CAUSE SHORTAGE OF FORAGE
TO SAVE THEM FROM STARVA
TION ONE STATE FURNISH
ES HAY.
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HAY AND FEED WERE SUPPLIED
DEER IN SOUTHEASTERN
ALASKA LAST WINTEjR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 29.—
Despite it “great open spaces,” the
West has congestion problems. Deer
and elk overcrowd their ranges. In
the Jackson Hole country in Wy
oming the size of the elk herds—
25,000 to 40,000—is such that ‘when
snow drives them from the moun
tains the forage in the lowlands is
not sufficient and many die of star
vation. This year in that region the
Izaak Walton League, other sports
men’s associations, the National For
est Service, stockmen and county and
State officials, of Wyoming have been
supplying hay for the elk.
Another overcrowded—and at pres
i?
ent unrelieved—section oif the West is
in the Kalbaib national forest in
Northern Arizona. Deer in this for
est have been protected. So great
ly did they increase that forage be
came insufficient. The 30,000 deer
were in a section hemimed in by a
part of the canyon of the Colorado
river. To relieve the overpopula
tion an attempt was made a year
ago to drive 5,000 of the animals
across the canyon into other parte
of Arizona.
To do this it was necessary to de
scend the south rim of the great can
yon, a mile deep; cross the Colorado
River by swimming and then ascend
the north rim. From the top of the
south rim to the top of the north rim
is thirty miles. The man who made
a contract with Arizona to perform
this feat assembled the best cowboys
but found at the end of the third
day that he and his men had at
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thing to drive a huntch of cattle or
horses, but quite another thing to
drive a large herd of deer. The un
dertaking proved a failure.
Then the Government tried the ex
pedient of reducing the number of
deer in the KailbaJb forest by open
ing a limited season for shooting.
Their operation made no appreciable
reduction in the number of the deer.
Last winter fawns and -mature deer
(were captured and shipped to who
ever wished to purchase them at a
nominal suim. This method of reduc
ing the herds proved unsatisfactory.
The deer were hard to capture; many
of them died in the crates in which
they were shipped.
This autumn the Agricultural De
partment again issued orders that,
under the supervision of the Foretet
Service, hunters would be permitted
to enter the forest and kill a cer
tain number of deer. Governor Hunt
of Arizona refused to recognize the
authority of the Department of Ag
riculture to open the season on deer
in the national forest.
An official of the Department of
Agriculture is now preparing the ne
cessary petition to be filed in an Ari
zona District Court seeking to en
join the Governor from interfering
with the plans of the department to
deplete the number of deer in the
forest by siiooting. It is probable
that the litigation will require con
siderable time. It is feared that
pending the settlement of this ques
tion the herds of deer will lose great
numbers through starvation—and
the hunters get no venison.
The third crowded space is in Utah.
Several years ago Utah found that
its elk were in danger of extermina
tion. The Slate established preserves,
stags were imported in numbers and
assigned to these preserves, and a
closed season of several years was
promulgated. The elk increased and
have become a nuisance.
No person has as yet devised a
wire fence which the elk cannot with
ease demolish to get at the forbid
den forage. As a last recourse the
farmers and stockmen called on the
State Fish and game Commissioner.
As a result an open season on male
elk has been granted to Utah gun
ners, each being required to pay $12
for a permit, to kill one bull elk.
NOMINATIONS MADE
YESTERDAY’S MEET
CHAMBER COMMERCE
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR EN
SUING YEAR WILL TAKE OF
PLACE NEXT MEET.
Numerous nominations were re
corded at yesterday’s meeting of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce which
'was the occasion for nominees being
named for office of the chamber for
the ensuing year. Next Tuesday’s
meeting the election will ,be held.
Nominations were in order following
the completion of all other business
which came up before the energetic
gathering. P. C. McMullen, vice
president of the chamber was pre
siding officer.
P. C. McMullen and- Oarl Orlander
were nominated for president; Elwyn
Swefcmann, P. C. McMullen, Dir. A.
R. Roberts, Rev. Thomas Philip Gra
ham, Joe Badger, Leon Urbach, were
nominated for vice president; J. H.
Flickenger nominated for treasurer,
and J. P. Hannon for secretary. For
the executive board the following
names were nominated: Captain O.
A. Johansen, H. V. Hoben, P. C. Mc
Mullen, Hugh Dougherty and Elwyn
Swetmann.
An effort will be made, thru a
monthly subscription list, to here
after pay the secretary at least a
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SEWARD GRILL
Alaska Airship Co.
SEWARD OFFICE
Box 1486 - - Seward, Alaska
minimum salary of $50 a month. For
the' past year and one-half, It was
stated, the present secretary has
'been giving Ms services gratis and
In addition on many occasions has
paid cash out of his awn pocket far
imany items, in particular, office sup
plies. A nuimiber of the members
present at yesterday’s meeting each
subscribed $2.50 a month towards the
secretary’s stipend. Joe Badger was
appointed a..committee of one to in
terview local business men, in this
respect.
AT THE HOTELS
Hotel Van Gilder—Ben Simson, An
chorage.
Hotel Seward—W. D. Morret, W.
Gustafson, John W. Olson.
JUST RECEIVED
another shipment of High-Grade suits
wMch is far superior to any .that I
ever had in stock. You must see
them in order to appreciate their real
value.
I am offering these suits in prices
fair to all.
JORDAN'S VALET SERVICE.
’ i • ( tCJ
Jack Graham, director of physical
Instruction and manual training of
the Anchorage High School, who has
been visiting in Seward since last
week, plans returning to the Inlet
town Monday. Mr. Graham was a
visitor in town several weeks ago,
when he brought over the Anchorage
team of cage artists. While here he
is stopping in the Tecklenberg apart*
ments.
About the only distinction some
men acquire is being considered prom
inent.
Watch your competitors but don't
knock them.
F. B. MOORE
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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Piping and Fittings for
Power Plant Construction
5000 feet 2 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe, in random
lengths, 12 to 30 feet each; each length fitted with
square machined, four-bolt flanges. One end of run
grooved, opposite end and outlet tongued with steel
machined bolts, hexigon heads and nuts.
3000 feet 1 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe in lengths
12 to 30 feet each; each length fitted with square ma
chined four bolt flanges. One end of run groved, op
posite end and outlet tongued, with steel machined
bolts, hexagon heads and nuts.
500 assorted 1 1-2 and 2 1-2 steel four bolt flanges, elbows,
tees, crosses, return bends, divided return bends, re
ducing companion flanges, flange unions, globe and
angle valves, etc.
The piping and fittings are in first class conditionTready
for immediate delivery F. O. B. mail steamer Starr,
at Portlock, Port Chatham, Alaska.
Our price will be based up Walworth Manufacturing Com
pany’s factory catalog price F. O. B. Boston, Mass.,
thereby allowing the purchaser the cost of the freight
from the Aatlantic Coast to Alaska.
Will sell all or part of above piping and fittings and fur
nish list of quantity of different sizes on hand, upon
request.
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Alaska Consolidated Fisheries, Inc.
PORTLOCK, ALASKA