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For most people the term "manfs best friend" brings to mind a dog — any dog,
Invever, have you ever paused to think that different breeds of dogs did not
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In the artic and sub-artic regions a dog was bred for pulling a sledge over
frozen tundra. Encyclopedia Brittanica recognizes 4 separate breeds of sledge
dogs
SAMOYEDE - white in color and weighs 36-55 pounds,
SIBERIAN HUSKY - developed in Siberia and commonly used in Alaska0 It is
usually black and white and weighs 40-65 pounds,
ALASKAN MALAMUTE - one of the oldest of the Artic sledge dogs, is heavy
coated, compact, weighing 50-85 pounds,
ESKIMO - weighs 50-85 poundso It’s long hair is deep dun in color,though
obscurely barred and patched with a darker color. The
elongated muzzle, oblique eyes and bushy tail give it a
wolfish appearance® This is as it should be for the
basal stock of the sledge dog is the grey wolf.
The totem poles were erected by the Alaskan Indians to the animal from which
they thought their tribe descended.
Almost e;ll the tin output of America comes from Alaska, chiefly from the York
district in the Seward peninsula.
The liver of the polar bear should never be eaten. It contains so much vit
amin'A that you get an overdose causing you to lose your eyebrows, parj> of your
hair, painful swellings due to bleeding next to the bone and your bones lose
calcium. Also the meat must be well-cooked the same as pork—to avoid trichin
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Nonresidents and aliens must be accompanied by a licensed, registered guide
when hunting big game or going afield to photograph brown or grizzly bear in
Alaska.
Current copies of the Alaska Game Law end Regulations and list of registered
guides can be obtained by writing to the Fish and Wildlife Service, Juneau,
Alaska.
BY THOMAS