The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

such unfortunate occurrence VIII again
detain them.
Although Americans IS rule, nave a
very definite idea as TO what rem
deer is there is lIt0s reason Why lheIe
should be- any Ignorance IN regard 10
The nature of the animal. WINE lhe rem
deer comes from the various parts oil the
,,orid where snow and ice prevail IL i
Also possible TO nnd him on this conu-
ncnt Here however. De is known as ne
caribou
While there are certain specific diner-
o,,es between the caribou and the rem
deer of Enron. 3sd northern ASIA TO any
tut an expert these differences are slshl
sc,rcel, ersatel. iu fact. than these
which NAV be observed between The carl
BON herds On various parts ol '.l' ''".'-
try. and what little difference there is IS
.'rideIiy m favor oi tnc American diii-
,,,rs stsrrc as the statement may
seem it is nevertheless fact that even
fbe'p9orest of American caribou ai SUPP
crior ID the best specimens of mpoi'ed
reindeer.
REINDEER or AMERICA
The reindeer Of America have been oi-
,idcd into TWO great classes. lhtfe are
those that live i'm the woodland ana lheie
are others ,hlt make che barren sfouhu
their habiation. The caribou OF the cas-
tern part of the continent all belong 20
lie Woodland CLASSES. Those FOUND lA
Newfoundland are the ir'st in the Noll1'
and there Is mo- comparison between 'hem
and the Siberian or L.pand ANIMALS
II Is surprising fact however, mat
while the Newfoundland reindeer are re-
rcarllable for their great size and beauty
those of the neiehbor.ng province OF Nova
Scotia are among lha SINAI est ON ihe
Amorioan continent. Their horns are less
spfctoiig and their coats are darker TN
color than those of die herds I'm the island
of tine north Ih. reindeer of l-aDracof
diner slightly again from either OF the
lwo Just mentioned ard are betwGn the
Nova Scotia arhi Newfoundland animals In
size,
Few deer cross the Straits Of Belle Isle.
brtne.n rNI1Uun.anl and Iinfannf.
and thus the difference between the spe-
cleo which live SO near together is MAIN
tanned and pepeufud.
Another American species of reindeer
however g. lhnt of Alaska hrArr hIp
these animals were brought into This ter
ritory from Siberia. but al that time TIE
idea was mat they would provide an OK
cellcnt food supply. II g. only within a
c,mparatively short time that the idea
Of making them z beast OF burden occurr-
ed to the authorities Now. however. the
reindeer OF Alaska are rapidly supplanting
r.. degs and their use a. carriers Of mat
and other articles that require Immediate
delivery have made them very popular
Pre-emirently they are the animals
adapted for the work Of carrying in north
ern ATTITUDES. Travelling WIN dogs ana
horses makes recessarv the canying q
food for Them, but the reindeer, when
turned loose lCrages fCr himself and man.
aces 10 obtain his living from the moss
and Kitchen. no matter how frozen the
rround may be- IN fact This ability Of
Ire animal 10 find food IS a marvel 10 the
inexperienced.
The thick deep caribou moss upon
which they life may be buried ever 50
deep under the snow. but they VIII find
A. They will paN away the snow with
their fGrcfeei until they get down 10 the
rnoss beneath. Where herd OF these
deer have lccn feeding there viii be great
hare matches VI ground left and they are