114 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1916. 
TANANA AND YUKON RIVERS. 
It appears that many of those who were engaged in fox farming 
along these rivers in 1915 continued their work in 1916. While in 
cases some degree of success was had and some improvements were 
made to equipment, the results as a whole have not been encouraging. 
In December, 1916, George L. Morrison, Hot Springs, had 27 pairs 
of foxes in his pens, most of which were silver grays. In the year 
13 litters of young were raised and with but slight loss. At the 
Tolovana Fox Farming Co. (Vachon farm), Tolovana, 40 foxes were 
on hand in December after the stock had been reduced by the killing 
of 36 foxes. 
MISCELLANEOUS FOX FARMING. 
Oscar Olsen, of Unga, has begun operations on Big Koniuji Island, 
one of the Shumagin group. In the latter part of 1916 he reported 
having placed on the island 13 pairs of red foxes and that he expected 
to continue to place foxes there until he had about 30 pairs. 
Harry Olsen, of Sand Point, reported that he expected to place 
several pairs of blue foxes on Andronica Island for propagation 
purposes. 
Andrew Grosvold, of Sand Point, Popof Island, in addition to his 
fox-farming operations on numerous other islands of the Shumagin 
and Sannak groups, has built corrals on Popof Island. The 
land selected is well drained and is broken by ledges of loose rock 
in which the foxes make their own burrows. The inclosures are 
large compared with most corrals, each covering a half acre or more. 
The expense connected with this method of impenning foxes is slight. 
L. G. Michael, of Franklin, reported in August, 19%, that he had 
a stock of 1 silver, 5 cross, and 8 red foxes. One fox raised in 1915 
had given birth to 6 young ones. 
W. H. Newton, of Healy River (Richardson post office), has been 
interested in fox farming for some time. 
Joseph Voelkl, Eighteen Mile Post, Haines, reported a stock of 12 
foxes, 4 of which were young. 
James York, of Sumdum, has operated a blue-fox farm on Sumdum 
Island, southeastern Alaska, for several years. The foxes live prac- 
tically in a wild state and their number can not be definitely ascer- 
tained. 
Information in regard to islands leased by the Department of 
Commerce for fur-farming purposes is furnished elsewhere in this 
report. 
