The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-05
GAME LICENSE MONEY
ON HAND AWAITING A
LEGAL APPROPRIATION
Game Protective Association
Organized BY Sportsmen Of
the Black Hills.

Deadwood, s. D., Dec. ss-There Is
$4,000 in the state game fund and no
legal way to dispose OF 1t. The law
flies the license fees for hunting deer
and other game, but makes no pro-
vision for using the accumulated fund.
FOL his reason, and for the purpose OF
recommending necessary changes in
the game laws OF the state, the Black
Hills Game Protective association vas
formed here last night by sportsmen
from all sections OF the Black Hills.
Resolutions adopted at the meeting
advocate the abolition OF spring shoot
ing, the establishment OF q state fish
hatchery In the eastern part OF h
state, the propagation OF elk in the
Black Hills, the reduction TO rs cents
the amount paid the state from each
hunters license fee collected, the ex-
tending OF the deer and grouse season
from September 20 to November 20, the
forbidding OF m person under 10
years OF age carrying firearms In the
woods, unless accompanied by q par
emit or guardian, the fixing OF h IL
cense fee for deer and birds at S. and
for birds alone at ST. that government
stocked streams be thrown pen to
fishing all the year the nonresident
licenses for anglers be abolished, that
the salary of county game wardens be
STE per month and expenses.
The association started with q char
ter membership of 20, of whom Claude
Williams, OF Deadwood, Is president;
"A. A. Coburn, of Deadwood, secretary,
and John L. Lutcy. Of Central, treas
urer. "A. "A. Coburn was appointed as
delegate to attend a state meeting OF
sportsmen which will be called by State
Game Warden Bancroft at Huron early
next month. The object OF the Huron
meeting will be to draft laws that Will
permit of the spending Of the $4,000
accumulated fund and to otherwise im-
prove the game laws of the state.
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ABERDEEN COMPANY STRIKES
RICH GOLD BEARING DIRT
Aberdeen, s. d., Dec. Wv. u.
Cochrane, formerly city superintendent
of schools OF Aberdeen, has returned,
with Mrs. Cochrane, from Alaska,
where they spent the summer looking
after mining property of which Mr..
Cochrane Is interested as president OF
q company whose stock Is largely
owned by Aberdeen, business men.
While In ALASKA, the richest strike of
the year was made on the Aberdeen
property. The party with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cochrane were banning some dirt" on
the Aberdeen property when Mrs.
Cochrane asked to pan a shovelful.
Her wish was granted, and the party
were all surprised TO find 1t PANIED out
$3.50 worth of gold. Mr.. Cochrane
states that dirt yielding rs cents OF
gold to the pan is sufficiently rich to
start a stampede, and when the news
of the rich find vas distributed among
the mining population, great excite
ment ensued Blu the Aberdeen cor
.poration owned all the land in the
vicinity, there being no land remaining
unified upon. During the short seaso
over $1,000 worth OF gold was PANIED
out Of the company's ground, and the
ground was only scratched. Mr..
Cochrane will return to Alaska in the
spring, taking with him machinery and
equipment for the development of the
mine, the company owning over a mile
of the rich ground. The stock of the
company is all taken, and one of 1t
is for sale.