The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-09
OF BUFFALO JONES"
VIII ASK Congress to Provide for the
Future of BufraIees.


| Buffalo" Jones, the noted Kansan ie
| by no means dead. says the New York
Tribune. He is now at the Goodnight
buffolo ranch in Texas. laying the founda-
ton Tor a plan which he hopes Congress
VIII adopt 1T its. present session for
the preservation of the buffalo.
Charles J., better known as Buffalo"
Jones. has devoted a life time TO the buf-
falo, and now in his old age he is tryin,
to have them preserved for future CEN
erations- He has persuaded CongressmaD
| Charles Curtis of Kansas TO introduce
the measure which he is now writing ar
the present session and great energy will
be used to get the bill passed 1t provides
for the setting aside of several thousand
acres of land in New Mexico for 2 brf-
falo preserve. which Jones can conduct
mis- experiments in buffalo breeding or
an elaborate plan. For be it known that
Mr. Jones is producing a herd Of buffalo
cattle, one half buffalo and one-half ma
tive steer, which TO all outward appear
ances resembles a buffalo but which has
all the habits of the COW. The buffalo as
Is known can not exist in a conficd or
thickly settled community. while this new
buffalo COW of Mr.. Jones viii exist in anv
climate where a steer can live.
Charles Goodnight. the Texas million
aire. has taken an interest in Mr.. Jones
scheme of saving the buffalo and has per-
mftted him TO experiment with some of
his buffalo. Mr.. Goodnight has q herd
Of seventy-ive buffalo and Jones has sue
ceeded in raising half a dozen yearling
buffalo COWS. These buffalo cattle have
beea placed in d separate pasture and
are promising well Of thriving and multi
plying Jones says he has 10 doub. that
these VIII be the only species OF Duffalo in
existence in q few years hence He hopes
10 spread their kind over every secgicn Of
the United States. until their number will
equal the vast herds Of wild buffalo that
roamed over the plains
Jones spent 1venty-seven years Of his
early life on the plains catching and shoot
ins buffalo. He made q fortune IN shoot
Ing them: now he is spending il n pre-
serving the few remaining ones RE is
today ono OF the early survivors Il the
sixties, when the plains were indeed q
Wild habitation- lle = commanding
figure wherever he may be: whether IN the
lobby e great hotel or on the streets Of
a typical frontier village. Tai Of spIen-
did physique with long hair and grIzzIed
beard he attracts men 10 him Ike nag
net. Il has long been habit Of rs 10
wear buffalo clothes in winter. q side
sonbrero on his head ana boots Whose
uppers were Of The shaggy and unframed
hide Of the buffalo
Jones IS Of -New Ensiand birth. bus BY
education and irainig man II The
west RE came 10 Kansas toward the
enc % Tie Civil way aud BE- san th.s Wild.
rowing life ~ ElaInsnlan. He .-s,,.sea
The buffalo Tor tie Caion Pacif. rad
and s7ld their hides al ha7saie oounttas
pres ~ ~ ~ saw sh..t their SIS .sl OK
'inct-cn was eAlt matter al TT
wears. a7.1 50 ia. decided So TnisasiS ils the
business alone. seliing 20 eastern PARKS
ana preserves fie accIn- us.st-s q fortune
AZ this work likewise :. REPUTATION IS =
buffalo slayer 5ores established s. gsucl
AZ Gassien Cts. kan then sylid froat.e4
cen,nuniis- There he kept q nans-- 50
calves ard began training hem
u Vas in lSss. While servilz a mart o.