The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
MAJOR PITCHER DOING GOOD
WORK IN WONDERLAND.
few LEFT IN THE PARK
Conference Of Game Wardens Will
Be Held in July-Arrests
Under Game Law

Helena, May 11.-State Game and
Fish Warden w. r. Scott brings word
from the national park that Major
Pitcher, superintendent of the big pre-
serve, commenced a crusade against
wolves, coyotes, mountain lions and
other animals of that class several
months ago and that as a result there
are not many of the animals left in
Wonderland. Mr.. Scott returned last
night from Fort Yellowstone, where
he went to confer with Major Pitcher
on the proposed conference of game
wardens.
1T has been the general impress
sion," said Game Warden Scott this
afternoon, that while the state offer
ed a reward for the scalps Of wolves,
coyotes and like animals, the govern
ment was protecting them in the
park, which was becoming a great
breeding place for the pests. That
might possibly have been true once,
but it is not now. Last winter Major
Pitcher had all the of dead
animals in the park that could be
found poisoned, and as a result many
wolves, coyotes and mountain lions
have been killed. The soldiers have
orders to shoot these animals on
sight, and many of them have fallen
before their bullets. I understand
that there has been a great slaughter
of these animals, and that there are
comparatively few of them left in the
park"
Mr.. Scott said today that Major
Pitcher was already planning to en-
terrain the game wardens of the west
and northwest at their proposed con
ference in July. 1t is expected now
that the meeting will be held July 20
and 81, and that after the meeting the
game wardens will go through the
park. Major Pitcher will provide
transportation for those who attend
the meeting.
Game Warden Scott has received
additional assurances of the success
of the proposed conference of game
wardens. T. 8. Hussey, superintend-
ent of provincial police, with head
quarters at Victoria, B. c., has accept
ed the invitation to attend the meet
ing. G. W. Harris, state commission
err of game and fish of Colorado, has
written a letter %indorsing the idea of
a conference, and accepting the invi-
tation to be present.
While in Bozeman, Mr.. Scott ar
ranged for the presentation of a paper
on fish sulture to be read at the con-
ference by Doctor James A. Henshall,
superintendent of the government
hatchery near Bozeman.
At Big Timber the state game war
den cansed the arrest of Dave Wort
man and Bert Wheaton for selling
elk heads. Wheaton,, it is said, sold
an elk head in November II last to
Doctor Moore of Big Timber. while
Workman is said to have sold two
heads to a Big Timber saloon-keeper.
At Livingston a Chinaman was ar
rested for selling trout, but as the eyi-
dence was not sufficient to warrant a
trial he was released.
Yesterday the state game warden
attended the trial Of August Colt
scholk before Judge A. D. Mcpherson,
at Bozeman. At the close of the pro-
ceedings the Judge gave counsel ten
days in which to file briefs in the
a
Mr.. Scott received word last night
from Deputy Henry Aware, at Butte,
that, Higbee & Hawkins, %proprietors
of a sawmill lear Meadow creek, who
were arrested for dumping sawdust
into a stream, would plead guilty.