The Nome nugget., 1928-05-12
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Elin, Alaska. April 30, 1928.
 Preserve the Forest Week" has been observed here during this past week, in compliance with the National Program outlined for the week of April 22-2S. The school children pledged themselves to ccre for their individual campfires .,uling the summer camping; to make sure the match was out be- fore discarding it; 10 build small eamp-fres. always in the open places. and none al all on very windy days; to keep an eye open for cigarette and cigar butts, and for pipe ashes. making surv they are dead before throwing them away; and should a conha aration occur, to get help quickly. At the close of the weekly Thursday even ing prayer meeting. inc native ad- ults also pledged themselves in caring for their camp fires during the coming camping season.
 The local natives have been busy . the past month repairing sleds. lyapan completed d new sled The # natives are also repairing snow shoes from the birch of The forest here-the women arg repairing tents and making water boots and sealskin mukluks. all in repara- tion for the squirrel hunt.
 The squirrel hunters are already on the war path. several families having already gone into the hills around Film Hot Springs, and others are to follow this week.
 Two of our able youns hunters deep sea and fox hunters-were re turning to the village 8 couple of days ago. on shahks ponies. from the reindeer camp. when not far from the village they were sudden 1y confronted and wholly surprised by a female bear and her three yearling cubs. One nf the boys objected to taking q shot at the mother bear. although both boys carried loaded rifles. They had the presence of mind to remain rigid in their tracks as the family of bears came within five paces of 5 them. Having apparently decided that they would not make a de lectable meal for herself and bth ies. the mother bear srunted to the cubs, veered aside and shamhled ! on her way. Again the lad asked Z his companion if he should shoot. : The story goes that 'ht comr%rion aforesaid was Ioneue-tied with an acute attack of Buck Fever" and did not reply. so the same that 4 might have fed the village popu- lace for an indefinite period, not to mention the bear skins that would have made cozy sleeping bags for an entire family. made a leisurely getaway.
 The boys who were on the stam- pede to the Tubuktoolik, and who turned back when they found Tom Moon all packed Up and ready to { move his outfit to other grounds farther down the coast. returned { with a few snow-shoe rabbits in stead of the million dollar stakes E of their pipe-dreams.
 A couple of our local boys moved { Tom Moons outfit 10 Five Mile 7 Point, not far from Isaac's Point, where Moon is continuing the work of prospecting.
 Charles Fagerstrom returned from the Iglutalik. whi'her he had gone las, fall to catch mar,fn for breeding purposes. He reports having caught six male marten. which he released in accordance with the game law on narten. but he caught no female of the species.
 L. E. Ost, of Golovin. former missionary at Film, with his sons. has been hauling goods from Film to Golovin to their home there.
 A native. Nungiren. living out at Cape Darby with his family, cut his foot over the instep badly. with an axe. The son. Paul. made a nasty trip over to Film with his father for first aid measures.
 Mrs. Joe Dexter, and her daugh- ter Millie. of Golovin. have been