Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-30
MUSK OK AND POLAR WOLF.
interesting Facts About the Dis
tributiqn Of These Animals In
East Greenland.

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When the Holloway eAPeui',on
spent the winter OF lsos.'o On Saue
island, near the coast OF eAS oeen
land, 1t did not s'e any woi'e9 nv
the slightest trace OF tnen' na.s.
expeditions to the sane coas. saw -
wolves lheir niera'ion W 80 \,
OF Greenland occurred puno ~,
years after 1870 ana IN .ne eApo s.
lions which Dr' A. y. Na'nolsv n
there in 1873 ne lou.o many 1920
says the New lort euh. = .,...,.,,,
Dr. Nathors' was very ~ ~ ,.,as
prised on July To- 1923, "Aiie ~ " -
near cape bergha1s' w'er r.. ~
Norwegian hunters ""o A", go -
~ come 70 'ne e"s' e0s.. ~. 49,
sell him the SKIN q VIZ IN ~ ~
bad Killed. ne nau re"u ~ ~
erature OF east co"s eNp :,
out .here was no ~ 49, saer ~,
OF MS pFeoecessolS 40. ~ cuoonIond
arctlc won III 'ha' 49,.
rev days ia'er' VIZ. -. p'- .,,.h
surveying 'he eoas' W c,.o.;aa ~
they saw "oNes n,". -.
iana ana n''ei s'H "a" " amnd
OF the an'nnais ~ 'eo IS. $50
on august NaYnpls' ~ ~ no..
Gus traces VI "oi,es 49,.
sac OF hurry nIe.' . anu ~ 49,. 49,
therea',er lor soln. vi,n. . ~.
met wolves OF saw en.N a.
Dr. Natnors' says !. Is eass W
upon .ne rou'e io'ioNru ~ c.eo.,and
on tner tourney W n I. VI .ha;,
and the approA'"'a, 'inu r, wnen $3.50
migration occurred my s'ai 'e"
from the Amerie'h aron,p..aso 1T, o
the west size OF o1eehidnu' .ra .n
northward on tna' coass ~ 49,
reached the north end OF 'he srea,
island ana tnen moved sou'nwaiI
along the east coast ~ was mus
oxen that drew mem onward a IL
were Formerly rare On 'ne nv.
west coast IN lo'S 'ne n
expedition under eaP.' yonn nan'
saw only one woii at lnahR you nae
Dor. -Four years iater .he nri.isn IN
petition under eaPe. wares oD.si'e
several wolves on the west sue oi
Robson channel a HUE 10 'ne
northwest OF capt. halis neaoquar
tiers. The wolves were multiplying III
that region. They were coming up
from the south ana graauaily aovanc
ing to the north eno OF ureeniahu
Several years later Lieut. ureely
saw and heard plenty Oh "oiVeS al
Fort Conger IN 'he same es,on'
this time large NUMBER OF woiVes s
had reached the nortn"esC Par1 Vi
Greenland BY 1884 tney nao Pene'
trated northward TO Independence
bay, which is on the northeast coast
OF Greenland. When reary ulsco'
cred this bay he saw traces OF wolves
there. Probably before that 'ime
they had begun the descent Oh the
coast on the east side
The wolves had been 1oiiowmg inc
musk oxen, who were spreading IA
those regions They have chased tne
musk OK clear round the north COAST.
Their appearance on the east coast
has resulted in the great diminutlon
Of reindeer, which were formerly very
numerous there. DR.. Natnorst was
surprised at the scarcity OF reindeer
for they had been reported In large
numbers by earlier travellers. Ihey
have also become very wild, and dur
ing the explorers summer in East
Greenland he saw only 40 reindeer,
and killed nine.
According to Mr.. Feilden the wolves
of Grinnell Land live principally on
musk OK. This Is in the neighbor-
hood of West Greenland. AS the
musk OK is still very common in East
Greenland It is probably able to re-
sist the attacks Of the wolves better
than the reindeer IL able to do. Al
long as the wolves can find reindeer
they leave the musk OK alone. Not
only the reindeer, but also the blue
for are now much scarcer on the
east coast than in ise9-7o. Wolves