, 1885-01-25

meat is sweet and delicate and is highly
priced. Their massive horns are valued
at about S25 and are readily sold at that
price.
Grizzly, cinnamon and black bears
haunt the mountains and mountain val
leys. The grizzlies are found in the noun
tains, the black bear usually are near
mountain streams where they hide among
the bushes. and the cinnamon bear loves
those tangled forests and wildwood that
often adorn the sides Of the mountains
about midway between the valleys and the
rocky SUBMITS. A territorial law places
a bounty offs upon every bear killed and
the pelt brings a handsome sum in the
markets. The amateur hunter is generally
eager to kill a bar but it has been OBJ
served that the more experienced do not
seek for interviews with them. The grz-
lilies especially are given a wide berth and
are not attacked unless caught at a disad-
vantage.
Coyotes and wolves are found all over
the territory, but these are generally kill
ed with poison. A bounty Of $3.50 is
paid for the peits which are returned to
the hunter, who sells them.
Mountain or American lions exist in
many parts of the territory. These are
not the vicious animals many suppose, but
on the contrary will run at the approach
of man. When wounded they are dan
gerous. They measure from FIVE to ten
feet in length from their nose to the tip
oftheir tail. In color they are a tawny
light brown. darker on the back and at
times almost white on the belly. A
bounty of IS is also paid for the destruc-
ton of these animals and the hide brings
about the same sum in the market
Badgers are occasionally discovered,
and beavers are found in many Of the
streams. A good beaver skin is now
worth 81. 80 a pound, but not many Of
these are now trapped.
Both the well-known Jack rabbit
and the smaller "~cotton-tail" are found in
all parts of the territory. The former are
quite palatable if drawn as 0 as killed
and properly cooked, and the meat of the
latter is white, fine and delicate.
Three kinds ofgrouse, and sage, or Indi-
an hens are numerous. several species
of snipe, mallard, teal, can
vass-backs and other varieties of
ducks visit the territory every spring and
fall; several varieties of snipe and plover
afford excellent shooting; herons, cranes,
curlew and other fowl abound, and the
sportsman can enjoy rare wing shooting
in Wyoming. The game birds of Wyom-
ing are worthy Of special description, and
at some future time will be the subject of
an article devoted to their haunts and
habits.
The game Of the Yellowstone park is
sacred and guards are employed to pro-
tect it from pursuit by hunters or tourists.
1t is the intention to preserve the famous
park in all Of its primeval wildness and
beauty, and within its borders every ami
NAL and bird finds a safe retreat. Strin-
gent laws have been passed by the Wyo-
ming legislature for the protection Of
game, and those laws applying to the
Yellowstone provide a severe penalty for
their violation. One Of the principal
duties of the superintendent, his assis-
tants and the patrol of officers lis to
arrest anyone found killing or even alarm
ing the game, and thus for years to come
the park will be the home Of those ami
mails that now are found in that region.