Douglas Island news., 1919-11-21
SMALL GAME IS
 AGAIN PLENTIFUL
Interior Country Reports That This Year Win Be Che Big One
 for Game Fowls

Arrivals from Che interior ropor, hat parmleau and grouse. which once were so plentiful In chat region. ! but which for tbc past four or Ave years have seldom been soon In Che whole stretch o, Che Yukon valley and those of is tributaries. are .aeau making their appearance .n enormous quantities says Che Cor Io,a Times.
 The phenomenon win have Che ei- .e.t ot rcyyIur Che old controversy . .s to what becomes Of thcso game .b.-Is during -bcse frequent Intervals | of rhc.r disappearance from thc.r ace .usomeI hmuu The natives of the Interior have an explanation to Che .r..t hat the ptarmIean and grouse. .s well as rabbits. are attacked by I...a.c ouec .n seven years. and be- .omc almost extinct and .hat because of n.ir marvellous lecu1dIy they .un become numerous iu a few moro years Bu. hs theory hardly
 squares itself vtb che fact chat while hst year travellers reported fhat over distances or hundreds of miles or territory covered Ia their
 travels hcy scarcely encountered haIl dozen Of thcsc birds and rodents. -r.s toar n some sections thcy are
 apparently a. numerous as ever
 n may bc stated chat Che p'arm. -.u and grouse oven during thcp past ..r ycar. has bcen as numerous as .rer u Che region south of che Yukon Ie'a. which H uue reguntol by white mon. but which Is Che habitat ol many Eskmos. n which vicinity th.-. .s a Catholic mission. This TO- e.or. so far as known. .s thc only an. where tbc birds have bcen at .u numerous since i9lt 10 is hardly likely however that Che birds could propagate Iu such quantities n thH section as to account for Che millions ot .hc birds scattered au over Che Interior
 The idea ttat Che birds migrated .o srmc remote section ot thls cone Hucnt or to tbc adjoining continent of As.a has been often put forth. but has boon coTeI at It is not improbable hat tbs win be found to bc tbe soIu.Ion Of Che mystery of thc periodic disappearance Of Che birds
 The too.beome grouse and p.armi- au and oven Che dcsp.scd rabbit bavc played a prominent part In Che development of Interior mining camps. and 10 has been said Of ono prosperous m.u.nr city ot che Interior -f1t t "was built on parmIean ,hr explanation being that Che only rcsh meat to be had during Che cone
 rrurucu days was Che 1csh of that b.rI
 Many a prorpoe.or has ubs.s.ed 1u ntarm.rau. grouse and rabbit for extensive periods. and carried on work that would have been .mpos- e'hIe without ths addition to his fet The return of these birds Is not unlikely Co arouse moro Interest .u prospecting because or Che ics- .rcl difficulty of subsistence in Che w.lds
 Another effect tba. win be pro- lucod by Che rcappoarance of Che small game win be Che impetus given to thc business Of tappne The mrred creatures which slbs.st on Che small game h1yo been scarcer than ever because of Che disappear arcc of tbcir prey so dosparatowas Che situation so fsr as Che predatory mmau was concerned chat lynx. usuauy tmId creature. had been
 known to attack and destroy large numbers Of caribou and reindeer. os- ncraUy che fawus. since Che disap- n.arance of Che birds and rabbits