Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-07-14
DISAPPEARING GAME.
Country Has Wasted Its Wonderful
Heritage.

poverished the natural wealth Of America,
= great impulse was given to the move
ment represented by the Conservation
League Of America.
Hitherto the conservation movement
has had to do principally with the forests,
water ways, soil and mines, although it is
intended that the work OF the league shall
include and ultimately seek to remedy
every phase OF the wanton waste which
threatens future generations, with a
heritage OF national poverty.
In timely volume entitled "Our Waste
full Nation, the Story OF American Prodi-
gality and the Abuse Of Our National Re-
sources, issued by Rudolf Cronau. the
author had devoted considerable atten-
ton to the present poverty OF this conti-
nent in the wild animal life in which only
century ago it was fabulously rich.
In detailing the story OF the loss OF
Americas game, Mr.. Cronau dwells, as the
most shocking example of reckless de-
strnction, on the amazingly short time in
which was exterminated that king OF our
wild animals, the buffalo.
AP W tbN " W. thN aAhShN-sith
century the buffalo still roamed the
prairies OF Kentucky and Illinois, and the
numbers spread over the plains Of the
great west are estimated to have exceeded
40,000, 900. Yet in 1856. when William T.
Hornaday OF the tsxidermical department
OF the Smithsonian Institute at Washing
ton, sought to gather enough specimens of
hides and skeletons to make respecta Bile
showing OF the almost vanished species
in the National museum, he succeeded only
after months OF effort in obtaining twenty
four hides and sixteen skeletons.
To-day, OF the descendants OF the 49,
0o0, 900 shaggy creatures OF 100 years ago.
there remains but fragment of 1000 head
scattered in small herds in Yellowstone
park and among the geological gardens OF
this country and Europe. The buffalo
was slaug htered ruthlessly, in season and
out Of season, largely for the profit its
hide would bring.
After the buffalo, the two representatives
of the animal kingdom, in the language OF
Mr.. Cronan, to suffer under the relentless
persecution OF man, were the moose and
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