Douglas Island news., 1920-08-06
URGES CHANGES
 IN ALASKA LAWS
Governor Riggs Wants Laws Nodi fed SO That Game Can Be
 Killed if Necessary

hs rspor, for 1919 on Che Alaska rnme recommends some changes n che nva and r.ve. some Illustrations of harI.hIrs worked oH che people by too much law .n thc wrong places. I'm hts introduction Che Governor saya
 -ir my report for t9iS urged tfs uorrsfy of a roya.ou ot he ru. laws for Alaska and recom- mend.t ,hat rtc control of same bc vested m Ono Territory again re- now ho.c recommendations and .n- ..uI. trr-..n n recommendation th1t thr Territory also bc siven Che iur.s- fruar over mr.b.arne au.ma.H now n Che tarIs %. che Bureau of r..h.Hr. e. n. Department ot Com mrre. It .erms anomalous that two nrr.r. bureaus of two different department. should e2rr..ae super t..arr power over tao droreut .n of wild animals each with t. .n.rate warden for0c reporting to Hrnert bureau chIc,e 10 would ha s' rrse tr consolidate che acty- rir. af mr u.rders with those or mue unrIrus thereby Increasing the crr.er.y and economy of Che service
 w sincerely and honestly believe cha. f Che .onuo. of u-bcorns and gam. animals should bc uons- f.r.I ID Na.ss under laws to be .r...rI by m. Territorial Loes.a- trr. wild m. would bo much better r-..r.IeI and Errc would not bc. or trr par, of .H. inhabitants che rr.rt feeling of resentment tos,.r- rI hr existing badly devised game r.us Tn r.rH of Alaska woo need a freedom oI administration not now rrn. and in others a tightening mp rr --u.roas and eu-fue down rf Um. aad arbitrary rer..- Hrr. I'm fHe districts ar removed from transportation whore mo resf true.t|. m.at pro-urahie ve should rrrr I.rr. under certain Nm.fa- rrr. Io tu male auImaa at am, ....en of th. yrrr ] have n mind at present n ..rur district of thc Kussr.vm occupied hv a camp of rerrar ID men, Tho small r.rcr ---f. ..r- thr community can not under .rr ..r.Hm rHc... handle live rr.. .- cold he.l. nor .s 10 ro-.t.. t1 l-.tc i'm Two eto.k The governor should h. empowered To .s- on. H. fo Er for such campa n...s .. moar caribou or sh..r In numbers .rr...Hr to meet tHc rres- e.re r..I. rl .rr people Tho meat provided would ..rtr au pur- rr-. .r .r.ne r che development rf rt.. undoubtedly win eventually te.nr n rre.t mineral and arr.cui- mr country Tho neoD'. served would gladly r.r n laIr market price for Che m..t procured which amount whom collected .1ui be turned into a fund for protective pr-po.e
 .r |. quito possible frat tte proc rraf uI not moot with tbe an- r-ruI o. .orcrsarerst. ro, mny informed n. fo Che need. ot a sparse- lr settled territory a'.holeh nrob- ably mo exception would be us.u to trs r..o-l made by a party or l'ur hunting rr.r thr international hour- trrr armed uI.t licenses from both Ono rrr.I States and Carria their .c.r.Iar. .rren uerc knisd about rrerrrr..- rr n mHe inside Canada from rh. sam. herd from which were gathered o.her sheep Included m thrr United s.a.r. u..n.e. ] list che umr be'oV wtf .s arnroXI- mnfr weight when dresses Che rrarf.r part of which could mot pose sbrr havc boon devoted to usaml pr-rrsa frrre Che 9s days Che party u.. in ftr wI'fs. .u fact. nm arr.. written by one member %. hc rr-rr .l-e.-e che abandonment of .1r0r.e.. although am told fhat certain amount vas cached where It might be picked mp by miners
 Pound.
 uro.e. 900 pound. oarh -.2oo
 fs sheep. 100 pounds oach e.-5o
 .rrIbou goo pounds each l.fI
 Total ......... LI.'O0 Ns,-iv s.z torr of meat. which would have arei che uuo camp J speak of fo- g morthe' On Che one hand body Of hardy miners doing useful work arr prohibited from having ono of the necessities 1f uic. on tt. other. narfy of nonresident sports mon. who hnrr no particular Inter rt i'm thc country have wasted tor. of food and arc within theH rIrhts under Federal law. upon pay nr into thr miscellaneous rcee.rt of Che Trwmry' -so sum ot $50 'o'