The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-12
HUNTING WOLVES IN TEXAS.
THE LIFE or 4 IR.ITPER ON THE
BRIZOS, CONCHO, IND PECOS.
Gradual DISCRIMINATION of the Prairie Wolf
Traps Bnitcd with strychninc- u"b-
It's Running Down an Ola Buffalo Hull.

rabbits ana considered more Worthless. Inc
trappcr took nothing but beavers. killing only
enough buffalo to keep him in mcat As the
bcnvcr disappeared. bison were shot for their
hides and the pcltrics Of the wolves became
valuable. Thoy brought rs much in market "a
buffalo hide. and Ms they were smaller and
lighter were packed from place TO place with
greater cnsn The building II the Pacific Rail
road drove the buffalo from the line OF the
Platte and Arkansas into Texas. Their range
extended along the -wutercdastreams in the
northern and northwestern parts OF that great
State The wolves followed the buffalo. and
committed deprodations upon the folds and
herds oi the cattle kings. But within the last
ten years the trnppers have cleaned them out.
and the occupation Of the professional wolf
hunters is gone.
MIR. james Graham. an old Texan hunior and
irnpper. is now stopping ut the Sturicnnt
House in this city lie gives some Interesting
particulars oi life ON the buffalo range. Tho
professional wolf hunters. hc snys gave up the
business three years ago. Their great hunting
grounds wcre watcrcd hy the Red river the Biz
Wichim. y be. Colorado'Concho and Pccos.
Thehgho-t grade Of hides. technically termed
Southern fur brought sl7j apiece. skins
taken north Of the Arkansas were more valua-
bic. bcrau-o he fur WINS finer and thicker The
wolf pclt- were cus-cd as iolioWs
S. ,.l I'm, Far Far So N,ty iI LAR , Gam F F"'
The pri., vnricd from 1925 up. &C. orlins to
quality The uniinu!- wcrr j. yea ,.lN h ll'
a. Yl 40. l'" 'ii,.' .n, ~, t.,.r',.,, ~ "a.
began 90 -uei their hair. ~o That ih' skins Wri'
W uhi,-s. "rrnrr d. IT." .,,u1 ,yi,b
tire h. gray wolf. lut thoir hides. bong mu 20
smaller. brought only ~ rrut-. ~
WV 'i i"it NtiiNN W., w. 10, ',I,,
plNiu- south OF ih' Arhan ills, IL One sous I'D
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