The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-23
Arctic Commission

Dawson News)
 A commission is sitting in Ottawa for the aVoweu purpose of gathering data and planning the expoita ton of Yukon and Mackenzie and other Arctic ana sub Arctic regions of Canada for grazing purposes
 Here is matter in which Yukon is vitally inter ested and in which 1t should go on record. A ais hatch to the News from Dafoe at Ottawa states that the commission was begin It's work early this ses- sion, and that from the North, as well as others would be there and that the government would seek Ill information possibly from the Northern authori-
 Yukon must realize that this board is dealing with subjects vital to great number of the present residents of this Territory and to the many who are yet to come. No doubt the Northern Territory VIII profit from the introduction of herds and the uili- ration of the present suitable grazing areas to the maximum The object of those who want to make duction for local and export purposes is commend able. The News has been long and persistent aa- and other herds, and it adheres to the idea But 1t must. remembered that the interests of the people of the Northland must be safeguarded and must De considered first of all when it comes to such intro duction.
 2, Ottawa Is perhaps not fully aware of the fact hat today the wild game of this Territory affords the greater of supply of meat for the present population; that without the moose and the car- bou the Yukon would be unable to subsist and carry its gold and silver mining in the face of the high prices asked by the meat for beef which they ship into this region. Gold mining is carried on to- lay under the greatest handicap of any industry first for the home consumer Caribou and moose are .htainable in the Dawson market forl6 to 25 cents
 as sznst two or fer times tes aad Duys but third to half in pplies. a. normal times The consumption Of game has In creased largely here since beef became so high and are the chief articles in meat foods in the Yukon curtai the consumption of those foods, and many gold miner likely would have to withdraw from the field. The GuFtament might be made by restriction of right to kill the big game or by giving exclusive concessions to the new meat companies which nave awakened to thesfact there valuable grazing areas in this Northland.
 The needful thing right Is for Yukon to point out that grazing concessions something which should not be granted within close proximity to min ing that is, if they to deprive the miner of the right to the natural of the region Rights of residents of towns to the natural game of the re- zion also should be preserved
 The privilege to graze herds of reindeer, musk oxen, and the like be .safeguarded. However, there is danger if exclusive rights be granted to territory of vast telegram from Ottawa states that the mining rights will be reserved to mn CTS within the grazing areas. That 1t not enough Rights to the natural game within the vicinity also should be protected the residents of the district In Dawson and vicinity if exclusive concession be given to grazing adjacent to Dawson whence ihe meat supply is now derived .za5a... IT 4.6 S Ottawa no doubt will protect such rights if the matter is drawn to its attention. Nothing need be done to discourage the introduction of the reindeer or the musk oxen other such animals. The Alas kan. government has hundreds of thousands of the reindeer grazing its hills which introduced from tapland, and4yet concessions whatever grant ed there Canada should restrict enterprise. bui every phase of the subject should be safeguarded Nov is the opportune time for representative bodies Of Dawson to act in the matter. a-.t.