\ /olves Come in
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Cycles Asserts
Reindeer Man
Timber wolves are increasing in
tii’s part of Alaska and this is why:
Everyone knows how the rabbits
increase to abundance every few
yv. vs and disappear, almost to the
lac., one. This also true of the
I tv.nigan and so it is of foxes and
the smaller carnivorous animals
the t feed upon them.
v. hen the rabbits disappear or dit
tl■ ;■ small furbtarers perish or mi
g: c and we say there is no game.
They each have their cycle. They
ccihe and go. So do the moose and
caribou with the larger carnivorous
ar.i-ias that feed upon them but in
i ich longer cycle.
The moose has reached the heigth
oi .heir abundance and it is time
for wolves to deplete their numbers
and unless extreme measures are
taken for his extermination, that is
j 1 what . t. Wo.f will do as soon
as he has finished, the caribou. In
fact the wolves are already clean
ing up the moose in some places.
re chan 30 years ago I talked
with old Indians, who knew no
Slid Ji but Nature's, and they told
me of this cycle of. game and fur
bea.ers, coming and. going. In
those days wolf sign, in the vicinity
of 13ethel were not infrequent. Pits"
ai.c1 deadfalls for their destruction
wei 3 still in evidence. The Indians
sa.a they will come, again I
thought it was superstition. It was j
a superstition founded on fact, as tq!
the coming and giojng ■.
They, however,J beljteved that the
game and. fprbear.ers migrated' from
ti.e • upper river 'to the coast not
to return and that . the spirits of
such animals as1 were killed same
in.6 the. ground and made their way
to the upper river there to wait
and feturn with., the next cycle.
Alaska now has someth ng com
paratively new in the wolf problem^
It is the coyote. He has made his
first appearanc in the last few
.years, seems verjr'much at home and
doubtless has come to stay. !
Very likely he will prove worse i
than the wolf as he ran live where
the timber wolT'Would' starve.
This wolf orobtem • ic like a pol -
itical football 'ztftt-ie' ‘being played
by politicians‘Who'do ■ know the
rules of the game. Tf ‘ we should
decide to get rid of the wolves be
fore the moose and caribou are des
- J.( L.u, tlu-re are 'sofne things that
have proven successful n other, oc
aiitics we should try.
i iist get professional wolfers j
aiter them. Men who do nothing
cut u -< vv them’ through the year.
At present the work is largely done
. _ n Uigurs who are only teaching
ihe wolves and wolves learn easily.
Second permit the use of poison
under regulations. At present it is
Third, pay a good bounty but not
.urge. A large bounty means
smuggling.
It is- a question whether the Ter
ritorial treasury can stand the
strain; if not, we should have Fed
eral aid.
Are the thousands of square miles
of Game Reservations sanctuaries
for all wild lffe, even predaceous
animals? A few think that prim
itive conditions should he maintain
ed that wolves should be protected.
Others oppose poison and' condemn
steel traps as inhuman and cruel.
It is unlawful to trap "wolves dur
ing closed trapping season for fear
one might accidently get a furbear
er and it takes plenty of red tape
to get. a permit.
Even the"wolf has friend*.
A. H. TWITCTTELL.
The annual -election of officers
and judges- of the Nenana Ice Pool
was held Nenana Saturday, Jan
uary 1?. .George Hupprieh was el
eceted manager. The Ice Pool com
mittee elected include Tom Jones,
Joe Trend, Ed. Lund, Calhoun and
Charles Wilson. Officers' of the el
ection were A. A. Johnson, chair
man; Mr. Calhoun, clerk;-Earl Par
sons, Joe Trend and Cfiarles WL1
;on, judges.
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'MUGGET ROADHOUSE
1 AND BAKERY
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; Bast of Meals and
Iveryone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Sieck : Prop.
TAKOTNA’S PIONEER SHOP j
Robert E. Lowrie - Prop.
Blacksmith, Machine and all kinds of Sheet \
Metal work. Stoves, Safetys, Tanks.
Drills and Boilers and all kinds of Prospect
; ing Equipment.
4 h. p. Gasoline Drills
♦ "-*■ -i*
AUTOMATIC HAND DRILLS
Light in weight and Hercules in strength. Can be
(operated by *one‘ *’ man, If necessary, and reach bedroc k in'
°* ^’‘shallow ground and get results. jj
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Auto Horn Guides
Mate to Port
" Twas a dark and foggy night
when Eugene Clark, second mate
for the Northland Transportation
company, set out on a cruise over
oeattle streets. He had been to a
dance and a little theme song, “Lost
in a Fog,” seemed still appropriate.
i“Cr.pe St. Elias was never like
this!” Clark muttered to himself,
“nor Seymour Narrows, nor Cape
Flattery, nor Harding Rock!”
Resourceful Second Mate Clark
hit on a scheme. Why not apply
to principals of Alaska navigation
.o the streets of Seattle? Why
not use the automobile horn instead
of a boat whistle (which Clark did
n’t have at the time).
If the horn echo came back from
both sides at the same time, Clark
was in “mid-channel” and all was
well. If one echo beat the other in
Pouncing back, then the automobile
was off course. If there was a
period of delay and the echoes
sounded far away, he probably was
at an intersection.
If ther was no echo at ail and
only a dull thud, then the machine
•robably was aground on a fire
hydrant.
The plan worked fairly well, es
pecially in the business section,
where the “canyons” made fine
sound reverberations. Ir .was a
problem, though in the outskirts of
1. Ly. where the buildings are
»/wer.
Second Mate Clark got home, all
right, but- his automobile horn was
ot worth a toot at the end of the
voyage.
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In the- Probate Court of Ophir,
Innoko Precinct, Fourth Divh?iQi).
Territory of Alaska, Before Jessie
M. Howai'd, U. S. Commissioner
md ex-officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of
Anna Miller, deceased.
Notice to Creditors.
In the matter of #he Estate of
Anna Miller, deceased, notice is here
by given that the undersigned has
been duly appointed administrator of
the Estate of Anna Miller, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requii-ed to present
the same fully verified with proper
vouchers attached, to the undersign
ed, at my store in Ophir, Alaska,
within six months from the date of
this notice*.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, on Oct
ober 29, 1934.
P. W. CARLSON,
Administrator.
Date first pub. Nov. 10, 1934.
Date last pub. April 27, 1935J
Frank J. Gjuskey!
Notary PubHc,
Takotne, Alaska. .
Fred King
Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
SPEED QF A FALLING BODY.
The popular belief that a persoi
falling from a great altitude wil
be killed or rendered unconscious
before reaching the ground ha
been exploded by Army fliers, says
the War. Department.
“The experimental department o
Wright Field of the Army Ai
Corps,” it declared, “can definite’:
that a man falling from any alti
tude with aparachute pack attache*
never attains a velocity of greate
than 118 -mil-» per Injur and does
not lose consciousness.”
A dummy of the size and weigh
of a 180 pound, mgn, with a servic
parachute attached and unopened
attained, it was found, a velocity o
118 miles per hour within a perioi
of 11 seconds and after fallinj
1.200 feet in quiet air, but fron
thata time on no increase in spee<
fvas attained.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
OTTER PRECINCT, FOURTH
DIVISION, TERRITORY OF AL
ASKA.
[ In the matter-of the .estate of John ,
; O. Johnson, deceased.
Notice of,. Final Hearing
Notice is. fhet^by .giver^ that the
administrator of the ahp,ve entitled
estate has filed his final report in
the Probote Court above named, and
• that said report will be heard before
I the said, Probate C(\urt, for Otter
‘ Precinct at. Flat, Alaska, on Wednes
> .day, the 15th day of May 1935, at
two o’clock P.M. of said day, at
- which time aiuL place all persons
J interested may appear and show
>' cayse, if any, they ,have, Lwhy said
f!report should not be approved,
1 allowed and confirmed.
' Harry,Donnelley,
1 1 Administrator.
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Data of firpt pub^ Dec^ 23^ 1934.
E SURE TO STO»* AT TUB LITTLE 8TORE ON THE
TRAIL TO McGRATIL W« Haro Shot* far ail afv and aim.
>Ve specialize in Children’s Clothing . Everything tg wear and
*?ood things to eat. We wi© be glad in see j4l
given special attention.
Mrs. Thomas H. McLean
McGRATH. ALASKA
FEE INSURANCE
\ cu should carry a liberal amtant of fire insurance^
for the sake of your credit and your peace ©f mind, *
Needless to say this insurance should be pf^the Tery
highest quality.
Thai’* the Kind Vfrttta* 9f x
Alaska Insurance Agency
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