Douglas Island news., 1920-04-16
POLICEMEN BRING
 FAR NORTH NEWS
Returning Fort McPhenon Patrol Tells Gossip of the Far
 Arctic Regions

from Fort McPhcrou ln company with Che Dompstor party of che Rc. NIP. bring Important advIcos re- erdiue conditions at Fort Mcphcr- son. Hcmcbo' Island and other points In chat part Of One Arctic Constable Campbell ays
 "The mr catch tls winter in the Mackenzie delta region is not large. save for mink and muskrau The average price paid there by tho buyers Of the vicinity s S15 for mink and 5l50 for musuats. The company s we'll supplied with buy- cr More chan sixty traders licences have been Issued for Che district The oli Hudsons Bay holds forth as usual but this soacon is being given a hard run by a new American company known as Lamson & Hub- bard. which. .n order to get a foot hold. .s holding down prices Of goods To Q minimum and paying si6cr prices for mr The now concern has headquarters. believe in New York or Boston and has posts along Che Mackenzie. and this year win have a bis steamer go down Che river with supplies
 "Jom Firth Che famous old Hud- sous Bay mctor nc Fort Mcphomon. has resigned from Che active service after many years there and his place .a being taken by his son-in- Iaw John pareons Flrth'a heart however. ls there. and he win spend his days there. Ho has built h.m- sclf % Ono new residence at Mcpher- .ou. The town has l7 buildings
 "Mooso. car.bouc and similar big game are scarce around McPhenou The Indians arc having Q hard uma making a living this winter Mc- pbcuou has no dog feed Of which Co pcak owing Go Che early frceroup coming ius, as thc whitc0sh run started. Hcuchcl has plenty of har seal for tbc dogs ln tho Arctic Red River district Che natives were starving Tho police sent them @ supply ot food eud was iu charge ofhc party making Che trip out a distance of 100 miles. with Che relief supplies
 "Tho b.r game was SO scarce n thc Mcphcuou district tms winter chat he Indians and Che police had uaIcuIv m getting enough moose or caribou skins for Che necessary supply or moccas.us Some Arctic foxes wore trapped his winter u fhc delta. but thc catch waa light Not many white foxes are reported from any Arctic coast point Among thc fur buyers In Che district this winter a Harry Bohn. representing thc N c. Throc ships made HeuchoI late Inst season They were [ he Herman. tor Licbos; Che Bemier Brothers. for Che Hudson'e Bay and WItcmbu-rs vessel The Herman eo, through to Banks Land ahead Of Che others bought al Of two years ur catch there. which was prize. and got back safely and presumably made hcr home port ust fan
 "Coua'ablc Brooker and came
 through from Hersche Island went down Che Mackenzie last ml with the. police launch. manng tho grip Of i.5o0 miles from Fort Smith to One mouth of Che river and on to Herchel ] returned t6 McPhcrsou later u Che season Dr. Doyle. now at Horchel witch Capt. Wood tho of acer in charge. came down at h,
 same imc Capt. Wood and wifi. and child are m good health and on. toying ufo at Hcrachel The captain hopos to be there Che next five years The oautcu s a former Dawson boy and son of Che late Mayor z. r Wood. former commander of the fu kou division if Che old R.NWMP. grandson of Zachary Taylor one time president Of thc United States Capt Wood was assigned Go duty oI Horchcl after seeing much hard service in Che late war Dr. DoyI. was In Che army medical corps"
 Cons.ablos Campbell and BrookeI eiso wcrc at tho front in the lat0 war; Constable Brooker went ou wIth Che police volunteers from Dawson. saw much hard service am, was mentioned in dospatchos for daring deed In winch he distribute, telephone line under fire whii' riding horseback He is not in goo' health. and is here for treatment and may 80 outside for rest on' treatment
 Constable Campbell saw service i Che American navy during Che Span hh-Amcr.cau war and in Che Grca