The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-18
In the Heart Of the Big Game Country
knoenerg Writes the Wonderful We place Not Desecrated by the
Symbols Of Civilization.

the long desperate winter that is to
come again.
Each winter, hundreds of elk die of
starvation and many streams are pu-
trid with their decaying carcasses- I
have counted dozens of elk along the
streams where they have come in the
last stages of starvation to eat will
lows and cottonwood. However, the
old time settlers have done nobly and
have fed great numbers of elk from
their hay stacks,
But the elk range is overcrowded
and this awful suffering must cease.
If the legislature of Wyoming or the
United States government does not
make provision for good supply of
winter feed for these animals. nature
will thin out the ranks by disease and
starvation.
AS other sections surrounding this
Jackson Hole country are being set
tied, the elk that formerly ranged there
are seeking this refuge and this. to
some extent causes the overcrowding.
Also the stringent game laws protect
the game too much from hunters, con-
sequently more actually die of star
walton than are killed by hunters
AS write this letter at the cabin of
an "ol dtimer," a few miles down the
| valley from Jackson, can see over
so head of elk quietly grazing on a
nearby mountain side. perhaps II OF
| a mile distant. In fact l have become
| so accustomed to seeing elk in bands
from fifteen to fifty that they scarce
ly attract my special attention as they
did the first tday or two l was here. In
| a very short time now, l am going UP
on the Gros Nentre river with ranch.
| man and he promises me l will easily
see 1000 elk in two or three days
ride through that country with him.
| But the outside world of just com
mon farmers has finally found the
valley. Four Iowa men are here today
buying land and more are coming
and there is even talk of a railroad In
the next five yeats. So, the old re
gime disappears with it's beauty an6
primitiveness and the ugliness of the
new West will soon overwhelm this de
lightful retreat. I'm glad l haye beer
fortunate enough to have seen this
country before it is despoiled.
| l will stay here awhile as I have ar
opportunity to see lot of the country
at no expense, and will get good
f1rst class coat of western tan. A
ranchman, whom l mentioned in my
last letter has a claim up the country
and he is going to go up and work il
awhile. AS he keeps pack of hunt
ing dogs two that Roosevelt hunted
with in Colorado), he also intends tt
take his annual spring bear hunt ant
wants partner in this "Rooseveltian'
enterprise, SO, you see, I've struck i
| fine.
| There is a New York millionaire:
son living with an old trapper neal
Jackson. However, his folks are glat
to keep him out here, as they woult
rather have him drunk in Wyomin.
than drunk at home. 1 saw him toda,
in the postoffice, but have forgotten
his name. The preacher here wears
clerical suit and a cowboy hat ant
smokes cigarettes. There is no jai
here. Saw a grand fight between tw,
old drunken fellows the other day
The onlookers parted the fighters an,
put them to bed to sober up.
4 But then the majority of the pee
pie are the finest kind, and just men
ton these things to show you that thi
is not just like the effete east, or eve1
Wayne, Wet and Wobbly. although tn
same things might occur at home, bu
hardly without attracting attention.
Il Please pardon these awful "out
bursts of poetry and sentiment Ha,
to get it out of my system. Writ
soon.
HANNAH: