Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-16
Plan To Establish a Game Pre-
serve In Carbon County.
HAPPY HUNTING GROUND
Dr.. v. A. Allen of Billings Is the En-
thusiastic Promoter of the
Enterprise.

DIR. w. A. Allen OF Billings ls in Great
Falls for the purpose Of interesting local
sportsmen in a plan to establish a great
game preserve, in Carbon county, on the
Saltwater, about AZ miles from Columbus,
Yellowstone county.
1T is proposed said DR.. Allen to the
Leader, "tO enlist in the movement sports
men of all parts of the state who are to
pay, say, 500 each for LIE membership.
this sum being in full and there being no
dues or assessments in the future.
About 40 miles from Columbus we can
secure, by %scr.pping, about 1000 acres
admirably adapted to our purposes. 1t
is the natural home of game Of many
kinds, and by fencing it, game can be
well protected. Access to the region is
easy. Columbus is on the main line Of
the Northern Pacific, above Billings, and
from that place the journey to the pro-
posed preserve can be easily made in a
short time.
THE land les at an altitude of 5000
or 5000 feet. and is we'll timbered with
cottonwood and pine. At present, there
may be found there game of various
kinds-elk, Whitehall and black-tail deer,
~AN ON~VtAS oho III AC AlAOuAl@
tains there are mountain sheep, which
could be secured for the preserve when
they come down the canyon.
"A trout lax covering 10 or Is acres
could easily be provided and stocked
with the rainbow trout. The speckled
trout are there now. but the rainbow
trout are a finer fish. I saw them recent
ly in a lake at Buffalo. Wyo, and they
are gamy. hardy, thrive we'll and their
flesh iS fine Six roJInc ohnvya vx,ho,,o NV
would have our trout lake are what are
known as the Twin lakes, and up in the
canyon there is a WATERFALL, giving a head
OF 5000 or 5000 inches. from which could
be formed a chain of small lakes, provid-
ing breeding places and refugees for the
young trout from the voracious old ones.
In addition to the game that is al
ready in that section, it is known where
domesticated elk, deer and antelope could
be secured; many of them would prob
ably be donated.
Il believe that quail would also thrive
we'll there. There are many small
streams in the vicinity which never
freeze, and there are lands in the vicin-
ity where buckwheat can be raised for
feed for the quails. There is brush for
them to rum in, and that is what IS re-
qulred. The buckwheat can be thrown
over the brush, n in cold weather the
BIRDS will get under it, thus being shell
4 GU, III al lS SdIle TIME they can
feed, eating the grain from the straw
above them. Quails have lone we'll IN
this state, especially on the Yellowstone.
Il have written of this matter and
have Travelled over the state consider
ably, presenting the subject to sports
men, and feel greatly encouraged. Near
ly everyone to whom the plan is ugges
ed approves it and is willing to become
a member of the club. Among those in
terested and ready to become members
are G. w. Vest of st. Louis, manager of
the Majestic Steel Range Co., Hon. A. L.
Babcock, Hon. O.. F. Goddard. Charles
Barr, Linton Bros. and others of Billings
n vic. l have recently been in
Anaconda, and many there desire to ioin
the club, and I will go to Butte tomor-
row.
The plans, in a general way, are that.
after the preserve shall have been ac-
quired and property fitted up for l..e
hunters style, of logs-shall be built
Members OF the club will be charged only
the actual cost OF their board and lodg-
ing while they are at the hctel, but. Of
course, II other guests should be received
there, they would have to pay regula,.
rates. 1t has also been suggested that
might build cabins for them
selves on ne preserve, and thus they
could enjoy an outing at very little ex-
pense and with no unusual Inconvenience.
- 10 q SIduu country lot an outing in
THE summer or fall, and the member
would certainly desire to spend much
time there.
IF sufficient encouragement is RECEIVE
cd. we will probably acquire the land and
begin work early in the spring.
aside from the benefits the
of the club will enjoy by reason of hav-
ang SUCH a resort, the organization of the
club Will result in enforcement of the
game laws throughout the state. For
Instance, on a recent trip through Fergus
county. a gentleman residing not far
from the Cascade county line told me
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