The Alaska prospector., 1908-05-07

Washing ton, May 6-The senate to- day passed the bill providing for the protection of wild game in Alaska. The bill passed the house, where it was introduced by Congressman Humphrey, March 16, and it's passage by the senate was obtained by Sena- tor Piles. Delegate Gale of Alaska, also worked hard in behalf of the bill
 The Humphrey bill passed the house at the last session but was defeated in the senate. The bill in part is as follows:
 From and after the passage of this act the wanton destruction of wild game animals or wild birds, except eagles, ravens and cormorants, the destruction of nests and eggs of such birds, except eagles, for the purposes of selling the same or the skins or any part thereof, except as herein after provided, is hereby prohibited.
 Game Defined
 The term game anim&is' shall in- clude deer, moose, caribou, mountain sheep. mountain goats, brown bear, sea lions and walrus. The term "game birds," shall include water fowl, comonly known as ducks, geese, brant and swan; shore birds, com monly known as blower, snipe and curlew, and the several species of grouse and ptarmigan.
 Nothing in this act shall affect any law now in force in Alaska relating to the fur seal, sea otter, or any any fur-bearing animal or prevent the killing of any game animal or bird for food or clothing at any time by natives, or by miners or explorers, when in need of food, but the game animals or birds so killed during close season shall not be shipped or sold.
 That it shall be unlawful for any person in Alaska to kill any wild game animals or birds, except during the season hereinafter provided. North of latitude sixty-two degrees, brown bear may be killed at any time {: moose, caribou, sheep, walrus and sea lions, from August 1st to Decem- Der 10th, both inclusive; south of lat itude sixty-two degrees, moose, cari- bou and mountain sheep from August 20th to December 31, both inclusive; {; deer and mountain goats, from April 1st to February 1st, both inclusive; i; grouse, ptarmigan, shore birds and water fowl, from September 1st to March 1st, both inclusive.
 Caribou Protected
 Provided, that no caribou shall be killed on the Kenai peninsula before August 20, 1912. And provided fur ther, that the secretary of agricul- ture is hereby authorized, whenever he shall deem it necessary for the preservation of game animals or birds to make and publish rules and regu- lations prohibiting the sale of any game in any locality modifying the close seasons hereinbefore establish ed, providing different close seasons for different parts of Alaska, placing further restrictions and limitations on the killing of such animals or birds in any given locality, or prohibiting killing entirely for period not ex- ceeding two years in such locality.
 That it shall be unlawful for any person to kill any female or yearling moose or for any and person to kill in any one year more than the number specified of each of the following animals: Two moose, one walrus or sea lion, three caribou, three moun- tain sheep, three brown bear, or to kill or have in his possession in any one day more than twenty grouse or ptarmigan, or twenty-five shore birds or water fowl.
 That it shall be unlawful for any time to hunt with dogs any of the game animals specified in this act; to use shotgun larger than number ten gauge, or any gun other than that can be fired from the shoulder; or to use steam launches or any boats other than those propelled by oars or paddles in the pursuit of game ani- mals or birds. Sale Unlawful
 That it shall be unlawful for any per son or persons at any time to sell or offer for sale any hides, skins or heads of any game animals, or game birds in Alaska, or to sell, offer for sale, or purchase, or offer to purchase, any game animals or game birds, or parts thereof, during the time when the