The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-24

falo robe as buffalo robe is ahead OF
sheep pelt. The seal buffalo, as q
cross between buffalo and Galway
COW is called, is the finest animal OF
the cattle kind. The robe il nearly
black, as fine and glossy as sealskin.
and would make coat fit for any
queen. A Canadian lady of high rank
offered Mr.. Jones 5000 for the skin OF
one of these animals from which TO
make coat, saying she preferred it to
sealskin.
A strange freak Of the buffalo
is that all calves born in close
confinement are females, 20 that
to perpetuate the race, room il
absolutely necessary. The present herd
is about equally divided as regards
sex, fact due to the freedom allowed
the m. Seven baby buffalo are expected
IN few weeks which will greatly add
to the interest of the herd, and il
they live will very materially increase
its value. This will lie apparent when
it is remem bered that each full grown
buffalo is worth fully $1,000.
Even the shaggy coat of these ami.
mails has been utilized by Mr.. Jones
and turned to profit. When the shed.
ding time arrives the animals nre roped
and the great mats of fine brown wool
that has protected them in winter are
plucked off them, carefully packed, and
sent east, to be made into robes, hats,
and cloth. The fabric from this ma
terial brings $40 per yard. A splendid
lap robe made from this buffalo hair
was presented by Mr.. Jones to his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by
whom it is used in preference to oil
others.
Buffalo" Jones himself is clothed,
overcoat, underclothng, pants, coat.
vest, shirt, and hat, in garments made
from this buffalo wool. Eveh his boots
are made from buffalo hide, and the
buttons on his clothes from the horns
and hoofs of this animal. His great
brown buffalo sombrero, the only one
of its kind, easily locates him in any
crowd.
This herd will he taken TO the
Worlds Fair and there be placed on
exhibition by their owner, vino will
abreast, two of the largest weighing
twenty -four hundred pounds apiece,
to an old-fashioned rustic Mexican
cart with wooden wheels. He will
have forged iron bits in the mouths of
the monsters and guide them by wire
cables attached to II windlass. By this
contrivance he has them under perfect
control and can guide them ms accur-
ately rs driver can well-broken car
riage team.
The training of these huge animals to
drive was task that required great
patience and plenty of help. They
were yoked to cart, the driver hold
ing wire cables for reins by means of n
MINDLESS, and cowboy with larist fest
to buffalo ON either side standing by
to assist. But the task was accom-
plished and the bison has learned II
new trade. They are very good tray-
elers, in time become quite tractable,
and their immense strength would
make them valuable AS draught ami
mails.
A four-year-old catalo dresses 1000
pounds. This would mean Mt least
$500 pounds live weight. The buffalo
is very easily kept, as is also the cata
10, so that much less cost is incurred
in raising either than in keeping do
nestle cattle. Added to this each nni-
rlal will yield wool enough each year
TO make blanket and taxidermist
will pay from 800 to $500 70. the
head.
Mr.. Jones made the Government an
offer some time ago to take this herd
to Texas, where he would care for and
protect them, allowing them to in
crease unmolested for twenty years if
the Government would appropriate the
land and means to defray the expense.
His request was needed by Congress
which went far enough TO set aside
the land but failed to make an appro.
priation for expense.