the younger members of the tribe travel southward, thus serving the 

 double purpose of lessening the number to be supported and also 

 training themselves for the fortunes of life and of war. 



Crafty this creature is in the matter of securing a livelihood, 

 but he is less clever than most of his kind in avoiding the traps 

 of human ingenuity. We sometimes wonder whether this unsus- 

 picious disposition is not due rather to lack of acquaintance with 

 the new enemy than to any inferiority of wits. Be this as it may, he 

 is easily caught and furnishes no small revenue because of his valu- 

 able fur. The white phase is prized most highly, although the pelt 

 in any coloring brings a good figure. The experiment of raising 

 these foxes for commercial purposes is being tried on some of the 

 islands off the Alaskan coast and at present promises to be a 

 successful venture. 



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