Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-01-04
SPORTSMEN HOLD
CONVENTION ATDENVER

every SpOrtSneuS ciuD OF OTStuiuLutou
In Colorado began a two-days' conven-
ton Mt the Denver Wheel Club yester-
day afternoon. The object OF the con-
ventIon is 30 draft bill to be sub
mitted to the coming session of the
Legislature. that will preserve the big
game and the fish OF the state. Ute In
dians, too, will he the subject of an ex-
tens!ve discussion, and IL In presumed
that some plan will bc formulated
whereby tho federal government will
see TO II that the Indians are kept upon
their reservation In Utah and are not
allowed TO come into Colorado and
hunt. Il Is believed that all the work
before the convention Will be finished
mt the session tonight and that COM
mittee will have the rough draft OF the
hill prepared 10 be submitted tonight
To the convention.
In many cases TIE convention DIFF
fcrs from any ever held before In the
state. Dozens OF state senators ans. rep
rcscntatives We're present NJ the two
sessions yesterday and others VIII bc
present to-day. as honorary members.
One OF the Interested delegates Is
Jack" Con. the western slope hunt
er. who will pilot Vice Prcsident.elcct
Roosevelt In his lion hunt next month.
Major William Cooke Daniels called
the convention to order yesterday af-
tcrnoou Charles kibier was elected
permanent chairman and Kemp Mid
dlekauff SECRETARY.
Mayor johnson welcomed the con.
vcntion to Denver.
J. Grattnn O'Bryan spoke Of the
duck shooting and trout fishing. and
the enthusiasm OF every man when In
the field with his gun or alon. n stream
with his rod. Part OF his talk WIS de-
voted TO n call for stringent rules In
clubs forbldding u man unused to boat
going out In dangerous scows.
Sumner W. Maticson was called up
on to speak OF Ute Indians. He said
that ranchmcn must II. enlisted and
for complete protection OF game the
raids OF utcs must bc abolished. An
other point was TINT tngs must bc kept
down In numbers. Mr.. Mattcson re-
viewed various raids OF the Indians
and said thnt the issuance by the gov
crnmcnt OF $1,000 year TO them
would soon solve the Indian problem.
II. =. Jay. the game warden In the
Fourth district. made up OF 1touit AMI
Rio Binnco counties. said that he hnd
n right TO rcfuic charges made that
the wnn,icns hnd hunted deer. Mr..
Jay then confined himself to the Indian
question.
II went up and down White river
and talked To the Indians said Mr..
Jay. ''and also to the settlers. We
have always understood that Indian
police could rrturn the hunters. Mn.
jor Myton. instead OF being nb.cn; buy
in. supplies. ns he maintained. wps
with the Indians himself. saw them
on October 18th on the Cathedral nnd
talked with them. was In their
camp ani followed them. In 1857
trouble was prccipiia'cd and debt OF
10000 hangs upon the state. do you
want me to shoe; down Indians with
ou, the orders Of the executive OF the
sinicf win never do 50. ON October
10th I went down TO Cathedral md
saw deer everywhere. hut n week later
when wen, back there was not deer
TO bc seen"
Judge II. G. Bcaman spoke Of mount.
ain lions and biT game. touching upon
the total disappearance from the Gun.
nison country Of deer and how rapidly
they are going out OF the northwestern
part OF the state.
Ninety pcr cent. OF the residents In
the 1nmc region pay no attention TO
the game laws" said Judge Bcamap.
"nnd they Kill deer nni other game In
and ont Of season with reckless di.r-.
gard OF the laws. They only deny this
when talking for publication. The r,.si.
dents Kill GOO deer year: the Indians
and market hunters XIII another ..Opp.
nnd the tourists nnd city hunter. Kill
another 1000 deer. II is apparent that
uni"s. stringent measures bc taken
that this slaughter will soon drive out
the deer. Fnwns are killed by prc,fa.
tory animals and these animals must
b. Killed SO ns to protect these fnwn..
Mountain sheep have slightly In.
creased In recent years because there y
no open season. Antelope have been
hunted and they are becoming scarcrr.
Failure OF enforcement of laws means
extinction OF game. The federal gov.
crnmcnt spends three times ns much
for It's forest preserves In Colorado Ne
the state pays for the protection Of
game
In conclusion Judge Bcaman advo /
Gated hunters license. graded MS fol |
lows: For non.rcsidcnts. good all over '
Colorado. 81: residents license. good
all over Colorado. 81. and licenses fof /,
residents, good only In county whcr. |
holder IL bunting. ST.
The night session did not end until
10J5 o'clock. 1t was more than three
hours In length and was devoted en-.
,ircly TO the consideration OF changes
in the present game law. The result Of
the session was this:
Length Of trout fish to bc caught TO
be seven inches. and that paddle
wheel bc placed nt the head OF every
irrignting ditch drawing water from
trout stream. The present law makes
the length Of fish eight inches. Pad.
lie wheels will bc new. They have
been used in Lake and Gilpin counties
and have proved very satisfactory.
frightening the fish away from the
opening into the ditch. thereby keeping
them In the stream. No change In
the season was made.
The present law relating to shooting
of ducks and the srnson was left on