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210 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
42,375 skins, respectively. There is reason to believe
that the sales of the three previous years were below
the average. Then came five " g o o d " years in succession,
1855 with 50,839, 1856 with 61,581, 1857
w i t h 61,951, 1858 w i t h 76,231, and 1859 w i t h 62,264 skins.
Next we have four " l e a n " sales, 1860 w i t h 44,730, 1861
w i t h 31,094, 1862 w i t h 49,452, and 1863 w i t h 43,961 skins.
These were followed by s i x " good " years— 1864 to 1869—
w i t h 61,727, 60,334, 51,404, 58,451, 73,575, and 74,343
skins, respectively. Once more we have four " lean " sales,
1870 w i t h 27,708, 1871 w i t h 31,985, 1872 w i t h 3.9,266, and
1873 w i t h 44,740 skins. The year 1858, already mentioned,
w i t h 76,231, 1876 w i t h 79,214 ( m a x i m u m ) , and 1877 w i th
79,060 skins were the three largest years' sales for the period
under review. The total output of minks, exclusive of some
15,000 skins sold i n Montreal and St. P a u l , was 1,374,139.
The London sales of 1902 comprised 57,349, and those of
1903, 66,360 skins.
T h i s animal is to be found along the Anderson and other
A r c t i c rivers to the coast, and also throughout the D o m i n i on
of Canada f r om the A t l a n t i c to the P a c i f i c . The sexes come
together i n M a r c h and A p r i l , and the female brings forth i n
due time five or s i x b l i n d and helpless l i t t l e ones. I have
also been assured that where the food conditions are very
good, instances of as many as eight, ten, and even twelve have
been observed. In this connection I would remark that
Indians i n different parts of this vast country have asserted
that when the several periodical fur- bearing animals are at
a m i n i m u m stage the births are few, but that these augment
annually i n number during the seasons of increase. This
rather remarkable, but probable circumstance, applies part
i c u l a r l y to musquash, martens, minks, ermines, foxes, and
skunks. A number of hunters have also said to me that they
have sometimes noticed this p e c u l i a r i t y i n the case of beaver.
Albinos are rare, but the w r i t e r has seen a f ew i n the course
of his f o r ty years' service.
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| OCR | 210 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN 42,375 skins, respectively. There is reason to believe that the sales of the three previous years were below the average. Then came five " g o o d " years in succession, 1855 with 50,839, 1856 with 61,581, 1857 w i t h 61,951, 1858 w i t h 76,231, and 1859 w i t h 62,264 skins. Next we have four " l e a n " sales, 1860 w i t h 44,730, 1861 w i t h 31,094, 1862 w i t h 49,452, and 1863 w i t h 43,961 skins. These were followed by s i x " good " years— 1864 to 1869— w i t h 61,727, 60,334, 51,404, 58,451, 73,575, and 74,343 skins, respectively. Once more we have four " lean " sales, 1870 w i t h 27,708, 1871 w i t h 31,985, 1872 w i t h 3.9,266, and 1873 w i t h 44,740 skins. The year 1858, already mentioned, w i t h 76,231, 1876 w i t h 79,214 ( m a x i m u m ) , and 1877 w i th 79,060 skins were the three largest years' sales for the period under review. The total output of minks, exclusive of some 15,000 skins sold i n Montreal and St. P a u l , was 1,374,139. The London sales of 1902 comprised 57,349, and those of 1903, 66,360 skins. T h i s animal is to be found along the Anderson and other A r c t i c rivers to the coast, and also throughout the D o m i n i on of Canada f r om the A t l a n t i c to the P a c i f i c . The sexes come together i n M a r c h and A p r i l , and the female brings forth i n due time five or s i x b l i n d and helpless l i t t l e ones. I have also been assured that where the food conditions are very good, instances of as many as eight, ten, and even twelve have been observed. In this connection I would remark that Indians i n different parts of this vast country have asserted that when the several periodical fur- bearing animals are at a m i n i m u m stage the births are few, but that these augment annually i n number during the seasons of increase. This rather remarkable, but probable circumstance, applies part i c u l a r l y to musquash, martens, minks, ermines, foxes, and skunks. A number of hunters have also said to me that they have sometimes noticed this p e c u l i a r i t y i n the case of beaver. Albinos are rare, but the w r i t e r has seen a f ew i n the course of his f o r ty years' service. |
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