THE
McCarthy weekly news
Entered as second class mailer. Septem !
her 17th, 191S. at the Lost Office, al
.VicOarthy. Alaska,, under the Aci of
.Viarch 3v. 1^79.
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Saturday Decembei 22, 1923.
0. Al. Lander
ii. E. Lander
We
Wish
Each
and
Everyone
All The
Happiness
and
Good
Cheer
THAT
'Christmas
Can
Bring'
What’s Happening to
The Game
Alaska has undoubtedly ’’arrived’’ !
as a mecca for tourists and sportsmen. 1
Little need be said about the value oi
tourist traffic to the Territory, as every ,
one realizes that scenery and climate !
are two of our biggest assets. The value '
ol wild life to Alaska, however, is not j
generally recognized. In figures com
piled bv the 1 biological Survey for this
year, the average cost per animal of
three hundred twelve game animals
taken by forty four outside sportsmen
is said to be $32?\79. This makes a
total of $102,585.50 left in the Terri
tory to benefit Alaska. This is no colla
sal sum. compared to the $18,000,000
at which the minerals exported in 1022
were valued at, or the $10,000,000
which was the export value of fish for
1923: But—every cent of that $li»2,
285.50 remained in Alaska. Further
more, the forty four hunters of this
year will be increased to one hundred
and forty-four in a year or so. There
can be no doubt, therefore, that big
game is one ot the valuable resources
of the country.
That measures should be taken to
preserve this resource is felt by those
who are familiar with conditions in
the interior. V hosesale slaughter of j
moose, sheep and caribou bv the In
dians must be stopped or these animals
will become as scarce as the buffalo.
There are scattered groups oi Indians!
rhruout th« interior who do practically
nothing but hunt. Their diet is princi- I
pally meat. It takes a great deal of
meat to feed a community of even eight
een or twenty Indians and about fifty
dogs for a year. Hut, as they were the
original inhabitants of the country,
they are entitled to a living— if they!
i
stopped there. l>ut an Indian will not
cease shooting as long as he has a car- I
tridge left. It may be the day after a
big kill, it may be in the hottest days ;
of August, he may wound more than
he kills—but he keeps on firing into a
herd as long as he has anything to
tire with. Then he ’’sits down” there i
!
and gorges until the meat begins to
spoil or the choicest portions are gone, j
The average kill per Indian per year is !
one hundred fifty animals, of which 1
perhaps half is left to decay Valued at i
$328.79 an animal, he has destroyed
close to $50,000 worth of potential
wealth; and what has he produced?
Nothing. i
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LEGAL
ADVERTISING
Notice To Creditors
in the Probate Court, McCarthy Pre
cinct, rhird .Judicial Division, lerritdry
of Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate ol Milo
Parovich, deceased.
i
No. 5>.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned was duly and regularly ap
pointed administrator of the estate of
Milo Parovich, deceased, by said court
on the 19th day of November, 1923, j
and has qualified as such administrator.
That the creditors and all persons
having claims against the said estate are
requested to present the same, with the
roper vouchers, within six month
after the publication of this notice, to
the undersigned at his place of busi
ness in the town of McCarthy, Alaska.
Dated at McCarthy, Alaska.Novem
ber 19th. 1923.
C. W. \ ickery
Administrator of the Estate of Milo
Parovich, deceased.
First Publication Nov. 24, 1923
Last Publication Dec. 15,1023.
Notice of Forfeiture
lo I'red R. Tracey—
Administrator of the Estate of Dr.
C. L. Hale.
The Heirs and Assigns of said Estate
You are hereby notified that f. the
undersigned, have performed the nec
essary amount of labor required by
law, viz 10 days per annum, to hold for
the years of i 91 7-’ 1» ’20 22 and for
he year ending 12 o’clock meridian
time. July 1st, 1923, the Powell Pla
cer claim. The above-mentioned claim
s situated on Rex creek, about 5%
miles from the Nizina Postoffice, Ni
zina [unorganized] Recording District,
and is on record at the McUarthy, A
laska.
And if within ninety days after this
notice by publication you fail or refuse
to contribute your portion of exnend -
iture as a co-owner, your interest in
said claim will become the property of
the subscriber under Section 2324. re
vised Statutes of the United States.
A.L. Powell
First Publication Nov. 3, 1923.
Last Publication Jan. 5, 1924.
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