The Condition of Wild Life in Alaska 



irig there rapidly, although in the eastern portion 

 of that province it is the Stoney Indians, rather 

 than white hunters, who are the chief destroyers. 



From the point of view of game conditions, 

 Alaska is divided into two entirely distinct regions. 

 First, the Coast Region, from Portland Canal 

 along the base of the mountains northward, and 

 then westward, to and including the Aleutian 

 Islands. 



The second region comprises the interior beyond 

 the mountains, and is co-extensive with the region 

 drained by the Yukon and its various branches. 



In these two regions conditions differ widely, 

 and practically all the sportsmen who go to- Alaska 

 hunt in the coast region. Those who cross into 

 the interior are likely to confine their shooting to 

 the headwaters of the Yukon in Canadian territory. 



The game on the coast between Portland Canal 

 and Mt. St. Elias consists principally of bear and 

 the small Sitka deer. On the mainland, close 

 enough to salt water to be easily reached, white 

 goats are abundant. 



To reach moose, caribou or sheep from the 

 southeastern coast, requires a journey over the 

 mountains into British Columbia, which is seldom 

 attempted, except from Fort Wrangell at the 

 mouth of the Stikeen River. 



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