The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-12-20

The Denver (Col) Tribune SAYS Tw
old residents, among the earliest OF on
early-comers, have prepared q paper, il
which is given an account Of all the re
sources and attractions Of our territory
from sportsman's standard. Not onll
are all the game animals recorded" bu
other intelligence given that renders th'
report as valuable it Is interesting w,
take great pleasure in presenting this pa
per to the readers of the Tribune:
The game of Colorado consists Of buffa
10, elk, black and white tailed deer. noun
tain sheep, antelope, cinnamon, black and
grizzly bear, wild turkeys, sage hen, blue
or mountain grouse, willow or pin tai
grouse, ptarmigsn or mountain quail
ducks OF all kinds except canvas s-hack,
geese and brandt, swan, curlew of severa
varieties and in the spring and fall snipe
and plover, few days, a. they migrate
north and south. We have also few Cal
ifornia al State quail imported for breed
ing urposes.
The following fur-bearing animals are
numerous-beavers, otter, mink, martin,
weasel red, gray, black, and silver-gray
fox, beside many varieties that are sup
posed to be cross Of the different distinct
species also a very small animal Of the
fox kind, known here as the swift, the large
gray and white timber wolf, white and
gray coyote and black prairie vol, panther
or California lion, lynx, WOlvereen, cata-
mount, and wild cat, badger, skunk,
ground hog or woodchuck, and other minor
species.
Success in either hunting or trapping de-
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experience of the person engaged in it,
aud his knowledge Of the country. for the
reason that game is not generally distrib-
uted throughout the territory, but certain
species are confined to certain localities.
No stranger need expect much success un-
less accompanied by AN experienced guI ie
Remarkable bags are often made, but
create little remark here. Ii il nothing
uncommon for two hunters to load large
freight wagon with deer antelope, or buf
falo in day or two after reaching the
hunting grounds Gronse and such game
may be killed at the rate Of from one to
four or i've dozen day to the gun, pro
vlded the hunter has the time and the pa
thence to hunt up their locality
The larger animals are very extensively
and foreign markets. 1t is estimated that
not less than 200, 900 buffalo were slaugh-
tered for their hides alone last year, and
50 long as the price Of skins make it a
profitable business, and the buffalo remain,
this waste and destruction will 20 on
The good hunting grounds are numer-
GUS. Ducks, geese, etc, may be found
very close around Denver. Willow grouse
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in most any direction from town by tray
cling from ten to twenty miles. They are
much more difficult 70 capture. and are a
far better bird than the prairie chicken of
the Slater, and are not found in the noun
talns at all, while the blue Or mountain
grouse are only found in the mountains,
and are the tinest eating bird Of the grouse
kind, and offer poor sport 10 any except
'pot-shOOters, they being excessively
tame. Ptarmigan are only found very
close to the snowy range, and are very
good for the table, but might as well be
killed with club as shot. Buffalo are
sometimes found within thirty miles of
town, but usually ride Of from fifty to
two hundred miles east, either via. the
Union Pacific or the Kansas Pacific Rail
cess. Antelope are often found within
ten miles of this place, but are more plen-
ty as you leave civilization behind Ia
either direction. White tail deer are not
plenty. They are only occasionally killed
along the water courses and In the low hill
country some thirty or fifty miles to the
east, and seventy miles from here. Black
tail deer conhne themselves to the noun
famous regions, except when severe storms
prevail they then come to the foot hills,
where they may be killed in quantities
They afford fine sport, whether in noun
tain or valley, are very numerous, and are
often hunted within twenty miles of town.
Bear are distributed throughout the entire
mountain country Mountain sheep are
very seldom killed, except ON the high
mountains, and from twenty -tive mil, DIS
tant to as far as the Rocky Mountains ex-
tend. Elk are found most numerous in
the Middle and North Forks, IRON seven
ty to one hundred miles distant, and ON
the Laramie Plains, and further west
along the line Of the UniOn Pacific Rail
way for $40 or 400 miles from Cheyenne,
especially IN the vicinity u Fort Steel, as
far north as the Wind River Mountains
and Montana Territory
Very few dogs Of pure blood or fine
breed are owned here. Some pointers and
settlers of doubtful blood, and occasionally
a gray or stag hound, are kept for run ing
down wounded game but no fox hounds
are in the country, nor could they be used
20 any advantage on account of the prickly
pear, which would cripple them in an
hours run"