What Is The Role Of The Fur Boom In The 1920's

In 1915 the government was planning on bringing homesteaders into Alaska and sent a delegate to Congress, whickershame and some federal officials to offer the natives first pick of land before the other settlers arrived. The Athabaskan chiefs has refused to live on a reservation or a homestead because they wanted to “remain perfectly free, just as we are now.” However the eight Athabaskan chiefs did not oppose the idea of building schools because natives couldn’t read or wright as a result the Americans could learn at a much faster rate than them.

Over the years Alaska and natives have overcome many ups and downs in the economy. Income had fluctuated up when the Klondike but as the rush ended the river trade began dwelling and many lost their jobs. A major fur boom happened with World War One and lifted further and further and as the demand for luxury furs rose so did the prices. In order to control trapping the government set guidelines on how many you could trap, records that had to be kept, and licenses were distributed. The fur boom was high in the early 1920’s and dropped by the late 1920’s as well as fur bearing animals rapidly dropped in population. With the eviction on the rise trappers were able to reach previously inexcusable places which made distribution of goods easier and quicker. The fur animals population didn’t …show more content…
Disease be plains were quickly in transit into Alaska on the railroad. Soon the first commercial airmail system, created by Carl Ben Eielson, took mail to Fairbanks into McGrath within four hours instead of a twenty day dangerous journey my dog. Although landing strips were nearly nonexistent his new business was an instant success. In an instant his idea took off and other bush pilots started importing food, medical supplies and services, mining equipment, and much

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