The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-18
-DESTRUCTIoNaoF GAME.
Wholesale Waste Of Elk in Northern
Wyoming-The Law in the
Case.
SPRING CANYON RANCH,
Septemher 9Th 1870.

SPRING CANYON RANCH,
September 9th, 1879.
To the Editor of the Leader:
Having read In your paper a good
many impartial and fearless articles
about divers abuses in this territory, 1
thought l would respectfully bring to
your notice an abuse actually going on
and needing a quick and prompt re-
dress. There is actually in the north
ern part of Albany county, Wyoming
territory, three different parties, either
bloody Hinglishmen or officers of the
United States army, killing game by
the wholesale, for the simple fun of
killing it, and letting it lay and spoil.
One Of these parties, composed Of
three or four distinguished Hinglish
lords and a couple of officers of the U.
b. army, have been staying in the
Laramie Peak range, killing game for
the simple fun of killing it. As there
are laws fobidding such Wholesale
~butcheries of game for nothing, all the
settlers of this section of country think
such an abuse should be put a stop to,
and the guilty parties fined, whether
they are generals, lords, or common
bootblacks. I can prove by ocular wit
nesses that in one instance they killed
fifteen elk and let them lay as they fell,
without taking any Of the meat. This
being only one instance among hun
dreds, you will easily see that at such d
rate there will be a prompt and sure
destruction Of the little game left in
our county.
The parties above referred to have
gone into the northern part of the
county to practice on buffalo their
~butchering propensities. As there
ought to be some kind of redress for
such shameful abuse, l thought that 1
would write to you about it in the name
of all the settlers of this district, and
hope you will please to bring the facts
to the cognizance Of whoever 1t may
concern. l will be myself personally
responsible for the consequences.
Yours respectfully,
ALBERT PLAN.
Fort Fetterman, Wyo.
lOur correspondent is correct In the
matter OF there being stringent laws to
prevent the state Of things of which he
complains. We quote from the game
law of December, 1876, p. 1863, COM
piled laws of Wyoming: F.
Section l.. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to kill or destroy,
any elk, deer, mountain sheep, or ante
lope, within the limits Of this territory,
between the fifteenth day Of January
and the fifteenth day Of August, hence
forth.
Sec. 2. And it shall be unlawful for
any person, or persons, to kill or de-
stroy any animal, named in the forego-
ing section. at any time, for any pur-
pose. or under any pretext whatsoever,
except for food, and then only when
necessary for human subsistence, gov
erened n amount and quantity by the
persons, killing such animal. .sn
Sec. 6. That a violation of any of
the provisions of this act shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than fifty dol
lars, nor more than five hundred dol
lars, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail belonging to the county in which
the provisions of this act have been
violated) not less than thirty days nor
more than six months; or by both such
fine and imprisonment, in the discre-
tion of such court.
Sec. 6. The informer, of any and all
violations Of this act, shall be entitled
to receive one-half Of all such fines,
after deducting the costs of the prose-
cution, shall be paid into the county
school fund, and be used for school pur-
poses only. And in case said informer
shall not demand one-half Of said fine,
then the whole Of said fine so received,
~(deducting costs) shall be paid into said
school fund. En-. LEADER. q