Sept, 23—The unprecedented run of caribou in the vicinity of the creeks adjacent to Fairbanks is still on. From accounts of recent arrivals from the upper town, hunters are leaving town in autos,' wagons, afoot daily, invariably returning with the limit bag. Almost every home in Fairbanks is now said to be well stocked with fresh meat for use during the coming winter.
Thousands of the animals are moving along in & very leisurely manner, affording an easy chance for even the poorest shot to get all the meat he may need. The run covers a large territory ex. tending from near Fox to the south bank of the Chatanika river. Besides the hunters of the town, those who are interested only viewing this rare sight are out in force, and Fairbanks presents a deserted appearance of a Sunday morning, the congregations at the morning services in the various churches being said to be composed of just a handful of worshippers.
No accurate estimate of the number of animals in the "run" can, of course, be made, but even to the most casual observer it must be apparent that it is composed of a great many thousand caribou. Half a million animals, it is thought by some, would be a conservative estimate.
Many visitors from Nenana and other places have been attracted by the fame of the "run" and have had an opportunity to see groups of the animals at various Points along the railroad.
Monday's train to Chatanika had to stop for a while to let a band of caribou get across the track a short distance beyond Gilmore, and some of the p: bagged five of them ere they could away to the safety of the timber above the track.—Neénana 'Daily News.'
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