THE BIG GAME OF ALASKA 



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on the trails, and killing them without being previously- 

 wounded. 



Any one who listens to half the yarns regarding big game 

 in Alaska is likely to be led many merry dances on a fool's 

 errand, but the stories regarding the ibex come from so 

 many different parts of the country, and are all so very 

 similar, that it leads one to believe that there really must be 

 some " fire behind the smoke." 



As regards the smaller animals of the country, there are 

 still numbers of wolves, wolverines, lynxes, foxes, otters, and 

 the smaller fur-bearing animals, such as marmots, marten, 

 mink, ermine, etc. All of these, however, are rapidly decreas- 

 ing in numbers, owing to the high prices and demands for 

 their fur in the markets of the world. 



List of Game killed in Alaska, 1903 



The total list of game killed by Glyn, Little, and myself, 

 including a few odd caribou or sheep which the natives killed 

 for meat, is appended below : — 



All the specimens of animal and bird skins were carefully 

 skinned and cured under the personal supervision of Little, 

 and as the majority of them have met with an untimely fate 

 since I commenced to write this work, a few notes on the 

 disaster may serve as a timely warning to others. 



