The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-27
HOTEL GOSSIP.

81 have seen 5000 head of elk in one
bunch in Jackson's Hole said NJ w.
Pettigrew. formerly a resident of that
part of Wyoming in Uinta county. who
IS at the Kenyon. This may seem an
exaggeratio but it is the plain truth
They are thicker than cattle ON most
great ranges.
Now mind you. this was not one herd.
They don't travel in a nerd OF 5000 mere
may have been twenty herds in this NUM-
ber- But they had come down from the
mountains driven by the snow, TO feed
on the foothills and in valleys and had
collected at the place where there was
the best range. Probably all the elk in
the Jackson's Hole country were gath
cred in this number.
During a severe winter, many OF them
die off especially the yearliRgS. but they
increase so fast that in TWO or three good
seasons they are more plentiful than ever.
/ suppose that there are more elk in the
country now than ever before. The peo-
pie of Jackson Hole and the many tour
ists--we had 200 of these during the seat
son-don't Kill more than tenth of the
increase.
''The laws of Wyoming against slaugh-
tering elk are very strong. and they are
enforced Each perSon is allowed to kill
Two in season. Tourists must -have
with them appointed guides. who are ex-
oficio deputy game zwardens. On their
return they must make a report showing
the number of persons in their parties
and the number OF animals killed. That
stops the slaughtering-
THE Citizens State bank of Mountain
Home is now running in good shape"
said Charles r. Kelsey Mountain Home
merchant VINO is at the Knutsford for
few days Mr. Kelsey and Frank P.
AXE, who is president of the bank. We're
here four weeks ago, making arrange
q ments with Salt Lake banks.
"On Monday there will begin the fourth
week OF the institution, and ii is in
fiourishing condition. he continued. vine
.dpnoSifS Al henra SariSfnfNtnrU The
bank has a large country on which it
may draw 1t is the nearest bank TO the
stockmen OF Owyhee ana Elsinore coun-
ties. and they have money and are max
ing money. The CHIEF business viii he
with stockmen. But the Rocky Bar and
Atlanta mining districts. old placer
has gone III to develop quartz properties.
so that this will be another source OF
business for the bank: There are twenty
counties which are tributary to Noun
.The- fall rains have been so heavy that
there is a splendid growth of grass. four
inches high. which means line winter
range for stock and that means good
prices next spring.
Kenyon.-H. Lehman. Chicago: J. c.
Mcleod and wife. Seattle; George a.
Liable. Seattle; \ NJ. Weigert. New
Rouse Colorado Springs; Dave Beer. New
York; DR.. H. g. Brainard. Los Angelas;
George A. Hill. Omaha; Aquila Nebeker,
Utah: Henry NJ. Ryan Chicago; L. Ma
gin. Green River; James P. Adair. Chica-
go; J. Z. Name nan. San Francisco: Ma
be- Morse, Irene Demick San Francisco;
u G. Russell anu wife, Helper; E. Z. Gill
bert, Chicago.
Knutsford.-w. c Freeman. Rock
Springs: T. A Megrath. Rock Springs:
New York; George W. Currier Denver;
Charles r. Kelsey. Mountain Home: T.
3. Gray. h T. Siderholm, Chicago:
George .Keppel.. London; Samuel c, New
berry, Salt Lake; S. Lyons. New York.
r. j. Davis. ST. Louis; I. Y. Primrose
ST. Louis; j. 3. Frank, Denver; John IA.
Evans and wife. Chicago; Hoyt Post. W.
S. Rathbone. Detroit; J. f. Baker and
son, Ogden; j. +. Bradley and wife city:
J. P. Harris and son, C. Fl Harris. Clay
W. Curry, Harrodsburg. KY: Mrs. ID. 3.
Cables. Butte: Frank F. Muller. A. G.
Grant. Chicago; Hugh Gallagher Chi
caso.
cuilan.-s. sperry, Buffalo: S. B.
Hushes. Buffalo; W. J. Lander. Evans
Victor. Colo: William Weame. Cafiiiamef,'
Mich. Thomas Nj. Dudgeon. Pittsburg:
]. w Hagan. New York; S. O. Nelson,
Thompson. st. Anthony; c. P. johnson.
Chicago: G. l.. Hilgard and wife ST.
Louis; +. earn, Eigin: L. +. OZens and
wife. Chicago.
walksr-T J. lyman. Denver: F.
Storm and wife. Hutchinson, Kan; Mrs.
T. r. Strome Rhoda Strome, Minnie FL
lot. Mimic. s. D.; c. r. Snowden. Rich
field: Jacob West. Logan; J. Hughes,
bingham: George Bodle. Price: c. Castle
city: -Mrs.-sA. ID. Mclean. Castlegate: D.
H. Thomas. Logan; H. Phelps. Colorado
SPRINGS; NJ b. Sullivan, Helper.
White House.-Mrs. NJ b. Custer. Mrs
+. b Day, Chicago: ~ w. Shaffer.
Blockhouse. Wis: +. 3. Isgreen, Scofield:
Albert Holt. Sandy; Thomas Sevy PAN
guitch: r. j. Cutler jr.. II. S Jolley
Kane county; NJ. NJ Warner Provo: A.
L. Johnson Ogden: Allen G. Campbell
Low Utah; S. Pollock. Mercur: Miss
Rosa Crouch Burt Jordan. New York;
w Il. Pride. Springville, Ills: j. H.
Iadd Dawson: Joe Harrington. and wife
D. A. Miller and wife New York: r. a.
Burrows. Butte: T. w. Warner and wife, |
Pocatello; W. Miller Park City; G Nils
son Pocatello: S. Sadler Draper: George (,
Sanders Pennington: a. T. HeastOn ard |
wife. Ringbani; c. r. Hancock and wife !
toaiville: w. @. Ciays, John Il. Jones |
bingham: j. r. Carr. Brigham CITY: II i
q. Leleerwood. Silver City: W. H. Hood 4
Bingham: II. III. Writ. Broken Bow, Neb |
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