The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
IRCTIC FOOD Nv THE MIRXET.
Raising Reindeer for Southern Consumers
Northern Fowl Sent to France.


Northern Fowl Sent to France.
company was form ed in April last for tho
breeding and raising Of reindeer near Tele-
marken, in eastern Norway. The purpose ia
to supply southern markets with reipdeer
meat II has been found TINT there Ia a grow
Ing market for this meat in France and Bel
GUM, and tho company will fry to creote n do
mnnd in England Il starts on a modest scale
Tor 1t is not the purpose to invest more capital
than can he assured OF a good profit. hut
" - eAi'c'o" !" extend me business
when results justify enlargement Reindeer
are quito cheap in that part OF Norway.
""' l"' c',np"ny III re" weeks stockri
only s75"t After jtps ~ht Gs " Hi.Im pa.I
tb,, tho bo~d will rr,,,ha. hat,,.oo e, 1rn IVY
""o "a" on %v WI" MN I'%I nm between "ooo ana
r..r w,tho"t :. e't MI Nv ueer
Slaughtered door is worth about $3.50. In
order to prevent alutting tho market q can
ming plant will be- attsch.d to tho farm md a
part OF the meat vii! be preserved in this way
A species o. small salmon and ptarmisan
WIN a'so DO canned rho company controls
about sixty sdnare mi'os Of mountain land.
A' i teu'r' 10 v"s 'sai nl'''. Eehlsoh ana
n,sny "pploNs" article OF l'ol III inc
u S be ' "f from
W '"e '"'p'y '',n'S from lahus lar north
u 'l'e Arctic c'IH'e' mo tra'e Is not 80 livey
now as IL once was because other animals be-
sidcs the reindeer. which it is necessary to
o,,,,ra "a r,ai,o ,,.ac,o,H. - w
coming scarce. but for many yeas. Norwegian
aud Russian hunters allied every ycar rrst to
spH46erGen and then to more eastern Arctic
TTha ran I" Eii reindeer polar bear and seals
h@ and 9s seal ii aGd Il. wq IL ns
three animals. and they had no difficulty in
'se ling al thy,r reindeer meat 10 the northern
ports from which they had sailed
An English newspaper commented the other
GAY upon the odd inct that smoked reindeer
tongue Is TIC only part q the animal that has
pressed the opinion that as the meat i, OF good
,ettenei BY most q tho tribes from Lan S to
BohrlnR straits, the time $ coming when tho
vepison, will md a market IN ,EnGnnd
ton. we're On sails IN london euTIy in Nav T MI
and the PROPRIETOR OF the game shop who Mad
inv:;he wjaer mouths IN Tars. where there re il
S good demand ,n for them the Government,
France during ;he srrine. and as the car.
cs.ses arrived there too late in tho season. he
SsG" GsTxn nH 4 E n0nd1p They we're
thai was delayed BY being frozen up. and was was
machincs came 10 The rescue ~ ''>'''' ''A =
,n a. hastHess Of ,nHornE frozen game from
| poi V!pue COUNTRIES OF western Europe. but l.
| has been an Important industry in the markets
OF central Europe for the lnrx ! art Of rho cen
| tury and has been Il feature o; ,ne markots OF
| northern nina 'or generations Iarge auan.
| titles of frozen game arc for sale every winter
| in the market ot l'-,in. whittier il is brought
| by ApnCui hunters. Very noticeable among
| t:,a,o frozen supplies are some beautiful VA.
| rsties of pheasunts and nntursIists have
| been able 10 determine approximately ths
! northern limit IT some varieties Of game in
| brought 70 the Pckin market. The London
! Spectator mentioned a while ago that before
! the rxtdut u the habitat OF the "six-foo;
! heDyes Pheasant" was Determined il had Al
| rerdy been decided that it was not to DO found
! in the northern or coolest rurt Of ths emrirn
| because II was never brought to the PEI IN
game shons in winter.
| Wild goose or other largo mort hern fowl re
sticking in their bodies the arrowheads that