“IN THE VELVET” 
A trio of reindeer summer brousing. This remarkable photograph was taken within a few miles 
of Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost extremity of the North American continent. 
While the antlers are growing they are said to be ‘‘in the velvet,’”’ because of the soft membrane 
and velvety fur in which they are enclosed. An authority estimates that Alaska can sustain a 
population of 100,000 people with 2,000,000 head of reindeer. Note the “swallow fork,’’ a slit in 
the ear of the middle reindeer which is an ownership mark. Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome, 
Alaska. (Frontispiece.) 
