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198 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
it had only two examples, but the average for 1880 to 1882
was 23 for the three outfits. Many years ago an i n d i v i d u al
of the species was shot a considerable distance up tbe Peace
R i v e r . Sir J o h n Richardson states that early i n the nineteenth
century two white foxes were seen near C a r l t o n House,
on tbe Saskatchewan R i v e r.
We hardly ever saw a l i v e white fox on our many summer
and winter trips i n the A r c t i c regions of Canada. Neither
have I observed among several thousand prime winter skins
of this animal one that was not almost i f not wholly pure
white, while the blue variety always appeared distinct in
color. McClintock, who had many opportunities' for observation,
writes that both white and blue foxes are found in
a l l A r c t i c lands, and that they are beautiful animals, f u l l of
t r i c k s and impudence. In September, 1853, he " c a p t u r ed
a l i t t e r of three cubs of a dark grayish color— fierce l i t t le
fellows with most restless eyes and pliant weasel- shaped
bodies. Not \ infrequently foxes would venture on board tbe
A r c t i c ships i n winter and be caught even i n traps set for
them on deck. When i r r i t a t e d they gave a short, suppressed
bark, and they sometimes uttered a strange cry resembling
that of a hawk, goose, or g u l l . " At P o r t Kennedy, where
he passed the winter of 1S5S- 59, M c C l i n t o c k secured two
polar bears, nineteen white foxes, nine hares, eight reindeer,
and eighteen seals; several ermines and lemmings were also
caught. Sir J . C l a r k Ross, who passed several years in
V i c t o r i a Harbor, Boothia, latitude 70° north and longitude
90° west, states that the foxes breed there early in June,
and have from six to eight young at a b i r t h . On one occasion,
several weeks later i n the season, he captured six l i t t le
ones i n a sand burrow close to the ship's w i n t e r i n g position.
W h i t e foxes were numerous i n that quarter, and upward
of fifty were trapped. Sir George Nares observed a " mottled
" fox i n latitude 82° north. Doctor Armstrong also
refers to the presence of T. lagopus at M e r c y B a y and P r i n ce
of Wales Strait, where some fifty specimens were taken
during their long stay.
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| OCR | 198 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN it had only two examples, but the average for 1880 to 1882 was 23 for the three outfits. Many years ago an i n d i v i d u al of the species was shot a considerable distance up tbe Peace R i v e r . Sir J o h n Richardson states that early i n the nineteenth century two white foxes were seen near C a r l t o n House, on tbe Saskatchewan R i v e r. We hardly ever saw a l i v e white fox on our many summer and winter trips i n the A r c t i c regions of Canada. Neither have I observed among several thousand prime winter skins of this animal one that was not almost i f not wholly pure white, while the blue variety always appeared distinct in color. McClintock, who had many opportunities' for observation, writes that both white and blue foxes are found in a l l A r c t i c lands, and that they are beautiful animals, f u l l of t r i c k s and impudence. In September, 1853, he " c a p t u r ed a l i t t e r of three cubs of a dark grayish color— fierce l i t t le fellows with most restless eyes and pliant weasel- shaped bodies. Not \ infrequently foxes would venture on board tbe A r c t i c ships i n winter and be caught even i n traps set for them on deck. When i r r i t a t e d they gave a short, suppressed bark, and they sometimes uttered a strange cry resembling that of a hawk, goose, or g u l l . " At P o r t Kennedy, where he passed the winter of 1S5S- 59, M c C l i n t o c k secured two polar bears, nineteen white foxes, nine hares, eight reindeer, and eighteen seals; several ermines and lemmings were also caught. Sir J . C l a r k Ross, who passed several years in V i c t o r i a Harbor, Boothia, latitude 70° north and longitude 90° west, states that the foxes breed there early in June, and have from six to eight young at a b i r t h . On one occasion, several weeks later i n the season, he captured six l i t t le ones i n a sand burrow close to the ship's w i n t e r i n g position. W h i t e foxes were numerous i n that quarter, and upward of fifty were trapped. Sir George Nares observed a " mottled " fox i n latitude 82° north. Doctor Armstrong also refers to the presence of T. lagopus at M e r c y B a y and P r i n ce of Wales Strait, where some fifty specimens were taken during their long stay. |
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