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Entered as secontt-eiitss matter Au- ■
'ult 29th, 1923, at the postoffice at
Tok.ot.na, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 18 Mt
Takotna, Alaska, January 14, 1928.
OUTLINES CORRECT WAYS
OF TRAPPING COYOTES
To enable trappers to learn the cor
rect methods of taking- predators, the
Alaska Game Commission has issued
a mimeographed circular, ‘’Sugges
tions on Trapping Predatory Ani
mals. The circular was prepared by
B. K. Stewart,'-chief predatory animal
hunter for the Territory, who is now
in the Copper river district after
making a Thorough survey of the
Dredatorv animal situation in thn In.
terior.;.
A general Statement concerning the
predatory animal prooblem is made by
Mr. .Stewart, in the following preface:
"(oyotes are apparently Spreading
ovbr she Territory. Having entered
from the eastern international boun
dary, their drift is westerly and
sobutherly jntil noow they have be
come common throughout moat of the
-“astern part of the Territory.
“It is a well established faact that
•ototes prey upon t lie_ water-fowl,
ptarmigan and' the- grouse family.
1 heir food habits being similar to the
fox, they reduce the- food which
wduld normally be eaten by the fox
and other fur bearers and by the re
duction of their food supply the fur
hearers cannot increase rapidly, as
they otherwise would.
“Coyotes are credited with killing
fox and other fur-bearers, which they
probably dot- It is known that they
will run ,t colony of foxes out of
dens and use the dens for themselves
t drear their young. By this, in many
instances, they force the expectant
mother foxes out of the warm nests
that have been prepared for their
young, and at a time of year when the
mother fox cannot prepare a new den,
consequently the young perish. It is
without question that there is a con
siderable. loss of foxes through this
cause. It, is reported by trappers in
sections where coyotes have been.
present for several, years that they
are destroying muskrats. They are
also charged with killing the young
of big game. j
“Wolves have been with us lounger'
than the coyotes and are apparently
also increasing and. spreading into
other sections of the Territory. The
food habits of the wolves include
many items of the coyotes’ menu and,'
being a larger and bolder animal, he
enlarges his diet by killing big game.
None of the big game, except pos
sibly the bear, suffer from inroads
into their number by wolves. .
“The future abundant supply of[
fur and game for the peoople of the
Territory who rely o ntrappirig as a
livelihood and on game as a fold sup
ply, it is feared, depehds on a control
of these predatory animals. Mayn
sections are now feeling the effects of
the presence of predatory animals, a 1
condition which perhaps cannot be
overcome, but can he alleviated yb
the active Co-operation of the trap- j
pers and prospectors in the hills-. The j
Territory is paying a bounty of $15;
each as an indurement for this eo-l
operation.
“An appeuJ'is made to every trap-[
per and prospector in the Territory !
to take an active part in thecontrol:
of these animals and turn the'scale
froom thepreseni increase to a ' do
crease in their numbers.”
The pamphlet recommends certain
types oftraps and other equipment
for use in trapping wolves and coy
ui/to. * x, «icv luco biic iiiwdi nr
cient methods of their use.
It gives two formulas for use in
trapping operations and tells where;
they may be obtained. Directions for
making box traps, the placing of sets,
making sets, sets not to be used and
other'information is contained in the’.1
circular. Co-operation between indf-1
vidual traappers is urged.
OPENING DATES FOR SAL- -
MON FISHING IN ALASKA,
WASHINGTON.—The Department
of Commerce announced new opening
dates for Southeastern Alaska Nrm- ■
mercial salmon fishing as follows::
The Cross Sound and Icy Straits *
district, June 15 to-August 6. Thej
fall season opens September .yand the t
date of closing is undecided as yet.
Parallels 57 to 58- will eb open to-1
fishing from June 20- to August 11
The fall season will be from Septem
ber 15 to October 30.
In the Ketchikan- district the sea
son will be from June 25-to August
18, and the fall season from Septem
ber 15 to October 15.
On the west ‘ coast of Prince of
Wales island the season opens July
15 and closes August 22.-- The fall
season will be from September 15 to;
October la. '*
One advantage of being a Demo
crat. Year have a better chanee to be
mentioned as' a Presidential possibil
ity.—iiAnswick (Ga.) Pilot. • •
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RETURNING ALASKAN
SAYS COAST IS BAD
(Anchorage Times.)
There is a lot of unemployment in t
Portland and Seattle at the present I
time, and there will not.be much im-!
provement until spring, at the earli
est, according to Vic Hickman, mem
ber of the Alaska Railroad forces in |
iinchorage, wno veturned home this1
week from a trip.to the States. Con- j
ditions are particularly bad in Port
land, he declares, with rents high and i
jobs a, a premium.
iLcivinan obtained a lot of first- j
nana iiiforoniaUoii about working con-!
muons. ile visited the varioous em
ployment offices on several occasions i
during his stay in Portland and made j
personal inquiry regarding work of j
different kinds. The oinces were
crowned day and night with men
seeking work and a regular stampede
followed the posting of every job.
Inquiry regarding .wages revealed
the fact that clerks-who were getting
$35 a week not so very long agQ are
now working for $2Q«a week, and the
salaries of bookkeepers-have shrunk
from SI25 a month to $100. Carpen
ters are working for <75 cents an
hour, which is lust halt the amount
they were getting- a few years ago.
The cosf of living has decreased
considerably also since’ Hickman was
'ast in Portland—with- the exception
of rents. A very ordinary-furnished
house, or apartment commands a
rental of $50 and from that-upward.
Mr. Hickman’s brother is engaged
in the real estate busines? and be
learned freom him that Ahere is very
little doing in-that-line. * It-has been
quiet during the last -three months j
and no improvement- is anticipated j
before spring,.- Mr. Hickman says he j
was approached by no fewer shun five i
mam on a single block in PortRmd, ali I
of them seeking financial aid. j
After the Anchorage- man had!
found a good home for his three i
motherless children in Pcwti&nd, he i
thought he might find a job there for 1
the winter1, in order to be near them,;
but after a look around he concluded !
tnot Alaska had more to offer to the!
v/age earner than any © fthe Coast
GAME ASSOCIATION SUG
GEs'ffc SEVERAL CHANGES;
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At a recent meeting of the Tanana
Valiev Game Protective Association,‘
held at Fairbanks, a number of sug
gestions were submitted to the people
of the interior district and, if ap
proved by- them, will then be forward- ;
ed to the AlunRa Game Commission,
foor consideration at 'the forthcom-;
ing annual meeting ic -’&at organiza
tion. The suggestionsVfollow:
1. Is it expedient to. ask Congress
foor funds to “light- the rapidly in
creasing coyotes and wolves,,, or i
shoould the -Territory1 bear this, ex
pense?
2. Is the black bear entitled to:
protection in the interior, of Alaska.? 1
3. Shall caribout cows and calves i
be protected and permit only the-kill
ing of bulls-? Is it feasible to allow j
only a part-of the Seasouaal limit of
caribout to be taken in August, the
rest to. be taken later in the season,
when dangeer from spoiling is past?
4. Shall beaver be transplanted to
the upper Tanana valley? Is the in
troduction of other fur-beaters, such
as the fisher* Siherian kolinsky, Si
berian blue squirrel and the imperial
sable, worth attempting?
5. Should Fairbanks have a per
manently appointed forest fire war
'•den?
The executive heads of the Alaska
Game Commission have assured the
Fairbanks association of the fullest
co-operation in their movements to
better wild life conditions in Alaska.
The- Tanana-Yukon Game Protec
■ tive Association was the initial force
behind the legislation that will bring.
, bison, elk and small deer to Interior
Alaska, and it was in a large mea
sure responsible for the Related pred
atory animal control investigation
Jjegup last summer
J--LL SSB
FOR 8ALE.
Miss E. Marsh, McGrath, wants to
sell her home, in order to leave for
England. Must be cash. $1,500 takes
all. Bed; new, large range and
heater; dishes; all cooking utensils;
carpets, curtains, furniture and fit-,
tings; also another*cabin, next door.
Posses.1,ion given immediately.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All persons having claims against
the estate of, Arthur Kitk, deceased,':
or against, the firm of Lindfors* &.
Kirk, are hereby required to present,
the same.-.under oath, to the under*;
signed, administrator of the said' ea.
tate, at his residence in the town of.
Flat, Alaska, on or before the1 list
day of May;, 1928.
Dated, latF, Alaska, November 118,
-927.
, HARRY DONNELLEY*
Administrator of the estate,
orf -ABthur Kirk, deceased.
Du Rand’s !
Gafe and
Hotel
Flat City
The single-track mind is seldom
well ballasted.—Shoe tnd Leather
Reporter.
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