White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-03-11

Tor the months of December and
January. showing the net cost of
each animal trapped 70 be 1852;
also that In that period only % AMI
mails had been trapped.
The statement was from f. r
Sans state predatory animal in.
spector for the government bio.og
ical survey. II showed that in tho
two months seven bobcats ard 81
coyotes had been trapped ui.der gov.
eminent auspices.
In the same period private trap
pers In the county have trapped sew
eral times that number, and In the
better months of October and No
vember private trappers in White
Pine county landed not less than 600
coyotes, valued at $4,000. Two of
these, Adams. McGill Company men,
trapped 275 coyotes In the vicinity
of Hot creek. and various others
trapped from 80 TO leo.
The following phase of the cues.
ton was brought out at the meet
ing. A couple of years ago Secre.
tary Of Agriculture Henry c. Wallace
wrote a personal letter to an Ely
citizen claiming that government
trapping had afforded the frs. and
only relief against predatory animals.
II may be imagined how much that
relief" amounts II in a county
where there are an average Of 300
900 sheep the year around.
That's pretty expensive trapping. ="
observed Chairman Fred NJ. Clark
after reading Mr.. Sans report "ten
dollars apiece. II they would only
pay a bounty more animals would b.
trapped for half the money. Why.
here today we allowed the bin of
NJ. L. Miller. a private trapper who
was showed in at Indian springs, of
s20 FOR ten eats. more than all TIE
cats trapped by the government in
the whole county. and it charges Us
$40 apiece"
Yes. II they would pay a bounty
and have a uniform system so that
the skins could not be bountiad In
Utah. Nevada, California and three
or four more states, which could be
done, It would be the proper thing"
in%terposed Commissioner Robert \.
Baird. This government trapping.
paying men salaries. does not offer
the incentive and they never get the
results. They do not pay enough for
a man to live on and of course do not
get the best men. Once in 4 while
they get a good man TO work for the
government but a really good trap.
per can make more trapping for him
self and will not work for the gov
eminent"
That is just the trouble" said
Commissioner J. j. Gubler. Govern.
ment trapping has amounted TO moth
Ing. II is that way out in my coun.
try and the same everywhere you go.
You read a lot about 1t but 1t
amounts to absolutely nothing. They
don't get The coyotes, but private
trappers get lots OF them.
And there you are again" said
Mr. Baird. Mr.. Sans was asked
here at d stock meeting why his men
did not do better and his reply was
that Il was because private irappers
got the cream of the coyotes and his
men had TO take tho leaviags."
The report was received with con-
siderable levity and unanimously de-
nounced as a waste OF money. Fol
lowing are its figures in detail for
government trapping IN White Pine
county:
December, 1922-Men employed,
!: days worked. 30; salary paid,
s66.67; bobcats trapped. 3; coyotes,
IL. fur.bearing. o; total, 10.
January, 1923-Men, 2; days
worked, GO; salaries. 5000; bobcats.
r; coyotes, 10: f%ur-bearing, /; total,
16
Receipts from fur sales. $685..
The following is a report cover
Ing the peTlou rum July hSSNdDNi
inclusive and after that for January
for the work in White Pine county
on state and federal account:
July to December, 1922-Mon en-
ployed. 4; days worked, 331; Sal
aries paid, ~s1.045.S2; bobcats trap.
ped, 10; coyotes. 217; f~ur-hearias,
.. total. $40.
January, 1923-Men employed. /;
DAYS worked, IA; salary, $43.34:
bobcats trapped. /; coyotes, l; FUR
bearing, 0; total. 2.
The expense of administration is
not itemized In this report II II is
included, lut 1t includes the salary
of the inspector and at least one az
slstant. Office help and rent, this cost
being shared by the government and
state and prorated among the coun-
ties. the share of the last named
probably being cared for from the
state payments Of deducted from the
fur sales.
At the request OF Herman Wise OF