Arizona republican., 1910-03-31

. 1 equal to the best calf. The gemSbof , should have for d pal on our plains the speedy sesipe. | think most of tho
 hunters of south Africa are wei
 agreed that the sespe is the fleetest , antelope known. Some swift horses
 are bred in south Africa. but it is d
 rare one that can outfoot this game
 The Posselt brothers had the only
 horses in Rhodcsia that 1 ever per
 sonHlly saw run down a scsipe
 The sprInGboK. that corresponds to
 our pronghOrn. is readily bred. It is
 d beautifully marked antelope and cX-
 Cecdingly agile often a whole herd
 in running will give a series of mar vclouS bounds several feet high, and. it may be, 30 feet span, apparently for sheer joy in the sport A wagon road across the vcldt will almost all
 ways tempt them tO show how far . they can leap. The Bocrs on the
 farms now preserve them, and have Ia seri.s of great hunts every year.
 coming with their families and wagons and making picnic of the chase. each farmer taking only what he
 needs. or what the herds can well
 spare, to avoid oVerStocking. In the
 hilIy country the roi buck and duikcr,
 as well as the quick darting stembok.
 add variety to the small game. all successfully preserved now. and add ing tu both the food supply and the charm of life in the African veldt 1 East Africa. broadly viewed. seems
 designed by nature as a vast game i preserve. and should be held largely 1 with this aim in view. for the greater
 
 settlement The English government.
 on the strong advice of it's local of ! ficialS. has set aside q domain that shelters cVcrything-th elephant with l his valuable ivory. even the lion. Yet [ these officials. almost to a man. are skilled hunters and fond of sport. But they restrict themselves as well as others. and allow in n" part of the . country indiScriminate slaughter. Pos sibly from this preserve we may, at some future time, be allowed to bring enough specimens to start q herd in our own country We. too. have au immense area. fully 1.500 miles long and 900 wide. that would hold count less thousands of rare game to add greatly to our national wealth, and furnish reserve food supply.
 Take, for example. the giraffe. which is browsing animal. living almost exclusively on thorny scrub. like the mesquite. Its flesh is very palatable and it's hide extremely tough and serviceable making the favorite lash of the Boer. and a shield for the Somali warrior that no spear can pierce This picturesque and harm less animal would thrive from the borders of Nevada to Texas. and far into Mexico. No enemy save man would touch il. A fun-grown animal weighs over a ton. and must Stoop his towering head to feed from your hand at the second story window of a good sized house. In contrast, there is that little fairy antelope, called the dick-dick. with sharp hoofs the size of a dime. and jet black horns about an inch and half long. IL weighs ! about 15 pounds and stands foot high IL is easily tanned and it's flesh ] is of delicate flavor. In South Africa , it goes by the name of nosebuck. as , it's upper lip is prehcnsile. though it | is d true antelope. It would thrive | certainly on the cactus patches in our l southwest.
 There is further the IordIy eland. weighing from 500 tp as high as l.5oo pounds IL can go great distances from water. and would help stock many an arid range if given the chance. on our cliffs and mountains the clipspringer would be perfectly at home. and think he was again in his own Rhodesia or Transvaal. Its pe- culiar hollowed hoOfS enable it tO cling tn a pinnacle of rock that would baffIe a wild eat or even a goat. lt weighs about i0 pounds. Its hair Is hollow and very springy. making eX- cellent paddings for saddles. and it's flesh is delicate meat. Like the gems bok. it would be an excellent curative for weddings if they hunted him in his natural surroundings Mir. Wart- hog big and ugly. would be quite happy and most useful in the ever rlades or swamps of the south. Many beautiful and harmless wadcrs. fla mingocs. blower. frankhoIins. cranes, hcrons. and certainly the royal bus lard. could be introduced through all our southern lands very profitably.
 In short. Africa is a wonderland "f animal life to draw from. We can exclude it's venomous reptiles and in- | that have worked out from hard en- vironment q way to survive By to our land they would be delivered from their chief natural enemies To this new world were brought the ass. the COW. the horse. sheep. goat and hog. All of these ran wild at once and thrived. except the sheep. which is and always was Camels. valuable for both 'leSh milk and hair. grew wild m Arizona from a government herd until ,n enterprising Yankee rounded up every female. old and young. shipped hem east and sold them (" a circus. Otherwise we should have had good sized herds long ago. and made use If them. as the Australians have. if we were equally cnterprislnG. The ! 'ape buffalo would thrive also, but night be considered too fierce for the 'ising generation to play with. Any ,ne hunting him will not complain of dull time. Its flesh is very good aating. and it's hide much better than hat of an OK. When d Bocr wants a good pair of shoes he tries. if pos l sible. to have the soleS of buffalo hide
 The zebra would dot our plains with