136 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1915. 
marily for the purpose of breeding and rearing foxes but rather for 
the purpose of trafficking in foxes. 
Among those who are really interested in the breeding and rearing 
of foxes are the following: 
1. The Alaska Fur & Silver Fox Co., with headquarters at Seattle, 
Wash., has operated a fox farm at Dry Creek since June, 1910. Not- 
withstanding the fact that the company had men in charge of their 
farm who were well qualified to handle stock and were interested in 
their work, but little success attended their efforts to breed foxes in 
1915, only one litter of pups being raised. It is reported that the 
company intends to start another farm near South Bend, Wash. 
2. C. L. Hoyt, of Gulkana, has a fox farm at that place. While 
Mr. Hoyt has studied the matter seriously and has endeavored to 
employ improved methods in his operations, the results obtained 
have been far from successful. It is estimated that he has spent — 
approximately $10,000 in building suitable corrals. 
3. Mrs. Nellie Yager has started a fox farm at Sourdough. Three 
wire pens, 25 feet by 25 feet by 10 feet, with covered wire tops, 
were built in October, 1915. Her start is being made with two 
pairs of silver foxes obtained by purchase. 
It is understood that the Copper River Valley produces excellent 
furs and that the section is a favorite one among fur buyers. 
FOX FARMS ON THE TANANA RIVER. 
Fox farming is practiced to some extent along the Tanana River. 
The operations of George L. Morrison, Hot Springs; Sam Brown, 
Hot Springs; and the Vachon farm, Tolovana, are noted. Mr. Mor- 
rison has gone into the business on a comparatively large scale and has 
attained a considerable degree of success in the matter of breeding. 
He has probably one of the best equipped farms in Alaska and his 
investment is large. The Brown farm appears to have been, from the 
report received, of a rather improvised character. Details in regard 
to the Vachon farm are not at hand. 
FOX FARMS ON THE YUKON RIVER. 
A number of operators were reported from along the Yukon, includ- 
ing George Rouse and Fred Stock, Tanana; Alfred’s farm, E. B. Clark, 
and Williams & Brown, at Ruby; D. W. Lewis, Yukokakat; A. Nol- 
ler and A. J. Stockman, Louden; J. W. Evans, Koyukuk; Los Feger, 
Nulato; Shepherd & Wdwards, Old Hamilton. 
Roy i, King and Ernest King have a fox farm on the Koyukuk 
River, a tributary of the Yukon, at a point 20 miles above Bettles. 
Their farm has been located bier since 1914, and in April, 1916, 
the stock consisted 11 cross foxes and 5 silver foxes. 
