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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
ALASKA GAMEsUppLY
FUR BEARING ANIMALS RECk-
LESSI-Y KILLED.
Deer Are Now Almost Extinct, Sea
Offers Are Extremely Scarce, and
Moose Are Vanishing with Great
Rapidly.

Ten years ago Alaska was fur coun-
try beyond all else, with trade annu-
ally In excess of $2,000,000. This year
the fur crop, exclusive of the seals, will
not exceed 100000. In the judgment
OF a prominent Chicago furrier, recent
ly returned from fourth trip of four
months in that country, the slaughter
of the ur-bearing animals, with the
exception of the seals, Is such as to
make the life of the fur trade short
indeed The sea otter, one Of the most
valuable Of all animals, is practically
extinct. Wolves have killed all the
deer spared by the hunter or have
driven them to the islands off the coast
The moose are fast going, and only the
seals are more numerous than they
have been for years. But these are at
the mercy of a United States monopoly
and of the British hunters, who come
openly within three miles Of the Ameri-
can coast and kill seals In open water.
Yet 200 American seal hunters sit idly
on the coast, not daring to wo what
the British and the North American
Trading and Transportation Company
are doing unhindered.
Not only are the fur-bearing animals
threatened, but it Is said that the can
neries are raiding the salmon supply Of
the country in such way that Indlns
receiving only cents apiece for salmon
weighing above eight pounds are MAX
ing $40 to $50 a day at fishing In the
Columbia River country years ago the
canneries worked havoc with this mag
nificent game fish, throwing them out
Of the coast rivers by machinery, TAX
ing the big fish and leaving the smaller
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
Money In SoiIcd Linen.

at is astonishing how careless peo
pie are about sending clothes to laun-
dry without first searching them for
money and jewelry," said the manager
of laundry the other day. "Yestcr
day woman sent bundle of dresses
here, and in the pocket of one was
500 in bills. We never search cloth
ing for yaluables. The dresses were
put in the washing machine, soap and
water put in, and after the machine
had been running half an hour it was
opened, and the man In charge was as
tonished to see paper money floating
around on the water. The bills had In
some manner worked out of the pocket
of the dress, and, strange to say. not
one of them was torn. We ran the
money through the drying machine
and then ironed each bill carefully.
After we got through you could not
have told that the money had been in a
laundry washing machine for half an
hour We sent for the woman. and
not yet missed her money.
Not long ago a man sent some shirts
to our laundry from the bosom of one
of which he forgot to remove dia
mond stud worth $50. Our people did
not see the diamond, and we did not
find 1t until he called us up and made
known his loss. Then put my men t0
searching, and we found the diamond
In the catch basin in the sewer. New
York Mail and Express.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
boy and woodchuclS.

The joy OF pursuing the woodchucs
is part of the happiness of rural life
The boy Is lacking in physical develop
ment and in numerous mental anC
moral qualities growing out OF the ex'
perience who has not spent day pour
ing water down Il woodchuck hole or
the hillside with view to drowning
out the occupant, This is said to re
fresh the woodcliuck, and, as for the
boy. it toughcns his muscles as no com
pulsory labor could do. and 1t eultivates
patience, hope and persistency. Giver
Il good brook, an ample hole and al. in
dustriors boy, Il full days work On the
outside and Il complacent woodchuck
on the inside may he safely guaran.
teed.- Hartford Courant
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
BEGGAR ACTOR WON A COIN.
Man Who Had Been with Mccullough
Played Touching Role.

Played Touching Role.
MADAM, can you contribute toward
the purchase of a breakfast for one
who has been less fortunate than your
self?"
There was d ring Of broken pride in
the voice that told of better days, and
awakened interest enough te stop a
busy little woman hurrying DOVE Mich
igan avenue to her downtown business
In the early morning. The morning
was very warm, yet the speaker was
wrapped in a faded coat, half mantle
and half ulster, which graced an ath'
letic figure that once might have. trod-
den the boards. To halt in her quick
pace down town was something I'M
usual for the woman, but the dissipated
face, with the gray, shaggy head, ap-
pealed to her, and she asked wonder
ingly:
what has caused you bad luckE'
sit happened, madam" the man re-
sponded, "that the world went hard
with me, among other things. know
all the stages in the descent Of man.
and, in fact, know the stage itself.
Things were different when 1 played
with Mccullough in the los" He
sighed as he leaned gracefully against
one of the foundation pillars Of the
Calumet Club building, and let his
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31

fish American. asked an urchin who
was standing looking in ut one of the
Sabbath school windows how he would
like to Join the Sunday school and
grow up n good man.
what sort O Sunday schulz is't?
'Stablished?"
Yes" said the clergyman. ut is
connected With the Established church.
Are you not coming in?'
Ma" replied the boy. Il tried the
Established Kirk Sunday schulz last
year. an | only got twa fardln oranges
an a peck o sweeties at the Christmas
tree. sac I'm gaun tae gle the Free
kirk trial this year"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
yards from the nearest liaarksn,as,

shot IA 6rsd at the black spot on the
water and 1t disappears. The animal
Is capable of diving 5000 feet under
water, and it may not come up for
many minutes, but il the circle is well
formed it is not likely TO break the line.
THE instant the nose appears again
another shot or two is sent after IL,
and the. boats close in on the circle.
Time and again it comes up, only to be
frightened down again, each time for
shorter period. AS it weakens and
grows short of breath the otter raises
more and more of its head out of the
water, until finally it is a good target
for the hunters. AS soon as it is in
range the Indians begin to take careful
aim. Finally a lucky shot kills the
creature, and the whole party lands.
1.-THE otter is skinned at once and the
shots that may have struck it are fol-
lowed until the bullet is found. The
rules of the hunt are that $40 from the
skin shall go to the man who sighted it;
So each shall go to the other nine men
In the party, while the one whose
marked bullet evidently killed the ami
NAL gets all the rest. There Is seldom
any disagreement In these parties,
either
Sometimes an otter killed ON land
may have several bullet holes in his
skin, but these holes are no damage to
the fur, as the furrier closes them east
ly from the back. Ordinarily, now,
when one hide has been secured, the
whole party goes back to the trading
post. The Indians are much shrewder
traders now than they were once. They
have need to be. They may take the
hide to every dealer in the post and still
be dissatisfied. In such a case they
pick upon some squaw to take the pelt
to another post-maybe even to Daw-
son. They would not trust man to
do it, for he would be almost certain to
get drunk. The squaws are almost
universally honest and dependable,
and the hunters count on every penny
of returns save the necessary expense
incurred. Sometimes the Indians make
money by this; sometimes they don't.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
cr.arlng the wheels.

A Russian paper gives an interesting
insight into the way they do things on
tie siberian railway.
a merchant recently sent a carload
of fruit from Iiku,sk TO Chita. The
railway charges were 40 rubles. bat
the tips to railway officials amounted
to 100 rubles more.
Tipping. or "greasing" as it Is called
in Siberia, is Il tax from which no pa
tron of the railway Is exempt.
In the Gaze mentioned the first sta
lion master told the merchant that the
loaded car was Stick" or disabled
and would have to be side tracked fol
repairs.
How long will II take to make tie
repairsl' the merchant asked.
"Oh, a week at least" was the al.
swer.
The merchant started, for a weeks
delay meant the spelling of his cargo,
and, besides, 1t was ordered for imme-
date delivery. But when the fruit
dealer had slipped 10 or 10 rubles Into
the officials hand the latter found that
the car was well enough to travel
At the next station the car fell Ill
again and had to be restored to health
In the same manner, and this process
was repeated every time the. train
stopped.
Local merchants have become used
TO this 'greasng" business and simply
add the amount to the price of their
wares. so that the consumer pays the
freight and the tips as well.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
1 offered party of hunters $500 for a

| offered a party of hunters $500 for a
skin, but they refused to take 1t. They
sent woman with it TO Dawson and
there she got only $500 after spending
$40 on steamer fares and incidental ex-
penses. She was the wife of the man
who had killed it, and she was quite
pleased with her trip and experience.
Near Cooks Inlet one finds the best
hunting. There are moose, caribou,
mountain sheep, and bears for big
game. In addition there are millions
of geese, ducks, brants, and Waterfowl
Of all description. Our party killed
three moose, seven mountain sheep,
and one caribou In the four months
that we were there. We have brought
back twelve moose skins and heads,
seventeen mountain sheep thirteen wolf
skins, and the hides of sixty bears. The
largest of these bear hides is more
than nine feet long and is eight feet in
width. 1t came from a grizzly. Some
of these grizzlies reach a length of thIr-
teen feet.
DecT haVe become Extinct.
Deer In Alaska proper are now ex-
tinct, but the islands off the mainland
are full of them. This Is due to the
fact that wolves will not take to water.
while it Is the deer's favorlte method
for escaping pursuit. A pack of wolves
chases deer to the sea and it swims
out to an island. In this way the whole
archipelago of the Alaskan peninsula
Is full of deer.
"Once the moose and caribou were in
great herds, but they have thlnned
greatly. After Sept. l the mountain
sheep gather in bands and even vet ms
many as 300 may be found in flock,
The moose and caribou, however, are
seldom more than twenty-five in a
herd, and they are exceedingly shy and
difficult to kill.
THE territory needs good, practi.
cal game law that could be enforced
That enforcement would be difficult
however. Among the thousands of ad.
venturers in the territory there are
many who kill game wantonly. The
Indians, too, have no regard for the
preservation of species.
THE fish supply of the country is
open to the onslaught of Gamers and
packers. Something should be done 10
regulate this. A fisherman NAV &C
out, and in an hour, with only hook and
line, catch fifteen halibut, some of then
weighing 200 pounds. These big fish
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31

Young man." said the editor to the
budding journalist who brought him n
column story which could have been
told better in ten lines. when a man
discovers his house is ablaze ht doesn't
20 to the window aud tell the passers
by that half an hour ago what threat
ened to Dcs-a terrible conhagration
broke out in the upner story of the pa.
latial mansion occupied l,y Mr.. Jere,
miah Dickens He simply PUSHES to
the front and shouts Fire. BE con
Else, young man" -
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31

ones to rot In the sun. With the eight
pound limit there are evidences that
the slaughter already has begun when
1t Is said that one company for 1900
will pack $4,000 cases of salmon at
Kodiak Island.
THE seal fisheries are the greatest Of
the fur-bearing possibilities of this
great country" says the Chicagoan.
1.-THE impression has been given out
that these animals are rapidly becom-
ing extinct. But it Is not so. l have
my own eyes as evidence In this state
ment, and anywhere along the Alaskan
coast natives and those long resident
there will tell you that more seals have
ben seen this season than ever before.
According to law the Alaskan In
dian may kill seals for food, but in SELL
ing the skins he must make affidavit
that the animals were killed for food
purposes and he must not kill too many
for that purpose, either.
1.-The most valuable and most nearly
extinct animal now In Alaska Is the sea
otter. Ten or fifteen years ago hunt
ing party could go out and kill perhaps
twenty OF these splendid animals in
one hunt. Now the same party may
go out and get one, or 1t may come back
without any. Owing to the scarcity of
the animals, too, the hunting of the few
left Is becoming more and more diff
cult. A skin now brings from 5000 to
$500 to the Indian hunters, and in Lon
don they sell for $3.50 TO $1,000. Most
of these skins are bought Iii London by
the Russians.
Hunting the Sea Otter.
cat least eleven canoes, each holding
hunter, are necessary in the killing
of sea offers. They can be hunted only
when the water is CLASSY smooth, as
their habits are such that they are in
visible on ripping surface. They are
a strangely human sort of creature
The mother otter nurses her babe in
her arms, and they sleep on their backs
In the water. When frightened or sus-
picious they keep only their noses and
eyes out OF the water.
''When the hunters start out each is
armed with a rifle, and each man uses
marked bullets, that may be identified
after they are fired When the nose Of
an otter is sighted the man finding it
gives a signal to the nearest boatman.
and in few moments the little fleet Is
surrounding the creature. When the
great circle is complete as may be the
nose of the animal may be thousand
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
The EARLY nlrl.

Ethel-Do you like Mr.. Games, man,
ma.
Mamma ia young widow Why. yes,
darling
Ethel-And Mr. Webster?
Mamma Yes. dear.
Ethel-And Mr. Fish and Mr.. Dixon
and Mr.. Sheldon?
Mamma like them all. pet.
Ethel Which one are you going to
marry, them
Mamma The one who proposes first,
darling Harlem Life.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
Largest Room in the World

The largest room in the world, under
one roof and unbroken by pillars, ia nj
81. Petersburg. 1t is 620 feet long by
100 In breadth. BY daylight 1t is used
for military displays and a whole hat.
TALON can completely maneuyer in A.
by night 10000 wax tapers give n n
beautiful appearance. The roof. 1. a
single arch of iron
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31

The drill Instructors face turned
cariet With rage rs he rated raw
irish recruit for his awkNardness.
Now. Rafferty,, you'll spoil The line
with those feet Draw them back in
itantly, man, and set them in linel".
9aiferty's dignity was hurt.
'Plaze. sarslnt." he ,lrawied solemn.
y. They're not mine: they're Mlcky
3oolan's, IN the rear rank"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
A Rad S,ituat;o,

Travel in the Swiss Alps Is danger.
Gus"
yes IT Is; | climbed all over the
wnoie place once, and didn't meet a
man who could understand that !
wanted to borrow dollar"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
Of course, have to be lot go, as .nss

Of eouPse, have 70 Dc TOT sH u they
cannot be taken Into d boat, There
are millions Of goldfish, herrinss In
myrlads, and salmon in swarms, but
Mt the present rate of canning the sup
DIV will be cut into heavily in few
wears. All other kinds of shell-nsh
save oysters abound in these Alaskan
waters. 1t is only matter of time
when Alaska will be supplying the
United States with fish. just how long
it supplies will depend upon how the
sources of supply are treated by the
fishermen. There are no reptiles Oh
any kind in Alaska, not even turtles.
lizards, or frogs. There are few
toads, however"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31
A Green Hand

He was new freight handler.
Load those barrels in that car" or
tered the freight agent.
"Oi can't load barrels in that car.
lor." responded the new man.
why not:'
tits box car. sor" Chicago News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31

There are 4.2O0 species OF plants used
Tor commercial purposes. OF these 42O
are used for perfumes.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-31

Men seldom. or rather never. for n
length OF time and deliberately. rebel
against anything that does not deserve
rebelling against.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-14
RIOT IN PORTO RICO.
CoLORED MEN ATTACKED
By A MOB.


San Juan, Porto Rico, April Sat 4
O'clock Thursday evening the natives
made a concentrated movement at
Porto Rico. Different mobs. totalling
about 1000 men, attacked the foreign
negro was subject to attack, particu-
larly the natives Of st. ThoD4as n
st. Kits. One Porto Rican was killed,
n "a seriously injured, and three
negroes Of st. kits were dangerously
wounded. The affair was the outcome
of the pier strike, and the pretense OF
the attack apparently was that the
English islanders were usurping Porto
Rican labor. The islanders anticipat-
ed trouble and some of them were
armed with revolvers. The mob en-
tered the house Of a st. Kits man
His abdomen was slashed with q
machete. Another st. Kits NAL was
stoned. escaped to the roof and was
forced to jump to the ground. He was
followed in the street and stoned I'M
til exhausted, when his head was ham
mered into a jelly.
A company Of infantry under CAPT.
Alexander and Lieutenants Ansel and
Parker was called out, martial law
was declared, soldiers now patrol the
streets and the rum shops were closed.
The mere presence Of the soldiers dis
persed the crowds. There were no
demonstrations after the arrival Of the
troops. The condition Of affairs neces-
states the presence of troops. The
condition of affairs necessitates the
presence Of troops Indefinitely in Or
der to prevent more trouble. The
municipal police are utterly inadequate
to preserve order or handle any crowd.
They stood by during the riot as spec
tators. and made no attempt to inter-
fere. The Porto Tiera district Of San
Juan is about a mile from the city
hall. 1t is understood that the Brit
ish consul has demanded protection for
British subjects. though the authors
ties here will not make any statement
on the subject. -, w
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-14
STRIKE IN CHICAGO.
Street Car Service sgfiously Cripple,

Car Service s1fiously Crippled
Strike Maybe Serious.
Chicago, April g. A strike Of 100
power house employees of the Chicago
street railway companies tied up ITO
miles Of electric lines last night for
two hours at the busiest time and
crippled the ser3ice for the balance Of
the night. To further complicate the
situation q steam pipf at tie power
house broke. acknowledgements fof an
hour that branch of the cable system
south Of Thirty-ninth street. The mel
whoawent out objected to a change
from an eight to "a twelve-hour day.
They stated that the increase in the
hours was not accompanied by an in
crease at the SAME ratio. The change
also threw one-third of the men out
Of employment, al two shifts under the
new conditions could do the work of
three. The company says it will have
all of the lines. in good running order
to-day and the men say it will not.
From present indications the strike
will be a serious one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-14
WEBSTER DAVIS ON BoERs.
Addresses an Immense Audience in
WaahiMGtOn.

Addresses an Im,nense Audience in
Warrington.
Washington, April 1O.-An immense
audience gathered at the Grand opera
house last night to listen to an. ad-
dress on the war in South Africa from
Hon. Webster Davis. ~eX-assistant Sec
rotary of the interior, who has just
returned to the United States from
that country. Every available bit OF
standing room in the opera house, the
largest auditorium in Washington.
was filed with auditors. who paid
close attention to every word uttered
by the speaker and manifested their
appreciation of his telling points by
frequent and generous applause. He
spoke for about two hours, and ut its
close was warmly congratulated. He
gave u review of his observations IN
South Africa. He spoke in the highest
terms Of the Beers. whom he said
were pioneers in the cause of liberty.
The present conflict had been forced
upon them by the gold greed Of Great
Britain. The latter country he scored
in unmeasured terms for its treatment
Of the South African republic. The
Beers. he said. were fighting for theil
homes and had all the right and JUS
tice on their side.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-14
IRISH RlFLEs CAPTURy5D.

rhey Fouxht steadily ~ Thirty
Hours, but Had to Give In.
Bloemfontein. April 5.-(Delayed In
MISUNDERSTANDING Royal Irish rifles
had been marching In the eastern part
Of the Free State. collecting arms, and
We're returning to Rethany Tuesday,
when they were intercepted by a Boer
commando who had placed three guns
IN position. The Irish intrenched them.
selves.psWhfle the mounted infantry
secuted along both tanks. only to find
escape impossible. The Beers opened
with gun and rife fire. The British
replied sparingly with rifle fire. hus
banding their cartridges In the hope
that help would arrive. Gradually the
Beers drew into closer quarters. They
fired intern,ittingly during Tuesday,
but did not attempt to- reach the Brit
ish position until, Wednesday,, when
the irish division. (which Ind
fought tenaciously, was suffering ter.
.ribly from want Of food and water.
.RySsthis time two rifles had expended
their last cartridge, Finding atssthis
1auie there was no Sign OF succor they
arrendered. having fought thirty
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-14
AMERICAN GIRL ASSAULTED.

Louisville Bankers Daughter Struck
by q German In Italy.
Louisville, April 1O-James A. Leech,,
a well known Louisville banker. has
received news Of an assault made
upon his daughter, Miss Carolyn
Leech, while she was travelling on the
Italian railway between Florence and
Venice. The only information given
in the dispatch was that Miss Leech
was struck and rendered unconscious
by a German who was travelling in the
same compartment with her. MI.
Leech telegraphed his wife for further
information. and to the American con-
sui at Venice. The matter was also
reported to the American consul at
Rome. Miss Leech has been travelling
in Southern Europe all winter IN ac-
count of her health.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-14
KNOCKED OUT BY JEFFR1Es.
Champion Disposes Of Flanagan II
Fifty.6ye Seconds.

DispOses of Finnegan in
Fifty-fve Seconds.
: Detroit, Mich, April s. = Champion
J. j. Jeffries knocked out John Fin
negan last night before the Cadillac
Athletic club in fifty-ive seconds. Fin
negan landed the first blow as they
came to the center Of the ring, and
Jeffries then put his left on the Pitts
burg mans jaw and he went to the
floor. Finnegan came up in a few
seconds only to be sent to the floor
again with a blow in the same place.
He stayed down longer this time, and
when he again ros he was invisible
distress. He had hardly assumed a
fighting position before the champion
put his left in the pit Of his stomach
and Finnegan went down, completely
out. Referee Siler counted the seconds
of. and when he stepped back it was
seen Finnegan was crying. He stag
gered to his feet, reeled against the
ropes and his seconds rushed into the
ring and carried him to. his corner. It
was several minutes before he recov-
cred sufficiently to leave the ring.
Jeffries' said he weighed 900, but he
looked thirty pounds heavier. Finne-
gan weighed $50 and looked like a boy
beside the champion.