"be
bori» in. mind ’ that pBedutbrs- occur
ovdr uearl yaU> Che ares and* are- coit*
stirntlji committing more -or rless depi>
reflation ». arm*ng;-tha desirable ani-*
mats elsewhere..'
The killing of ^hsoose aotTcdribou i#
•defcrly ’done by.' woWes, although
didre.is actnee damage^ iuwohgri’Ahe
•sBret hyijVebyotes.-^ The sheep are
neiiiUy tprpyud upon b% both .wolves
and coyotes', chiefly the. latier. Vvhere
cttrii*' strf eSft tirih 1i heavy on the
sheep., ranges* :.- Eagle* kill? matiy
Iambs. ■ -
Mott? of.-Che^da»htg^'- to- thh' fox
family i‘ sdofi ^coyotes,. ' although
volm £11 ’noinbei. In
ntahy seaiibnSwhfere coyotes* have oc
eufred' bwer~&:-perlod of four o* mor««
years./foxes aredfltisely Willed Off. In
some large .section^’ prcffatofry. tni*
mala kill ninny- times more foxes
thin are taken b’y trappers in the
same area.
Thee damage too beavers is chiefly
dorte by wolverines and1 wolves.
Wblveriiws kill some sheep 'and do
cMtsidtaahfc damage to the caches of
prospectors, miners, trappers and:
othrs. ' The figures in. the table below
are arrived at from careful observa
tion and investigation extending over
most of Alaska; during the past 21.
months and from estimates by offi-"
-cials'of the Alaska Game COmmis
sionv the Forest Service and cithern
■having knowledge 'of game conditions:
If the situation with' respect to the
damage to ;gan# tbrdiighoiit Alaska
is as serious as in the average sec
tions in which hivvstygatidns ‘'•'have
been carried fin,''the damage is an
nually much greater rh.*»r 'given in
these rtgwrer.
In the mighdtWy ^VatetfoWl "nest
ing areas of the eastern portion Of
the Trrtetior gredfc’damage-' is being
demer by coyrttes- to the young' bird*
and the nests. Few geese nested any
place in these seetiOns’dtiring the past
thfeeg-or :fotn-yearfly-. sine 'coyotes
•have- increased, to- ■uocmeide'ratfle1 ex
tent. . Many* thousands’ "oftthesit were
formerly reared tKdre. Ducks1 in this
area suffbtrSeiioiii.’-dhftmge- fTomcoy
OteS; ;tnd both* duck 'and geese eggs
‘are destroyed by 'the thousands.’
Tk„ . .v __-jv.- !.
great-' as. the eoinbined areas of GaK
f-ornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Utah and 'Arizona. Wheif its great
area is cbifitidePecP, t&e figures shown
below do no tappeat pt-oopbrtidnafely
large;, in fact,, it is thought that the
actual damage done5 by predators4 in
the Territory is more-than'1 $1,000,000.
pep-jgear at theAraluations-of the vari
ous -Specifcs given Tn. 'the following:
tahle.
Coyotes and wolves have- only very
recently entered the reindeer areas:
The annuhl loss of this stock-trill cer
tainly mount rapidly, for. there » a.
heavy- drift of coybtesi; and of wolves
toward the sectioa.v
Serious- seattaring of the herds and
killing of even adult reindeer b‘y a.
■few coyotes that have-’ recently, en
tered . the- rang®* near* Kokrints is
reported by the proprietors -the4
deer*. - W-olveS commit - the ’depreda
tions repprted -ihk the -ffillo'whigi table.
a ’ Coyotes have - drifted front -> the»
Stikine river, British: ColumbHa aim
t1898,-.to KokrHTfei;OH.the -Yukon river>
in 1929—approximately i35 ■"'•mile**
across country, per-year.*-' -
-■* Ag-rieuRural in- Alaska. is- at present
so limited -that ‘rodent control' does
not present a serious problefn.. Any
rtxfcitt ’cmVtrtd* tHat.-tnay.-be S» needed
will be entirely local in character and
simple of administration,4'
- Roieritts d# hotr-ijecnr--fiv iftuflWdnt
numbers to deplete the range, feeds
needed by game animals.-4 Throughout
McGrath, July, 4th.;
Boat Races—Outboard'Inboard. »
Men's, Women'* and Children’s Foot
Races.
Alh-kindm of Running1 anil Standing.
Jumps..
Hammer Throwing;
Pataio-iRace- for- *Ladias.'*
Apple Diving Contests for. the
Kiddies.
Many Sport*' of AU Kimio^-Too Nu- -
merous to mention../1-.
PRIZES FOR EVERYBODY r
BI& lDAiNCE IN - THE -EVENING* - -
edmwone- ctm Airi
A Grand‘Time Assured
nearly all of Alaska an abundance of
rodentts are highly desirable- by rea
son of. the food thus provided for fur
bearers.
Annual: losses in Alaska, caused! by
predators art*-as follows:
20,00(1 caribou* dressed-—150
'•! R>s, each @ Fc. A.$150,OOC'
1,500 moose, dressed—500 lbs.
•* each, @ 30o_.. . 225,000
5.000 deer, dressed—75- lbs*
• ' each, @ 20e. 75*000!
2.000 sheep, dressed, I.U0. lbs,
@ 80ft. 75,0(10
500 reindeer, -dressed,. @ $10
each- a*... 5,0001
Total . *530,000
.4>000 red foxes, (a; £35. each. $140,000
700 cross foxes, (© S70:t»aoh..- 40,000;
gMb silverfoxes,-(» $125 each- 17,500
600 beavers, (©, $25 ^ach .!■!■. 15*0001
Other fur-bearers (mink, mar
' tmtedfitihers, -l-ynJrV . 8,500,
—--—j
:.5> Totel-. $250,000)
(.5,000 geese (To $1.50 each-.. $7,500
j 25,000-ducks. >(8> 50c each.12,500
Total ,-. $35,000
Grind total.' •. $835,000
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ATTENTIONS WORLD WAR
* VETERANS, AND RELATIVES.
WASHINGTON.— Approximately
/our hundred thousand veterans- of
i the World War have failed to file a pH
; plication -for adjusted service, uertifi-j
cates (commonly ..known • as • the
“bonus”), which law was passed by
Congress on May 10,. 1924.
| The time within which these appii
j cations must be filed will expire dur
ing this year, and Congress will not,
likely extend the time, -since it has
aireauy mau«. one sucn extension.. !
Under this law all enlisted, men
who served -mow* than sixty days .are
entitled-to the bonus, the amount;
being dependent upon the • length, of j
1 service of the -soldier. ...
Veterans who have not filed '-apjili.'
cations should do so nowt -
If a veteran-died.-.either before or-;
since the -enactment of this law with
out making application,, -then the,
widow or, children or the dependent
, mother oa: father of the veteran.may
k do so-Tiow. ^
These applications’ must he filed,
soon, orr it will, he. too- late. I am
''anxious that all interested parties re*,
siding within the Congressional dis
trict which I represent .may not be
barred from making, claim, by reason.
Of limitation.
.j Those desiring-further information
or application blanks should write to,
[ me at, oner ..
I . DAN A. SUTHERLAND^ *
House of Repoesentaives.,
Watsktngton, D. C.
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