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[Jan. 18, 1908. 
made friend, who had kept it for his own private 
use for several years. 
Leaving our team at the home of a farmer 
friend of my companion we struggled through 
a half mile of very rough country to the lower 
end of the valley. When we finally broke cover 
I stood spellbound for a time gazing at the beau¬ 
tiful scene to the delight of my companion, who 
finally took off his hat and waving his arm to¬ 
ward the upper end begged to introduce me to 
his woodcock parlor. This name was very ap¬ 
propriate, for a sweeter spot for the longbills 
I never saw. Best of all, the birds knew it as 
well, for during the years that I have visited 
the place I have never failed to find a goodly 
number at home. Partridges were not very plen¬ 
tiful, although we found a few. 
I persuaded my companion to visit the spot 
again in late November, when the birds would 
be sure to be there, for food was abundant. 
This was an off year, and partridges were very 
scarce. We nearly gave up the trip, but we 
finally decided to try it. I shall never forget the 
first point old Mack made that day. We were 
descending the last little gorge at the foot of 
the valley when the dog followed a shelf of rock 
until he came to the edge, and as he gathered to 
jump down he caught scent of partridges and 
stiffened on point. He had gone a trifle too far, 
however, and he tumbled over the edge, falling 
to the ground nearly flat on his back. But he 
held his point, to the consternation of my com¬ 
panion, who pronounced him dead or in a fit. I 
had seen Mack perform some pretty queer antics 
in the way of pointing, but this seemed a little 
beyond the limit. I went toward him, but as 
soon as I had a fair view I knew it was all 
right. I motioned my companion to a place of 
vantage, but before he had taken more than a 
dozen steps a score of partridges rose just be¬ 
yond him and he made a beautiful double, while 
I scored on the only one that came my way. 
The others went up the steep hillside with the 
exception of one that settled in a patch of alders 
besicfe the brook. 
We followed this bird, and when we gathered 
it in I made one of the most sensational shots 
that I was ever guilty of. When she rose I 
dropped her into the brook with a broken wing. 
She did not swim much like a duck, but as¬ 
sisted by the current she made fair progress, 
coming toward me until not more than fifteen 
feet away, when she saw me, and changing her 
course paddled for the other shore which was 
so soft and muddy that I, fearing her plumage 
would become soiled, shot her head off. When 
she toppled over we discovered that I had killed 
a partridge and a i[4 pound trout at one shot. 
Birds were very plentiful in the valley that 
day. I have no doubt that we flushed more than 
a hundred. We took our lunch near the head 
of the valley, seated upon a large flat stone, near 
the junction of two little rills that came down 
the steep hillsides. I well knew my companion 
was an ardent lover of nature, a jolly good fel¬ 
low as well as a good shot, but I did not know 
until now that he was a poet, and was a bit sur¬ 
prised when in response to a remark I made 
about the gentle swaying of the tall birches over 
head, he gave me this: 
“There’s music in the whispering breeze. 
And in the rippling rill, 
Where trees are saying things to trees, 
And rill trills sweet to rill.” 
[TO BE CONTINUED.] 
Legislation for Alaska. 
House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.— 
Editor Forest and Stream: I inclose you here¬ 
with copy of Alaska game bill which I have in¬ 
troduced, and which I believe will become a law 
at this session of Congress. Under present con¬ 
ditions Alaska has no money and no way to 
secure any for game protection. 
W. E. Humphrey, M. C. 
A BILL to amend an Act entitled “An Act for the pro¬ 
tection of game in Alaska, and for other purposes,” 
approved June 7, 1902. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa¬ 
tives of the United States of America in Congress as¬ 
sembled, That an Act entitled “An Act for the protection 
of game in Alaska, and for other purposes,” approved 
June 7, 1902, be amended to read as follows: 
“From and after the passage of this Act the wanton 
destruction of wild game animals or wild birds, except 
eagles, ravens and cormorants, the destruction of nests 
and eggs of such birds, or the killing of any wild birds, 
except eagles and ravens, other than game birds, for the 
purpose of killing the same or the skins or any part 
thereof, except as hereinafter provided, is hereby pro¬ 
hibited. 
“Game Defined.—The term ‘game animals’ shall include 
deer, moose, caribou, sheep, mountain goats, brown 
bear, sea lions and walrus. The term ‘game birds’ shall 
include water fowl, commonly known as ducks, geese, 
brant, and swans; shore birds, commonly known as 
plover, snipe, and curlew, and the several species of 
grouse and ptarmigan. 
“Exemption.—Nothing in this Act shall affect any law 
now in force in Alaska relating to the fur seal, sea otter, 
or any fur-bearing animal, or prevent the killing of any 
game animal or bird for food or clothing at any time by 
natives, or by miners or explorers, when in need of food; 
but the game animals or birds so killed during close 
season shall not be shipped or sold. 
“Sec. 2. Season.—That it shall be unlawful for any per¬ 
son in Alaska to kill any wild game animals or birds, 
except during the season hereinafter provided; North of 
latitude 62 degrees, brown bear may be killed at any 
time; moose, caribou, sheep, walrus, and sea lions from 
August first to December tenth, both inclusive; south 
of latitude 62 degrees, moose, caribou and sheep, from 
August 20th to December 31st, both inclusive; brown 
bear from October 1st to July 1st, both inclusive; deer 
and mountain goats from April 1st to February 1st, both 
inclusive; caribou on the Kenai Peninsula before August 
12th, 1912; grouse, ptmarigan, shore birds, and water- 
fowl from September 1st to March 1st, both inclusive: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby 
authorized, whenever he shall deem it necessary for the 
preservation of game animals or birds, to make and pub¬ 
lish rules and regulations prohibiting the sale of any 
game in any locality modifying the Close seasons herein¬ 
before established, providing different close seasons for 
different parts of Alaska, placing further restrictions and 
limitations on the killing of such animals or birds in any 
given locality, or prohibiting killing entirely for a period 
not exceeding two years in such locality. 
“Sec. 3. Number.—That it shall be unlawful for any 
person to kill any female or yearling moose or caribou 
or for any one person to kill in any one year more than 
the number specified of each of the following animals: 
Two moose, one walrus or sea lion, three caribou, three 
sheep, three brown bear, or to kill or have in his posses¬ 
sion in any one day more than twenty-five grouse or 
ptarmigan or twenty-five shore birds or waterfowl. 
“Guns and Boats.—That it shall be unlawful for any 
•person at any time to hunt with dogs any of the game 
animals specified in this Act; to use a shotgun larger 
than No. 10 gauge, or any gun other than that which 
can be fired from the shoulder; or to use steam launches 
or any boats other than those propelled by oars or pad¬ 
dles in the pursuit of game, animals or birds. 
“Sec. 4. Sale.—That it shall be unlawful for any per¬ 
son or persons at any time to sell or offer for sale any 
hides, skins, or heads of any game animals or game birds 
in Alaska, or to sell, offer for sale, or purchase, or offer 
to purchase, any game animals or game birds, or parts 
thereof, during the time when the killing of such ani¬ 
mals or birds is prohibited: Provided, That it shall be 
lawful for dealers having in possession game animals or 
game birds legally killed during the open season to dis¬ 
pose of the same within fifteen days after the close of 
said season. 
“Sec. 5. Licenses.—That it shall be unlawful for any 
nonresident of Alaska to hunt any of the game animals 
protected by this Act, except deer and goats, without 
first obtaining a hunting license, or to hunt on the 
Kenai Peninsula without a registered guide, and such 
license shall not be transferable and shall be valid only 
during the calendar year in which issued. Each applicant 
shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars for such license, 
unless he be a citizen of the United States, in which 
case he shall pay a fee of fifty dollars. Each license 
shall be accompanied by coupons authorizing the ship¬ 
ment of two moose if killed north of latitude 62 degrees, 
four deer, three caribou, three sheep, three goats, and 
three brown bear, or any part of said animals, but no 
more of any one kind. 
“A resident of Alaska desiring to export heads or 
trophies of any of the game animals mentioned in this 
Act shall first obtain a shipping license, for which he 
shall pay a fee of forty dollars, permitting the shipment 
of heads or trophies of one moose, if killed north of 
latitude 62 degrees, four deer, two caribou, two sheep, 
two goats, and two brown bears, but no more of any 
one kind; or a shipping license, for which he shall pay 
a fee of ten dollars, permitting the shipment of a single 
head or trophy of caribou or sheep; or a shipping 
license, for which he shall pay a fee of five dollars, per¬ 
mitting the shipment of a single head or trophy of any 
goat, deer, or brown bear. Any person wishing to ship 
moose killed south of latitude 62 degrees must first 
obtain a special shipping license, for which he shall pay 
a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars, permitting the 
shipment of one moose, or any part thereof. Not more 
than one general license and two special moose licenses 
shall be issued to any one person in one year: Pro¬ 
vided, That before any trophy shall be shipped from 
Alaska under the provisions of this Act the person de¬ 
siring to make such shipment shall first make and file 
with the customs office at the port where such shipment 
is to be made an affidavit to the effect that he has not 
violated any of the provisions of this Act; that the 
trophy which he desires to ship has not been bought or 
purchased and has not been sold and is not being shipped 
for the purpose of being sold, and that he is the owner 
of the trophy which he desires to ship, and if the trophy 
is that of moose, whether the animal from which it was 
taken was killed north or south of latitude 62 degrees; 
Provided, further, That any resident of Alaska prior to 
September 1st, 190S, may without permit or license ship 
any head or trophy of any of the game animals herein 
mentioned upon filing an affidavit with the customs of¬ 
fice at the port where such shipment is to be made that 
the animal from which said head or trophy was taken 
was killed prior to the passage of this Act. Any affi¬ 
davit required by the provisions of this Act may be 
subscribed and sworn to before any customs officer or 
before any officer competent to administer an oath. 
“The Governor of Alaska is hereby authorized to issue 
licenses for hunting and shipping big game. On issuing 
a license he shall require the applicant to state whether 
the heads or trophies to be obtained or shipped under 
'said license will pass through the ports of entry at 
Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, or San Francisco, 
California, and he shall forthwith notify the collector of 
customs at the proper port of entry as to the name of the 
holder of the license and the name and address of the 
consignee. All proceeds from licenses, except one dollar 
from each fee, which shall be retained by the clerk 
issuing the license to cover the cost of printing and 
issue, shall be paid into a game protection fund and 
shall be expended under the direction of the Governor 
for the employment of wardens or the payment of other 
expenses for the protection of game in Alaska. And 
the Governor shall annually make a detailed and itemized 
state the number and kind of license issued, the money 
received, and how the same was expended, which report 
shall also include a full statement of all trophies ex¬ 
ported and all animals and birds exported for any pur¬ 
pose. 
“And the Governor of Alaska is further authorized to 
employ game wardens, to make regulations for the 
registration and employment of guides, and fix the rates 
for licensing guides and rates of compensation for guid¬ 
ing. Every person applying for a guide license shall, 
at the time of making such application, make and file 
with the person issuing such license an affidavit to the 
effect that he will obey all the conditions of this Act 
and of the regulations thereunder, that he will not violate 
any of the game laws or regulations of Alaska, and that 
he will report all violations of such laws and regulations 
that come to his knowledge. Any American citizen or 
native of Alaska, of good character, upon compliance 
with the requirements of this Act, shall be entitled to a 
