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are all that have been seen since the founding of Xome, seven or 

 eight years ago. 



Domestic reindeer have been introduced into Alaska success^ 

 fully, and form a valuable resource for the natives. I, however, 

 saw nothing of them beyond the fact that their meat forms a part 

 of the menu in the various restaurants at Xome. 



Moose. — ]\Ioose occur everywhere throughout Alaska within 

 the timbered region, but seldom leave the shelter of the woods. 

 Thev extend close to the Arctic Ocean in the north, and occa- 

 sionally wander far out on the x\laska Peninsula. The giant 

 moose occurs on the Kenai Peninsula, but it is probable that this 

 animal is only an outlying member of the type species, which in 

 that district, for some unknown reason, produces antlers of ex- 

 traordinary size and complexity. A few instances of moose with 

 antlers of great size are known in the interior, but it is a matter 

 of doubt whether or not in bodily size the Kenai Peninsula moose 

 excels that of his kin in the interior, or in the Yukon Territory. 



Mountain Sheep. — Sheep occur everywhere in the mountain 

 regions throughout Alaska, being especially abundant in the 

 country around the upper Yukon and around Mt. McKinley ; ex- 

 tending thence as far south and west as the Kenai Peninsula. 

 They also occur on the upper Porcupine River, but the great 

 Yukon A^alley in its lower reaches is without sheep. 



Mountain Goat. — Goat occur throughout the mainland from 

 the American boundary north, but are never found, as far as I 

 know, on any of the islands lying close along the coast in south- 

 eastern Alaska. In size and abundance the mountain goat ap- 

 pears to culminate in the region around the White Horse Pass, 

 where they are very abundant. 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 

 Tnlet. I only heard of one doubtful case of Kennedy's goat, the 

 horns of which have been described as lyrate. 



JValrus 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 receive 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 L\nn Canal and are 



