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WILL HAVE BIG
REINDEER NERD
' Reindeer Service of the Bureau of
Education Plan on Propogating
Herd Near Copper Center.
Walter H. Johson, superintendent
j of the Reindeer Service of the Bu
reau of Education, whose headquart
j ers are at St. Michael, wrote to Mr.
Steve Foster, the game warden, for
| the purpose of eliciting information
.relative to the feasibility of moving
a herd of reindeer from St. Michael
i to the neighborhood of Copper
! Center.
The letters is as follows:
St. Michael, April 27- 1918
j “Mr. Stephen Foster,
I Xenana. Alaska.
“Dear Sir:—Mr. Geo A. Parks
has referred me to you, for infor
mation relative to moving reindeer
from the Kuskokwim and Yukon dis
! triets to the neighbor’ ool of Copper
j Center. My plan has been to take
I the deer via the right limit of the
j Kuskokwim river as far as Iditarod.
From there I have to rely on infor
mation received from the people
j familiar with the section of country
between that place and Copper
Center. The herd would be moved
after the freeze-up and an attempt
1 made to establish it some place east
of the new railroad .probably a cou
ple of day's run from Copper Center.
Of course it all depends on grazing
ground. Reindeer must have hills
that are practically free or barren
■ of trees, and the white or caribou
moss. The moss is the important
thing. We can go any place if there
is moss. I am sending you a small
incorrect map. which will show you
the proposed route,—that is the
genera! direction of the line of
travel and also the area in which
I would like to establish the herd.
The closer to Copper Center the
better, for it would be convenient
to furnish the herders with supplies
Probably after the railroad is com
pleted a place will be found for the
deer near it.
“If you have any sort of a gen
era! map that you can jot dowi
the following information on an<
mail to me. I would be much re
lieved and thankful for the aid i
would give.
(Along the Line of Travel)
1 Moss areas—places that yot
actually know or have been tolc
that moss is to be found.
2. Areas that are practically free
from timber. In the spring snow
drifts into the timber to such a
depth that it is almost impossible
for the deer to feed.
3. Areas that are practically bare
of snow April first. Necessary thai
such a place be found for the fawn
ing season which occurs in April
I suppose nearly all southerly slope
are free of snow at that time though
for we have very little trouble witE
snow in April even in this section.
4. Places that will be possible tc
purchase food for our party enroute
That is, any traders or stores along
the way. We can easily carry s
month’s supply of food for four mer
but it would be far better if tve
could pick up supplies along the
line, by making a detour of a few
miles.
“Just jot those things down on a
nap or sketch. If the move actu
i
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RANCH—40 acres under cul
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■
ally comes through this winter I
shall expect or try to have my
department detail you to assist us
at least after we reach Lake Min
chumina.
“Oh, yes, are wolves numerous?
Very respetcfully yours.
“WALTER H JOHNSON,
“Superintendent.”
Mr. Foster, who has had consid
erable experience in the hills and
1 knows the country that will be trav
ersed by the herd in their passage
'from St. Michael to the Copper river
country, has sent the necessary in
I formation and rhe probabilities are
that the deer will come through soon
after the freeze-up.
The course outlined for the gen
• oral direction of travel of the herd
! will, according to Mr. Foster, con
| tain ample feed for the herd and
j will also bring the herders in touch
j with trading posts and places where
i they will be able to procure provi
i sions for themselves.
In the line of travel as mopped
j out by Mr. Foster there is said to
be quite a large area between Ta
i cotna and the southern shore of the
big lake, which had recently been
; burnt out, and Mr. Foster thinks that
the herd may find some difficulty in
their passage through this section
, as regards feed, but as they could
easily cover this distance in a short
time, he does not apprehend serious
i trouble. He also thinks that as the
fire that went through this section
occurred a long time ago. that some
moss may have grown on it since
but has advised Mr. Johnson to take
no chances, and suggested that he
send a couple of men in advance
of the herd to scout the country ir,
this section and pick out the most
favorable route.
It has been predicted often that
the reindeer industry of Alaskr.
will finally solve the great problem
of the high cost of living and that
large shipments of reindeer meat
will form one of the principal sourc-1
es of wealth of Alaska. The pres-;
ent movement of the reindeer to a
section of the country where the J
propagation of these animals had
never before been tried, would in
dicate that the government as rep
resented by the Reindeer Service |
of the Bureau of 'Education, is(!
branching out in the reindeer breed- j
ing industry, with a possible view I
to aiding and encouraging the people i
of the country to take a hand in it j
and make it a flourishing industry !
The experiment will be watched ;
.vith a great deal of interest by all ;
:rue Alaskans.
The herds which will be m^ed to:
the region near Coppe • Center will
be comrrised of the herds now jit
Goodnews Bay, Kvicniv«k river and
Anvik.
t
Peter Yachon arrived in Nenana
last ni^ht from Tanana on his broth
ers launch. He went to Fairbanks
, this morning1 on the Peerless.
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