Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11

rapidly stocking it with American game
large and small. Mr.. Whitney is renowned
for doing things on a large scale, and when
he decided to establish a game preserve he
began by buying mountain-October
rountafn. 1t is called-four miles from
fashions famous summer place at Lenox.
The mountain. with the surrounding hold
frgs in Mr.. Whitneys hands, include 5000
acres. Part of this is made up of wood
land, part of it consisted of abandoned
farms, and part of ii was occupied by titled
fields down to the time 1t came into the
possession of the New York magnate.
Some of His Plans.
At present Mr.. Whitney plans to give up
about one-half Of his Berkshire estate to
the big game which he is bringing from diff
ferent parts of the country. His first ac-
QUESTION was a herd of thirteen buffaloes
brought from the northern Rockies. The
chef of the herd has been named Mcllin-
ley. He weighs nearly 1900 pounds and
has disposition that is not at all cheerful.
Tie first thing that Mckinley did when he
was turned into his S00-acre run along with
his twelve companions was to rush against
the 9k-foot steel wire fence that had been
built to restrict them. As the fence had
previously been tested by running a small
engine against 1t. Mckinley made but slight
Impression on 1T, and he settled down to
Craze contentedly on his big range.
Another rough and rocky thousand-acre
Enclosure Is given over to a small herd of
antelope. They are exceedingly shy, and
have been seen only oEce or twice even by
the game keepers since they were turned
into their new playground, but It is sup
posed that they are well and happy Mr.
Whitney has also a herd of twenty-five elk
on his estate. and another season will add
some deer and possibly moose to his ZOO
logical aggregation. Within q few wears
ne will probably have the finest collection
OF big game to be found on any private
range In the country. Half dozen game
a Ii.
to look after the animals and keen the
FENCES In repair. Mr.. Whitney is interested
In preserving game, but not i'm shooting II.
and 1t is not likely that his game farm will
shoot a too obstreperous bison or in ase he
wishes to treat his friends to the delight of
antelope steak.
On the COrbin Estate.
On the hunting estate Of the late Austin
Corbfn the arrangements for preservation
OF animals were very complete In addf-
ton to the ordinary Enclosures the hunting
lodges and game keepers huts were extern
sive affairs. complete system of inter-
communication existed by means OF tele-
phones extending from hut to hut, so that
the whole range was, so to speak, within
range OF the head keepers eye. Hunting
on such ground would become a matter OF
ease. as the game could be traced by the
most modern Of methods.
There are many small deer parks in the
United States. but OF the large preserves
In which deer are the principal game ami
mails the most important is undoubtedly
located In the Adirondacks 1t comprises
some 10000 acres Of woodland in the heart
OF the mountains. and belongs to DIR. Sc
ward Webb and H. Walter Webb. The es-
adjustment Of this preserve was q simple
matter once the land had been obtained
1t consisted simply in running a barbed
wire fence about the domain and adjoining
1t with occasional signs announcing the
fact that the Enclosure was private prop
erty. The ardor of an Adirondack sports
man in pursuit of q deer will hardly balk
at q barbed wire fence and Il ia likely that