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Entered a* second-class matter August
28th, 1923, at tbe Post Office at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1379.
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. APR. 12, 1924
Supt. Lopp Discusses
Habits of Reindeer
Danger of inbreeding causing Alas
kan reindeer herds to deteriorate
caused no fear atnong herd owners,
■ays William T. Lopp, superintendent
of Alaska schools medical and reio
<leer services. Interior Department.
Mr. Lopp points to a herd of caribou
known to have remained practically in
od« section for many years, and which
is considered one of the best in Alaska
so far as physical types are concerned.
These animals range west of the Kus
kokwim and have been the subject of
study by the Biological Survey.
‘•Tbe reindeer, like the caribou, ex
ercise the choice of selection in mating
and are more or less composed of
croups,” says Superintendent Lopp.
‘•These groups exchange mates, and at
do time do the members of the same
family mate.
“The color of the reindeer, where it
deviates from tbe solid grey, is not the
result of inbreeding, as is supposed,
x- but is a trick^f the Siberians, who
many generations ago introduced color
into the herd; hence you often encoun
ter the pure white and the -pinto’
reindeer.
“The reindeer is one of the most pro
lific of domesticated animals,” contin
ued Mr. Lopp. “A fawn of May will
itself fawn tbe following year, instead
of, like many animals of tbe herbivor
ous species, await maturity of three
years. ITor this reason a man owning
a herd may count upon a rapid in
crease. These young mothers make up
about equally the losses from natural
causes among the older animals.”
As yet the reindeer has not been
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taught the value of oats and other
trains and forages us a fat producer,
says Superintendent Lopp. Those in
captivity have been taught to mix a
little rolled oats with their moss,-but
j demand the moss as a roughage, and
prefer it to other feeds Ue thinks it
may be possible, b» ■>, t 'lim with very
young animals, t■ ,«c them to eat
the same food as a or cow. In
fact hq knows of several instances
where orphaned fawns have learned to
eat everythicg on man’s table but
meat. An experiment was tried with
a matured animal by starving it of
moss and tempting it with rolled oats.
It ate some of the oats and then went
on strike.
The Biological Survey would wel
come experiments in domesticating the
reindeer and getting it to adapt itself
to other foods titan moss. It is be
lieved it would produce a better draft
animal. A reindeer is good for about
five days, if he is fat and strong at the
start. After that period the fat along
his back disappears and he wilts. It is
necessary to allow him to snack ofteD,
and the effort of pawing for moss,
coupled with pulling a sled, wears him
down. If tie cau be taught to eai horse
feed he will make a splendid draft an
imal in winter
Electricity Instead of
Clubbing to Kill Cattle
Omaha.—Killing cattle by electricity
is to be started here soon by the Cud- j
ahv Packing Company, to replace th< 1
present system of clubbing the animals
over the head, according to this after
noon’s Evening Bee.
Thomas J. Byrnes, of the Cudahy
company, has worked for seven years
to perfect the invention, the article
savs, and, although the experiments
have been kept secret, several hundred
head of cattle were successfully slaugh
tered recently. The plan is expected
to greatly reduce operating costs.
■'The national humane society, which
recently offered a large cash prize for
more humane met hods of killing cattle, !
is expected to approve this invention.”
the Bee says.
Chicago.—Experiments with elec
tricity in killing animals in the Omaha
plant of the Ouda'tn Packing Company
will be continued, R E. Yokura, of the
operating department of the company,
said here todav. The system has not
yet been satisfactorily worked out. but
it is hoped that rt may be, Mr. Yokum
added. The plan when perfected' will
be patented, he said.
Regular Boat Service
on Yuko^ n Summer
Seat tie. t •' ,u> .. since the
gold rush i. >.•; xi summer
will find an i >y river and
sea to Inters . . -.i-. , o.* Nume cham
ber of commerce ■'tales in a message
received here.
The Northern “Commercial Company
of Alaska, following the >c« breakup in
the Yukon this spring, will operate a
power vessel from St. Michael to Holy
Cross on weekly trips, in order to en
able tourists and other travelers to go
Nenana. The steamer0 Davis and Ja
cobs of the Alaska railroad Heet will
operate .between Nenana aod Holy
Cross.
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
A Little of Everything.
Dr. Kathorine Rement Davis, who
has had lone official connection with
the penal institutions of New York
city, says that in her 25 years’ experi
ence with penology she has never
kuown a college girl graduate serving
time for criminal offense in a penal in
stitution.
Denmark has a permanent court of
industrial arbitration for the settle
ment of disputes' beiweeu employers
and employes. The tribunal is na
tional in character and no appeal lies
against its findings in any higher
court.
Under the laws of the Province of
Quebec, a married woman is legally in
capable of performing almost auv Civil
actions without the authorization of
her husband, or tbat of the court.
Graftiog the living nerve of a dog
onto a man with success was oue of the
surgical wonders of the late war. Feel
ing became possible in 148 days, and
{>ower of movement tn 340. \
With a record of 84 bushels iu oue
day. Miss Julia Cheshire, of Assump
I lion, 111., comes forward as a candidate
| for the title of champion woman corn
shucker of the United States.
The bride’s cake of today is a relic of
a Roman cus uni. At a Roman mar
riage the bride was expected to pre
pare a part at least of ihe wedding
feast with her cwn hands.
Sacramento, Cal., haa just finished a
82,000.000 filtration plant which is de
signed to furnish the city with an al
most unlimited supply of pure water.
The largest section of Protestant
Christianity is the Lutheran denomina
tion. which has a world membership of
about 75,000,000.
Of the 8000,000.000 in stock of the
Pennsylvania railroad, 8168.000.000
worth is held by 68,000 women.
The Uoiled States consumes more
than one-tbird of the world’s total pro
duction of turpentine.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale.
United Slates of America,
Disi rict of Alaska
i
88.
Public notice is hereby given that,
by virtue of a writ of fieri facias (or ex
ecution), dated February 20,1924, issued
out of the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Found Division, on a
judgment rendered in said Court on the
i th day of Julv, A. D. 1919, in favor
of the Northern Commercial Company,
a corporation, and against Angus Mc
Kenzie, Angus McLeilau, John Boulton
and Ed Williams, and against Angus
McLellan individually, I have, ou this
2fith day of February. A. D. 1924. levied
upon the following described real es
tale, situated in Otter Precinct. Fourth
Judicial Division of Alaska, to-wit:
All of the right, title and interest of
the defendant Angus McLtellau in and
to those certain tdacer mining claims
known and described as the North Star
Association and the Blue Bird Associa
tion, each of ssid claims oeiog situated
on Ouer creek, in Otter Precinct,
Fourth Division of Alaska. The said
interest being an undivided one quarter
interest in eacb of said claims.
And that 1 wilt, accordingly, offer
said real es.ate for sale, at publie ven
' due, to the bighestand best bidder, for
cash, on the 14th day of April, A. D
1924, at 2 o’clock p. m, at the front
door of the United States Marshal’s
office at Flat, in the Fourth Division of
Alaska.
Dated. Flat, Alaska, February 28th,
A. D. 1924.
G. B. Stevens,
U. S. Marshal, Fourth Divi
sion of Alaska.
By W. W. Estes, Deputy.
ALBRECHT AND TAYLOR,
Plaintiff's Attorneys.
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