The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-27
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CUnlalakleet Northern Llghtl

CUnlaladeet Northern Light
 Too many Natives too many dogs This is one of the reasons why of the Natives have such a hard time making living for themselves. In Alas ka at the present time big team Of dogs owned by Native tends to make him feel great deal like the fellow in the States that owns craccerjack automo bile or course the fellow in the States may not have the machine all paid for but it's the fad to have one and they must have it So here in this land there Natives who so tearing through town-but just now the dogs are not ln the tearing mood The grub pile s all but used up and DO the dogs In some Instances have to live on snow balls and the memory of some past good meal
 Now the above is not all wind but 1t is a text that we are expecting to elucidate somewhat In the following. It is fact that there are some Natives living in this town who dog poor, e'd SO are the dogs Last summer and fall the wife sat on the damp sloppy bank of the slough and cut and cleaned hun dreds of fish every day All about her the little tots played In the cold and mud and water Buckets and boilers and tubs of fish carried by the women folks and strung along on poles to dry; dozens of fires were built beneath to dry the fish and ht them for the dogs. Much Of this wood was secured by women folks or course the men worked too-seining for the fish.
 Everyone in the family worked Winter came -on in the course Of time and useless dogs tied to rows of stakes howl and wait and fight for the fish that is thrown to them daily Day after day week after week month after month the fish slowly but surely go downward Grub In the house gets scare Little chaps really need bread and milk but there i7 no way of getting it if the fish cannot be sold
 It costs about Sf month to keep dog in cond'- ton during the winter months. At this figure 1t costs s192 to keep eight dogs for six months and for the remaining six months the cost is S4s more-a grand total of S24O for the team
 They say they must have the dogs Co get the wood and ice. but we disagree with them. in the fall before gets cold and disageeabe it would take only one week to gather up the wood on the beach or up theriyer and with boat land it right at your door. or at the river bank. Now few dollars during the first SHOW would hire an brought to your cabin But you say we haven't the dollars. Why not sell some of the fish that you dried during the summer and have 1t hired?
 Now how much ice do you need?
 dollar week will buy every bit of Ice that an ordinary family needs. But where are the dollars?
 Sell some of the fish that you have been In the habit of feeding poor starving bowling humpbacked dogs.
 Even if your Ice $500 month it would amount to only $500 for tho nine months Yet l know you want to make trips to Egayik and s. Michael and elsewhere.
 Sell some more Of the fish that you have been in the habit Of throwing out to poor starving shiyer ing dogs that wabbe when they walk and pay some one the cash take you to st. Michael and ride like Prince.
 Do not think that we have fallen out with tho dog He ss one of the most useful annals in Alaska.
 But we do believe that too many dogs are kept by too many natives.