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162 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
Anderson an example i n the flesh, except the ribs of a few
i n a dried state; but i n course of my s i x years' charge of
F o r t Good Hope ( latitude 66" 16' n o r t h ) , the H a r e and
N a h a n n i Indians frequently supplied the establishment w i th
a number of dressed skins and a considerable quantity of
the venison of this animal. A s i m i l a r remark would apply
to my five years' residence at F o r t Simpson ( latitude 62°
north, longitude 122° west) ; but although the species is
f a i r l y distributed throughout N e w Caledonia D i s t r i c t , B r i t i
s h Columbia, we seldom obtained any of its meat or preserved
skins during my two years' charge. It is not
uncommon i n the Athabasca and Peace R i v e r D i s t r i c t s , nor
at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, where we occasionally
received some venison and skins while I was stationed there
i n 1889 to 1894. It is not improbable, however, that the
v a r i e t y of woodland caribou found i n the Rocky Mountains
of northern Canada may belong to the mountain caribou discovered
i n the S e l k i r k Range of B r i t i s h Columbia and made
known to science by M r . Ernest Thompson Seton, i n 1899.
I t is s a i d to be darker i n colour than M a i n e and other eastern
specimens.
BARREN GROUND REINDEER— liangifer arcticus
( R i c h a r d s o n ) .
A l t h o u g h this interesting animal has of late years been
very irregular i n frequenting ancient passes and haunts in
the forest country, and in numbers very considerably less
than formerly, yet it is believed to be s t i l l very numerous
i n the " Mackenzie B a s i n . " The northern Indians were
accustomed, in the face of repeated remonstrances on the
part of the Company's officers and resident missionaries, to
slaughter thousands of reindeer annually, chiefly for the
skins and tongues, and too often f r om the sheer love of k i l l ing.
But as they have l a t t e r l y experienced protracted spells
of food scarcity, and even actual starvation, I believe i t has
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| OCR | 162 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN Anderson an example i n the flesh, except the ribs of a few i n a dried state; but i n course of my s i x years' charge of F o r t Good Hope ( latitude 66" 16' n o r t h ) , the H a r e and N a h a n n i Indians frequently supplied the establishment w i th a number of dressed skins and a considerable quantity of the venison of this animal. A s i m i l a r remark would apply to my five years' residence at F o r t Simpson ( latitude 62° north, longitude 122° west) ; but although the species is f a i r l y distributed throughout N e w Caledonia D i s t r i c t , B r i t i s h Columbia, we seldom obtained any of its meat or preserved skins during my two years' charge. It is not uncommon i n the Athabasca and Peace R i v e r D i s t r i c t s , nor at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, where we occasionally received some venison and skins while I was stationed there i n 1889 to 1894. It is not improbable, however, that the v a r i e t y of woodland caribou found i n the Rocky Mountains of northern Canada may belong to the mountain caribou discovered i n the S e l k i r k Range of B r i t i s h Columbia and made known to science by M r . Ernest Thompson Seton, i n 1899. I t is s a i d to be darker i n colour than M a i n e and other eastern specimens. BARREN GROUND REINDEER— liangifer arcticus ( R i c h a r d s o n ) . A l t h o u g h this interesting animal has of late years been very irregular i n frequenting ancient passes and haunts in the forest country, and in numbers very considerably less than formerly, yet it is believed to be s t i l l very numerous i n the " Mackenzie B a s i n . " The northern Indians were accustomed, in the face of repeated remonstrances on the part of the Company's officers and resident missionaries, to slaughter thousands of reindeer annually, chiefly for the skins and tongues, and too often f r om the sheer love of k i l l ing. But as they have l a t t e r l y experienced protracted spells of food scarcity, and even actual starvation, I believe i t has |
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