JIM WELLER (1:123/140) wrote to STEVEN HORN at 22:01 on 11 Sep 2004:

 JW> That's the problem. The abattoir would have to break down easily
 JW> and be portable by air, from one hunt to the next. Very expensive
 JW> proposition.

Ours is at Partridge Farms just south of Dawson and does not move.  We have
at least one butcher in town who will deal with game but his cants can't be
sold and he has to deal with wild game in a completely separate area. 

 JW> Our taxes are based on the alcohol content not as a markup on the
 JW> base price. So the taxes are the same on a cheap brand as a premium
 JW> brand.

I was therefore lucky that I like single malt scotch.

 JW> Sadly, same here.

At one point, I discovered that the off-sale in a native community sold
more fortified wine than any other Yukon outlet.  I asked the
then-president of the Liquor Corporation what could be done and his reply
was "nothing".  The community was not prepared to become
"dry" and substituting hard liquor (rum, rye) for the foirtified
wine would just kill more First Nations members more quickly.

I think the missing gene theory has some merit.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}gmail.com)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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