The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-02


value about equal to an average Texas
beef or say twenty dollars There are
not less than million Of these
lninals on The Western plains, II the
owned q herd of q million
oxen they would NJ least take steps TO
this wanton slaughter, The
railroads have made the buffalo 70 ncces-
'ible rs TO present u ease not disslmilW'
OMAHA BARRACKS NEBRASKA,
January 80, 1872
Sui have read with great deal of
interest the letter Of General lla2en to
you respecting the needless killing of
bullalocs, What he says is strictly true
and there IL as much honor aud danger
in killing II Texas steer M there Is IN
killing buffalo. All the reports about
fine sport and good shooting are mere
CANNON, II would be equally as good
sport and equally as dangerous 10 ride
into herd Of tame cattle and com
mence shooting Unfortunately The
wholesale butchery Of builaloes upon the
plains Is as needless rs II " cruel Hun
dreds and hundreds of them have been
killed in the most wanton manner, OF
for their tongues alone, II IL time that
something should be done for their pro-
lection and trust you will make an
effort to have Congress Interfere in then
behalf, 1t is an abuse Of language to
call the killing Of harmless and defense
less builaloes sport
| am, sin very respectfully your
obedicnt servant
A. o, BRACgETT,
Lieut. Col, Second U, $ Cavalry,
Mr. Reagan then spoke as follows in
favor Of the bill
Mr.. Reagan. | have not examined
the bill and do not know exactly what
are its provisions but the object il
has in view is altogether proper and
right. know this from personal oX
pcriencc among the Indians and of the
wanton and reckless destruction Of bul'
hloes II has been for many years 4
common practice for hunting parties
and for men upon pleasure excursions
to kill buffalo by the hundreds and thou
sands 1t is very large animal anc
useful to man, and should be protected
from useless and wanton destruction
They are not only killed out Of mere
sport, but il has been common to destroy
them by hundredsand thousands merely
for their hides and tongues This Ger
tainly IL cruel waste, and when we re
member that now, instead of having Il
travel on horseback great distance ii
order to reach them, the country ovcl
which they roam is penetrated by tn,
railroad and access is made easy, W,
can readily see how this sport can be in
dulgcd in to greater extent than Tor
mcrly 1t will be understood TINT, I'M
like domestic cattle, they roam over til,
plains from north to south and from
south to north according to the season
In winter they 90 toward northern New
Mexico and Texas, and in summer they
pass up into our northern Territories
They gather together in vast herds
which makes their destruction compar
ntivcly oNsy TO those who seek IL, II i
nnt like huntiup other name scnttcret
aLout onIv n few in zach nlnce, Inn
thes" buffalo roaming from south +,
north or from north to south AZ th,
weather and grass invite, in large bodies
we find that in addition to killing then
for food and for useful purposce, person
bon destruction Will 0thnrs ongogn !,
Eillin, ,hom merelv for ther hidcs nm,
tnngmos law rortoinly ahould IN
mnJn to nrevent this
Tho Indians likc thc buffalo 90 nortl
~ south occordino 10 thn snason an'
gnnerallv travel ;n trock If tho hnf,nlo
rio hu,ting Of tho hmll,lo otinrds thnn
thn;r cb;nr ncons or Subsistence
thcso animal. can Lo nrc.orynI tror
wonton Jo.truct;on II viii soye a rroot
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as have had any personal observation
on the subject the Indians do not seek
w0ntonly to destroy them. They regard
them as a species OF property as the
means OF subsistence, and they desire to
see them preserved beyond what is
necessary for their subsistence. 1t may
be that these are cases where they de
stroy them merely for their tongues
hides and horns. il they do, 1t would
be wise to extend the provision OF the