The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-15
TO ASK
CONGRESS
FOR ACTION

That Col. Theodore Roosevelt .
while president OF the United States
favored the segregation OF the Kia
michl Mountain land in Oklahoma foi
game preserve Is the Understand
ing of the LEGAL advocates OF such ;
preserve. Definite steps looking tC
the establishment OF such gam,
preserve of 100000 acres or NOR,
have bonn taken by State Fish anc
Game Warden Jonn h. Dooin. who
mas written TO Senator Thomas p
Gore and Congressman c. d. Carter
asking them to prepare a bill au
thorizing the sale to the state OF 100,
900 acres OF Iadian land in lie Fore
McCnrtain and Pushmataha counties
The proceeds from the sale of
hunting license goes into a game pro
lection fund and according 20 Doolin,
this fund now has available about
100000 wh.ch could be used for the
purchase OF the land and the game
preserve could be maintained with
out any raising OF money by direct
taxation.
In Game Warden Doolins letter to
Congressman Carter he says:
II am told that several years ago
a party of private citizens attempted
to get bill OF this kind through
Congress and that President Roose
welt was interested. Now, should
this matter cCme up in connection
with this bill, you can assure the de-
partment If the interior and members
OF congress that this land is to be
used as state game preserve only"
Should tae passage OF such a bill
be secured Warden Doolin proposes
10 stock the preserve with every fish
game animal and bird native 10 the
soil Of the state, which has almc ST
every species of American game ami
NAL except elks and they can be Sc
cured from the federal government
McCur'ain county is the home OF a.
large humber of big game animals
and wild turkeys, aud the topography
OF the country is we'll suited fer the
OF tae country is well suited for the
preservation Of all kinds Of game.
Much of the land is mountainous ana
nnsuited to agricultural purposes,
and can be purchased from Csc to
SIPS an acres.
To Extend Buffalo Range
Frank Rash of the Wichita Noun
tain National .orest reserve. in
southwestern Oklahoma, in which
thirty head of government buffaloes
are being kept, has extended the
range for these animals and now they
Craze over plot of 500 acres in the
big 9,000-acre stretch Of ground.
Formerly the butfaloes were herded
On lessen area, but the drouth has
affected the pasturage here as it h.,
in other parts of the state. and more
range was needed The buffaloes,
however, are in excellen tcondition.
Supervisor Rush has just received
six pneasants frcm the state game
warden One pair Of these birds will
be lOosened in the big forest reserve,
to see what they will do in perpetual
ing the species in the reserve, but
the others will be kept in captivity
1or the present at&G;
Propagation Is Successful.
The work of game propagation has
been carried on with thoroughness by
the stated and during the year 900
p1easants and partridges we're dis
fributed, as were also 10000 pheasant
eggs. The birds and eggs we're scat
tered throughout the state, and very
favorable reports as to their condi-
tion have been recorded by the ward.
ems office
No less than $4,000 resident and
90 nonresident hunting license have
been issued to the various county
clerks and assistant game wardens
for distribution. The fish and games
department derives its income from
the sportsmen Of the state, and a big.
number Of the licenses issued are 10
town and city men The farm owner
or Lessee of land is permitted to hunt
On his own land rs much as he likes
without a license.