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  ALASKA 
  FISHERIES 
  AND 
  FUR 
  INDUSTRIES, 
  1913. 
  

  

  wire 
  fencing, 
  such 
  as 
  is 
  commonly 
  used 
  around 
  chicken 
  yards. 
  The 
  

   lower 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  wire 
  was 
  secured 
  to 
  poles 
  laid 
  in 
  the 
  trench, 
  which 
  

   was 
  then 
  filled 
  with 
  stones 
  and 
  earth. 
  Thus 
  far 
  the 
  fence 
  stood 
  2 
  feet 
  

   under 
  ground 
  and 
  4 
  above 
  it. 
  To 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  this 
  wire 
  was 
  laced 
  

   another 
  piece 
  of 
  6-foot 
  fencing 
  which 
  was 
  stretched 
  around 
  the 
  

   inclosure, 
  thus 
  making 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  completed 
  fence 
  10 
  feet 
  above 
  

   the 
  ground. 
  Brackets 
  nailed 
  on 
  the 
  inside 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  each 
  post 
  

   support 
  a 
  2-foot 
  band 
  of 
  fencing 
  wire 
  laid 
  and 
  fastened 
  horizontally 
  

   to 
  prevent 
  the 
  foxes 
  climbing 
  over 
  the 
  fence. 
  In 
  like 
  manner 
  a 
  

   partition 
  fence 
  was 
  built 
  across 
  the 
  inclosure, 
  dividing 
  the 
  corral 
  

   into 
  two 
  pens 
  each 
  30 
  by 
  40 
  feet. 
  Near 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  each 
  pen 
  a 
  

   shallow 
  hole 
  was 
  excavated 
  into 
  which 
  a 
  box 
  about 
  2 
  feet 
  wide, 
  2 
  

   feet 
  high, 
  and 
  10 
  feet 
  long, 
  with 
  entrances 
  cut 
  in 
  both 
  ends, 
  was 
  

   built 
  and 
  covered 
  with 
  earth. 
  One 
  pair 
  of 
  blue 
  foxes 
  was 
  placed 
  

   into 
  each 
  pen. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Loe 
  has 
  since 
  increased 
  his 
  corrals 
  by 
  building 
  six 
  more 
  pens 
  

   of 
  the 
  same 
  size 
  and 
  construction, 
  except 
  that 
  the 
  outer 
  fence 
  is 
  

   2 
  feet 
  higher, 
  and 
  has 
  increased 
  his 
  stock 
  by 
  the 
  addition 
  of 
  one 
  pair 
  

   of 
  foxes. 
  

  

  His 
  animals 
  are 
  very 
  restless, 
  continually 
  running 
  around 
  the 
  

   pens 
  looking 
  for 
  a 
  way 
  of 
  escape 
  as 
  most 
  wild 
  animals 
  do 
  when 
  

   closely 
  confined. 
  Whether 
  they 
  will 
  breed 
  under 
  such 
  conditions 
  is 
  

   yet 
  to 
  be 
  learned. 
  This 
  spring 
  should 
  supply 
  the 
  answer. 
  

  

  The 
  other 
  fox 
  farm 
  on 
  Raspberry 
  Island 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  north 
  shore 
  witliin 
  

   a 
  short 
  distance 
  of 
  Loe's 
  ranch 
  and 
  is 
  owned 
  by 
  Charles 
  W. 
  Pajoman 
  

   and 
  Fred 
  Larsensen 
  of 
  Afognak. 
  They 
  established 
  their 
  ranch 
  

   in 
  July, 
  1912, 
  stocking 
  it 
  with 
  blue 
  foxes, 
  two 
  pairs 
  each 
  from 
  Dry, 
  

   Hog, 
  and 
  Noonyack 
  Islands. 
  One 
  fox 
  died 
  and 
  the 
  skin 
  was 
  sold 
  

   for 
  $75. 
  Their 
  stock 
  in 
  October, 
  1913, 
  consisted 
  of 
  five 
  male 
  and 
  

   six 
  female 
  blue 
  foxes. 
  It 
  is 
  intended 
  to 
  increase 
  the 
  stock 
  this 
  

   winter 
  by 
  the 
  addition 
  of 
  three 
  pairs 
  of 
  blue 
  foxes 
  from 
  Hog 
  Island. 
  

   The 
  ranch 
  consists 
  of 
  12 
  corrals, 
  each 
  30 
  by 
  40 
  feet, 
  with 
  wire 
  fence 
  

   12 
  feet 
  high, 
  having 
  an 
  overhang 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  2 
  feet 
  wide. 
  

  

  On 
  this 
  ranch 
  the 
  male 
  and 
  female 
  foxes 
  are 
  kept 
  apart 
  until 
  

   just 
  before 
  the 
  mating 
  season. 
  

  

  The 
  present 
  equipment 
  is 
  valued 
  as 
  follows: 
  Buildings, 
  $1,000; 
  

   stock, 
  $550; 
  vessels, 
  $150; 
  total, 
  $1,700. 
  

  

  FUR-BEARING 
  ANIMALS 
  ON 
  ALASKA 
  PENINSULA. 
  

  

  Of 
  the 
  fur-bearing 
  animals 
  of 
  the 
  western 
  Alaska 
  Peninsula, 
  land 
  

   otter 
  and 
  mink 
  are 
  quite 
  numerous. 
  There 
  are 
  no 
  marten 
  in 
  the 
  

   region, 
  and 
  likewise 
  no 
  muskrats. 
  There 
  are 
  not 
  many 
  ermine 
  and 
  

   but 
  few 
  are 
  trapped. 
  The 
  lynx 
  is 
  but 
  rarely 
  reported 
  and 
  is 
  not 
  taken 
  

   west 
  of 
  Chignik. 
  There 
  are 
  practically 
  no 
  foxes 
  save 
  reds 
  on 
  the 
  

  

  