as during the open beaver sea
son of two years ago.
The one-year complete close
season for the taking of mink,
land otter and weasel, on the Ke
nai Peninsula, has been removed
and those animals may again be
taken during the open season
irom December 1 to March 1. A
similar restriction on the taking
of mink in Fur District No. 3 has
been removed, and this animal
may be taken during the same
reason as land otter and weasei,
December 1 to March 31. The op
en season for the taking of mink
land otter and weasel in South
eastern Alaska east of Longitude
138 degrees has been advanced
15 days and these animals may
now be taken during the period
from December 16 to January
15.
Responsive to the request of
fur dealers and trappers living
in the Lower Kuskokwim and the
Lower Yukon Rivers and the
shores of Norton Sound, the sea
son, for the taking of mink has
been closed. This area is partic
ularly described as consisting of
those portions of the drainages
to Norton Sound, Bering Sea, Yu
kon and Kuskokwim Rivers
bounded on the north by the
south bank of the Inglutalik
River to its source, and thence
over the divide to the most
north northerly fork of the Ka
teel River and following down its
south bank to its confluence with
the Koyukuk River, bounded on
the east by the west bank of the
Koyukuk River to its confluence
with the Yukon River, thence
following down the west bank of
the Yukon River to the Paimute
Portage, thence across such por
tage to Crow Village on the Kus
kokwim River, thence following
down the North and west bank
of the Kuskokwim River to its
mouth.
To permit qualified persons to
set traps for wolves and coyotes
during the close season on fur
bearers, a provision has been
added to Regulation 18 for the
issuance of permits authorizing
such trapping. These permits
may be issued to qualified per
sons, at the discretion of the
Commission upon applications
completed on forms obtainable
from game wardens. All traps
used under such permits, as well
as traps used for the taking of
animals for propagation purposes
must be marked wdth the owner’s
name or some other distinctive
mark. Such marking is design
ed for the protection of persons
operating under the provisions of
such permits, as well as to facili
tate enforcement work.
The use of set guns of any de
description designed for the tak
ing of game, or fur-bearing an
imals, is now prohibited.
Responsive to the request of
Valdez residents, a closed area
has been established in Keystone
Canyon where no game or birds
may be taken. This area in
cludes one half mile on each side
of and paralleling the Richard
son Highway from Milepost 13 to
ihe center of Snowslide Gulch
near Mile 10. A similar closed
area has been created to permit
migrating caribou to cross the
Steese Highway unmolested. It
includes one half mile on each
side of, and paralleling, this
highway at the “Twelve Mile
Summit” from Milepost 85 to 88,
and the “Eagle Summit” from
Milepost 100 to 111.
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ELECTRIC FISII HERDERS
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Much has been said of sheep
herders—and the Bureau of
Fisheries has now entered that
class. They wili herd salmon in
to spawning streams through a
weir. This is a part of their cam
paign for the conservation of
fish in Alaska waters. This meth
od will be tried out at the mouth
cf the Naknek River in the Bris
tol Bay district.
The apparatus consists of logs,
some chains and a small storage
battery outfit. The logs will be
anchored below the weir gate and
the other end extending some 120
feet below the weir. The open
ing at the outer end will corres
pond in width to that of the
weir. Attached to the logs for
most of the length of the chan
nel will be steel chains These
will be wired to the battery out
fit which will furnish current
for charging. Only 250 watts is
required to charge the outfit. It
is believed that contact with the
charged area will drive the fish
on through the weir to the
spawning grounds.
This novel idea might be adapt
ed by trap men in order to make
their scientific machines more
efficient in the catching of sal
mon. The plan is probably feas
ible and if its worth is demon
strated by the Bureau of Fish
eries, its use with traps will re
duce the cost of trap catch while
at the same time increasing it.
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PRESENCE OF MIND
Mother: “You were a good girl
not to throw your banana skins
down in the train. Did you put
them in your bag?”
Joan: “No, I put them in the
gentleman’s pocket who was sit
ting next to me.”
PRAYERS NEEDED
A woman became ill and a doc
tor was called to attend her. Af
ter several days there was but
very little change in her condi
tion and the weekly church pa
per came out with this item:
“Sister -is very ill at her
home. Dr.-is attending her.
Will all the brothers and sisters
of the church pray for her”?
The supreme test of courage is
to stand by your convictions.