Show large herd of reindeer in alaska to supply meat ten thousand reindeer are to contribute a million and a halt half pounds of meat to uncle sams dining tables reindeer breeding in alaska has been so successful that on island a herd of released at the close of world war 1 I now Is a hundred times as large since nuni vak can pasture only animals the surplus will be butchered at roundup time next fall military and civilian mehus menus from alaska to Florl da will include this venison this Is the second time in halt half a century that reindeer haye have helped out in a food shortage says the national geographic society soc ety by 1891 whalers chalers had depleted the walrus seal and whale the main source ot of food and clothing in the arctic the government stepped in to avert a famine sixteen reindeer were imported from siberia to teller on seward peninsula alaska westernmost point La were brought over from northern scandinavia to instruct natives in the care of the animals thus a major arctic industry was born today to some aleut eskimo and indian natives of alaska reindeer are important as a source of food and clothing the sinews are used as thread adult hides bides become sleeping bags fawn skins parkas and underwear the antler show up as knife handles bandies |