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bearing animals, such as fur seal, sea otter and 

 all fur-bearing animals, save bears and sea lions, 

 were excepted from the provisions of the act so far 

 as native Indians or Eskimo were concerned; but 

 natives were not permitted to sell meat or heads. 

 Seasons were established for killing animals and 

 birds, and the Secretary of Agriculture was 

 authorized, whenever it should be necessary for 

 the preservation of game birds or animals, to make 

 and publish rules and regulations which should 

 modify the close seasons established in the bill, or 

 further restrict the killing or entirely prohibit it 

 for five years. The selling of hides, skins or heads, 

 or their shipment, was forbidden, except for 

 scientific purposes. The bill became law. 



When this Act was passed it was reported that 

 cold storage warehouses were to be built at Skag- 

 way and Valdez, where all the meat that could be 

 obtained should be frozen and held indefinitely. 

 One purpose of the bill was to cut this off, but its 

 chief object was to prevent an export trade by 

 taxidermists in the heads of the giant moose and 

 the white sheep, which were then greatly sought 

 after. It was also regarded as highly desirable 

 to establish the principle that a game law was 

 needed in the territory. 



In March, 1904, a bill was introduced in Con- 

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