The morning call., 1894-02-25
The GUN.
Last Days of the Game Shooting
Season.

season..
"Wednesday next will wind up the season for
shooting game birds, aud sportsmen who DO
not fancy angling rather than remain IDLE for
six months of the year. will take part In some
of tie trapshooting contests booked to take
place at the Oakland TrotIIng Park.
The Alameda County Sportsman's Club held
shoot at clay-pigeons on its shooting grounds
adjoining tie San Leandro road on Thursday
last. The club recently elected the following
officers: President, w. l.. Prather; vee-presi-
dent, Clarence Crowell; secretary. Charles
Burgans; recording secretary. Fred Boel
Frank Wittemore, Harry Hartman and c. A.
Graf returned last week from a Two months
soioUrn In the up-riyer huntlng-lands. Hart
man reports that game was plentiful up 10 the
late heavy rains. He says that he had many
exciting adventures with ferocious tule-hogS,
which together with water pheasants, which
some hunters enormously term mudhens, con-
siliuted their principal article of diet. The
events of their trip Will lie related in detail at
the next meeting of the Groundsuice Gun
club. when the Hon. Bill Morgan, Tom Dooley
Dick Blennerhasset and Bill Henry, the clubs
ctlebrat quartet, Will delight the members
with some of their choice mudflat selections.
Bill Mufdock, who is probably better Lnown as
You See" Bill has very kindly consented 10
bang thr piano on this occasion. "YOH See"
VIII be assisted by Tom CeaTy, VINO is having
his imported banjo Stringed up for this great
OF the shooting season.
4 gentleman from Ottawa has received lei
ter from friend at Fort Resolution. Great
Slave Lake in which the following passage &C.
Cured: III is too bad; but the indians are
killing out the WOOD buffalo. The high price
offered by traders is TOO much OF a temptation,
and il the present conditions last for three or
four years more we will see the last'Of the wood
buffalo. 1t is a pity that something cannot be
done 10 preserve the few now remaining"
The recipient of the letter stated that The
wood buffalo was the same as the buffalo which
formerly covered the plains of the Northwest,
but was much larger in size. This was at
trlbuted TO the fact that living in the woods it
always had plenty of food ana was q ct molested
The high price offered for their robes was
an induce meut for the Indians to hunt them
aud If they continue 20 do so II Will only be
question of time before this Useful Quadruned
would be eXGeTmnaGed as were the ones on the
plains. There were ranging over the tract OF
country between Athabaska Peace, Lizard and
Mackenzie rivers, 200 or 300 of these animals.
They rOamed in small bands and were an easy
prey for Dumber of Indians when together Ii
IS 10 be hoped. added the gentleman thar some
steps will be taken Immediately TO try to pre-
serve them. Uf course IL would be useless TO
attempt to prevent the Indians from killing
them for food when coming across them but
the sale OF skins could be stoppt d. and that
would most likely put stop to tie Indians fol-
lowing them.
The entries To the Westminse r Kennel Club
show number 1926. of which 1S9 are duplicates
1t Is not improbable that at the next meeting
OF the Pacific Kennel Club HE matter of holding
bench show this year VIII be discussed again.