Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-12
ONLY A few BUFFALO
and ANTELOPE LEFT
They Grow More and More Scarce
as the Years Go
By.
HUNTING IN COLORADO w!Los
Some Fine Specimens Killed for
Meat in Montana Recently
Pronshorns Giving Way
Before Hunters.

wi
Before Hunters.
-
The passing OF the ou1falo is the
been forced to bear. Only rev years
now 1T is estimated that not more
ana Tree IN the whole land. Withlh
elie iiliilt y, qualeei " :. Nv
49, $500 ~. aAa .'A:oi III ne,
, ,'o.i w p.s sal,e - i 40, :" .'.s
M. .1ls " 'iiA l,liiu 5r as,u - nov
, NY s.oi.ss " .hT p.'llaip a''ss aie
i ~ ~ ene ee,iii4t5 " wv q ee''ie
vi Wy i"eNy oiiss ~ VIZ
JoAsa .iie s'irlii inclaeii.s ol tiio .'s-
VIZ .lilss. WIZ 'iiIse ais oiie Wy
iei'i..iiiils iiliN MliiIii .is'e'i,''.o.s
lonss.s e nv, pisseiie WIN .iie p',se -
pa olAen' nei only ny hiseo ',' ~
,. e..n we .eea . " iseoi1eee ''ie
Gel.u VI .iie pisoil l'"ssase'
i'u.'.ss ING l'ast year rev VI lile
's ~, sei"sSsleis ol we one
lii'sn,s race nave peeii mos, jeaiousiy
sua , IN .lie wilaest tfae Us. OF Soio-
.auo i ,l souiilia' oiiieiai ~
po' - ei''sin 'nae ~ MieieiN s."'.Sieu
,' VIZ ieM..'.i ~
',:' W ie,use ana iir rom tiiose
u'a. wv piils sieiiisi.s Mi.ien III 'iie p.s.
nav, piuNe.' so ia.". sun iishl 'sali.st
.,eii la.e ~ tii's in.aiuapie ,.oiii...ii,
l ~ ieiio l.S,. Nutioiial paih. ouo
y. Wy ili..nons VI nus snei'1 ,.
80 .n ~. '.i. -, ien ..., w iNesp
p W ne present INC pitliess lesson
- !" leeNi's pass.
TIT Specimens OF the Race.
So when not long since six strong
and healthy buffalo were butehered
for meat i'll Helena Mont, some
sportsmen thought that more than To-
cal attention should have been attract
ed to so unusual and, to some, unlaw-
tul event. However, but little com
ment was caused thereby. y few paid
the price demanded and enjoyed the
now rare delicacy of "boss-rib'' and
'butfalo-hulnp' at so cents per pound.
Several carcases were disposed OF at
dl1ferent points both inside and with
out the limits OF the state. The ball
ance was sold III Helena, all as COM
M
,1.l,.,4 ~ 'li.'ss' nv" iSiiSs VI
,.,..,f,,1,,p ~" an ,''.e 80
~ -. Wy. CIV SN'h' in 1iiiie'
IS 81, 80 ~, VI '',ree' az ie''s' y
IL. ~ W VIC Duiialos Mcls 'l1
,r,.sSi r. .''t =, iiIs'N.y ,ps's' =,
49, 600 800 CIV, w., i1ach uiessse'i
I'll, IL ii'.s nc humps WIZ
i;a.,,4 ~, ".iN' . nl ii ,1 Slut', eei
~, II. !, III GU elie io'is
sl,n,ns.',.. iiul'i inass
ia,,sa. 49, '.n.' lliieN ilcshs, VIC
.ons 80 u.'l'lils Almost 70 'l,e
ns,.is. - n Pc. soiiS.''Se' VIC s'"ius
i,,,are '.,';a,s ~, - poii.s1 o. y.
1850 .i''eN' sesoiiu -, 'u
n,aa4 9 sa.' W 1,ose., 1oo'. .l 's
55s',., ,lS ssN, an,. iii''s ss !, .
h.;.tI;n 49, DuS - '.ss ~ lna.es.'
ar.,. ..,s,,,l,a - W "n.li .ne ~.
si,,sad 49,. 49,. 80 liz - 'poss
r,,l ~ - 80 'o''sneu au,i.s'
80, ' 80 ,a's 1.onl e.le peMl,s-
,snl,,,1 ~, .,.,1 .i' ,', .,ie
- .n s,'u...i > noeN .'.e
~ w -" .,,;.,. ~. 'nu nsel IN soiot
e. r.,;,a,, - ~. ~. s'ateii1 ~
IN III w. sloM ..e sNlii ,'en''l VI
60 ny WY i'io'o 1oDie Deas's
Antei"pes Not Easily ltcachcd.
Another western animal is yearly
becoming scarcer and more shy be-
cause of constant harassmcnt. This
is the antelope, of which an old hunt
er says: What u live antelope don't
see between dawn and dark isn't Wis
|ible from his standpoint; and while
| you're a-gawlSin' at him through that
glass to make out whether he's rocl
or goat he's counting your cartridges
and fiXing's and making up his mine
which way he'll scoot when you draw
ior a beaa ON I'M, ana don't ever YOU
forget ~. ~ does not take the anna,
eeur antelope huhter very long 10 hne
ou1 .iie a aIn'eiless OF .il'lt animal S eye,
s,sn.. me ueer IS SIMPLY nowhere II
this resPec', ana some hunters OF e&
Pell.nce oeeiare uha1 me Pronghori
ail,elope possesses even a keenef eye
slsht IMAM the ostrlch or giraffe, boil
Oh which are famous 1or thelr keen
ness OF eye. ana ne IS almost equal
Keen oi scent ana nearing. FOL
these reasons .he antelope huntel
must pe Il persistent, tireless morse
man an" Sooo snou. AS civllfzatloi
eiicroacl'es upon the ahlmaIs 1errl
'ols ms senses pectn,e Keener ana M!
susl'i:'oil VI human peaiis lnoenslned
~ IS e.ceea'ngiy al1ncult 10 ap
pIoaIh w'.li'i. 'oo yarus OF a pand o
anteioPc uhiesS ono rs favored Dy I'M