Hunting at High Altitudes 



ern Alaska. In size and abundance the mountain 

 goat appears to culminate in the region around the 

 White Horse Pass, where they are very numerous 

 They can still be seen within a half day's march of 

 Skagway. They occur in abundance around the 

 St. Elias Alps, and extend as far west as the head 

 of Cook Inlet. I only heard of one doubtful case 

 of Kennedy's goat, the horns of which have been 

 described as lyrate. 



Walrus and Whales. Walrus are found every 

 winter and spring in the Bering Sea, and many 

 are killed at that season by the natives for the 

 ivory, which sells at a dollar a pound. The walrus 

 formerly extended down to the Alaska Peninsula 

 and Aleutian Islands, but the rookeries there have 

 been destroyed. This great mammal should re- 

 ceive absolute protection in the entire Bering Sea 

 region, except on the Pribilof Islands, where only 

 a few are annually killed by the natives. 



Whales and porpoises occur in great abundance 

 along the inside passage between Puget Sound and 

 Lynn Canal and are interesting and harmless. 

 There are now two plants on Vancouver Island 

 very profitably engaged in killing whale of all sizes 

 and converting them into fertilizer. A new plant 

 has just been established near Juneau, where 

 whales are especially abundant. It would be an 



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