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182 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
p r a i r i e s and B r i t i s h Columbia. The three best sales were
i n 1855, w i t h 15,41.9 ( the maximum), 12,659 i n 1859, and
12,616 i n 1866; the three lowest, 2,802 i n 1872, 2,083 in
1876, and 1,865 ( the m i n i m u m ) i n 1877. In 1902, they
sold 1,340, and i n 1903, 1,790 skins. F r o m 1858 to 1884,
Athabasca D i s t r i c t contributed 2,119 skins of the woodland
( black, grey, and white) wolf to the London sales. For the
outfits 1S85 to 1889, i t made a further addition of 339 skins.
Between 1863 and 1884, inclusive, the d i s t r i c t o f Mackenzie
R i v e r supplied a total of 1,880 skins of this animal. Its
quota i n 188.9 was only 49 skins. F r o m 1862 to 1887, F o rt
Resolution, Great Slave Lake, gave 193, and i n 1884, 10
skins. The posts of the Upper Peace R i v e r , w i t h its lake
stations transferred from Edmonton, sent i n 48 woodland
wolves i n 1889.
The Eskimos use the fur of the different varieties of
wolves for t r i m m i n g the hood and other portions of their
deerskin capotes or tunics.
COYOTE— Canis latrans Say.
T h i s smaller p r a i r i e wolf is not found much to the north
of the northern branch of the Saskatchewan R i v e r ; but on
the west side of the Rocky Mountains i t is, i n some seasons,
f a i r l y numerous as f a r as l a t i t u d e 55° north. M r . Moberly,
an intelligent and experienced observer, writes:
The prairie wolf seldom attacks any large animal except when
led on by a woodland example. After a time, however, he will
learn to kill domestic sheep without any assistance. They generally
live on mice, gophers, musquash, berries, and carrion. I think
the wood wolf inhabiting the plains country is much smaller than
the kind found farther north, and also lighter in color, and may
possibly be a cross between both species. It is more cowardly than
the true woodland wolf.
He further states that the male renders no assistance
whatever to the female i n p r o v i d i n g food for the young,
which number from three to five, and occasionally s i x.
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| OCR | 182 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN p r a i r i e s and B r i t i s h Columbia. The three best sales were i n 1855, w i t h 15,41.9 ( the maximum), 12,659 i n 1859, and 12,616 i n 1866; the three lowest, 2,802 i n 1872, 2,083 in 1876, and 1,865 ( the m i n i m u m ) i n 1877. In 1902, they sold 1,340, and i n 1903, 1,790 skins. F r o m 1858 to 1884, Athabasca D i s t r i c t contributed 2,119 skins of the woodland ( black, grey, and white) wolf to the London sales. For the outfits 1S85 to 1889, i t made a further addition of 339 skins. Between 1863 and 1884, inclusive, the d i s t r i c t o f Mackenzie R i v e r supplied a total of 1,880 skins of this animal. Its quota i n 188.9 was only 49 skins. F r o m 1862 to 1887, F o rt Resolution, Great Slave Lake, gave 193, and i n 1884, 10 skins. The posts of the Upper Peace R i v e r , w i t h its lake stations transferred from Edmonton, sent i n 48 woodland wolves i n 1889. The Eskimos use the fur of the different varieties of wolves for t r i m m i n g the hood and other portions of their deerskin capotes or tunics. COYOTE— Canis latrans Say. T h i s smaller p r a i r i e wolf is not found much to the north of the northern branch of the Saskatchewan R i v e r ; but on the west side of the Rocky Mountains i t is, i n some seasons, f a i r l y numerous as f a r as l a t i t u d e 55° north. M r . Moberly, an intelligent and experienced observer, writes: The prairie wolf seldom attacks any large animal except when led on by a woodland example. After a time, however, he will learn to kill domestic sheep without any assistance. They generally live on mice, gophers, musquash, berries, and carrion. I think the wood wolf inhabiting the plains country is much smaller than the kind found farther north, and also lighter in color, and may possibly be a cross between both species. It is more cowardly than the true woodland wolf. He further states that the male renders no assistance whatever to the female i n p r o v i d i n g food for the young, which number from three to five, and occasionally s i x. |
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