The sun., 1901-03-03

overdon.. The smallest indica ton that Q
human being has been IN the locality VIII
scare III" hungries' mink away from the bal
some trsppers smoke their traps over burn
ING fur ana smoke their own boots and hands
Ia make sure TINT all scent oi human being
- removed from the traps. The n"st loca-
tior for q MINK trap l. where some noun
ihn brook 1"ius larger stream and wh"r"
,h" h"hk" ar" steep. \ IninA - almost crI
a. least when - cuts across TO the NAN
stream again. There u n much in knowluE
Nh"fc 10 -"t . iraI, as there ls IA knowing how
lp '"' u. Iiirr" J. no I"lt that has Nari"'
81" much IN viu" during the la-t twenty vcdi =
~ nInk. twenty }"ar- ago mink skn- sold
for 81 amt upward for strictly l1rg. No.
Esh' years ago III, -Hm. p"l's could not -"
''1l Tor NOR" than 80 cents. To-day ilni ar"
worth about
trlII, mat deer. ino"Se Elk md antelope
~hin>, which are valued mainly for the
hid.'' VIZ htitI higher price; Il killed later
p"it~ ar" usually sold hy the pound aud vary.
according 10 quality. mode Of curing and age.
!TYm - 10 u cents pound
T." most valuable pelt got On this continent
= me "tt" " can ncvcr he t!app'd and can
"nl} ID" Idd bN shooting n IL rolls IA among
"a" br"tkrIe al"hH the upper Pacific shore
'me- mos" numerous than to-day. ana thor"
j. good reason 10 b"hev- that dozen 20 tr-
hehc" ~. NniW1! VIA he we'll nigh eNtlu',
"a ihr shores -! Oregon. Washington ant
hl!H>h "luMhH s'p1 u"li Of a sea otter
aIwaN- h'lng- from $3.50 10 $500 ia any trad.u
post IN ihl~ region The total annual cat h
Of -"H o''"!~ Is now about .UuJ II WAS once,
NOR" than lg.V" The fur requires no dyIng
10 ~ ~ Tor u''. Ike IA" seal fur. and m -
natural state II 0, worth t-i "r twenty 'iu"-
the Asur" the seal sltIu sells for. II - uut
Usually mad" into closk- or saopu-s brcai--
Too hraNN. ~ well ~ too EXPENSIVE 80
,|t ti" taI-t" oi many. and II Is So rprr that
fur garments II -eHIskin
IN" rnhinet Il SECURING the sea utters ur
thr ,ua't 81 Washington l. interesting u
u "rT" al easy task 10 get sea otter thpr"
N"l'" no i"ng"r bc any of them left in tho-.
water. for th-y hsv. been hunted here for
twenty '.ars by white men and a hundred
-, II,r y. no. an IN" Indians hunt the
~"h otter from long heavy CanU..s IN which
'h"N 80 OH through the surf. and cruising
d.pns e mil" or two. shoot or ,uaqr ia. anjrup.
- u h"" -i"rpinH III H." water with only IL
u"hd ~ 'ieLt owing to its extreme warinr-~
u = hiiV - approach and disr,ult to hlr IN,
animal ait'r II Is found It j. OILY after long
prague mat an Indian, accu.tomei as h"
'~ 10 Ih' IL" ~ Tho canoe, IL able e. meet With
h'N I''"~S ~ ALL for IL taxes great sLIU 10
-h""' or sp"nr I floating object In A ,hor,u,
'a a,,,', ,I"in "h unc-nain cano" Very often
hlh''i remains out q week without ie.ul.s
IL J. nor. however, ia" Indian. who seCur.
most N't "t'"r. IN" white hunter has de
Nl>"u Wav ~ xctttng 'he valuable fur with
va" b"d'h IRON Gray Harbpr to Point Gran
nlu- are seven pr eight three legged tower.
'ha' TOOK az a diN'enc" like huge skeleton nile
drn"Th' WIN rutiN huN at the top of each
lhOse towers Hr" called seq ot'"r i--ri. ks
ana they are erected - near fh.. breakers ~
pUoctIoani" without danger Of being wa,h-u
AVA he h"doi, IL smooth and 40 nea-lv
IrNel 'l.at al Gl~iS SnCe pi uhu feet from shore
the water is only TWO or three feet teer From
IN" Top uI 'heS" derrIcks the hunters pick 90
me "tr' SEA pttcr. and II l. not an iirnlsuAl
thlnC foi ono tu shoot and lill HI game at u
d'-tanc" ~ 900 vard- Ru' though these
hunters Hrs excellent rH.mau and thew
weapons ihr Ner' best they may hoo, a
hIiur"d tine. "|th"ut k.liug single otter
=" maj ~ addlflu'. :" h"'rc good shOtI th.y
must possess unU-uGl u.tinn.r
n" Oi"rrIcN- tr,- fort, iaat hIgh and at the
ms" iNebtN u" l."' WlGs ~. on. ui the
p"l"s ladder Is N3Ili and 'n. three pole.
~" hrnood foge'h"r b, r-p., pirccs tpor
tie top = huilf % buN u"a'lv ~ hlgh "a man.
h"ad. open - ~" top and Partially Open ~
-" Ni'l.s toward -" ga TIE hvnta- ~, 70.
'his Wnt-ptotcct-d (,op. aud Win his riNn
l"stIng IN FRONT Of him. valt- and watche-
'ur the game \nf one ser otter IN = iofen
nhs when IT j. sll"i nv hulla'. nui th.
n"Nt food I'D" Throws tho "a -cnss on tho
beach When = ul'uh"r Of Hunters nre shoot
iug each on" mtrL- h!, hul!"'s 81 that the
owner may he SHOWN when th" nm 0'l J. found