The Detroit times., 1913-12-16
RAYMOND w. PULLMAN.
Times Washington Bureau. Metropolis
tan Bank BuiIdiaO.


WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. l6.--
Government agents have just com.
pleted successfully the shipment OF
fourte en- pu e.
Conserving blooded buffaloes.
Buffaioes. or. more properly.
bison, from the
Bronx Park Zoo In New York TO the
new national bison range on the Wind
Cave National park in the western
section of South Dakota. The Grating
and transportation OF the large ami
mails, whose ancestors once swarmed
the western prairies, were In charge OF
Frank Rush. an old cowpuncher and
experienced buffalo man. who Is game
warden In charge Of the herd OF bum
aloes on the Wichita National Forest
in Oklahoma. Mr.. Rush Is aid by gov
eminent officials TO know as much
about the practical problems OF hand
ling buffaloes as any other man in the
United States and his services were
lent by the forest service to the In
terror department, under whose ad-
ministration the national bison range
In South Dakota will come.
The fourteen buffaloes> which are
reported to be splendid specimens,
were presented to the government by
the American Bison. society. a national
organization. which Is working to pre-
vent the extinction of the animal.
which was once SO plentiful, and
which during the early days OF west
ern railroad extension and settlement
were killed by the thousands. AT the
present time there are In the United
States and Canada In various herds
slightly less than 5000 pure-blooded
bison. The principal herds today are
located in Canada, in the Yellowstone
National park. in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In the Wichita National forest In Okla
homa, In Montana. in the Blue Noun.
tain Forest in New Hampshire at Fort
numbers of the animal are scattered
over the country in geological parks.
During the last congress the sum
Of $4,000 was appropriated for the
fencing OF the Wind Cave national
game reserve In the national park or
the same name. The country Is
thought to be ideal for the purpose
OF re-establishing wild animal life. and
offers a particularly good location for
the building up OF large bunalo
herd. Game Warden Rush will see that
the buffaloes are safely Quartered In
their new home, and then will leave
for his regular station at Cache, Okla 1.
where the Wichita herd is located.
The Wind Cave herd will be in charge
of F. NJ. Ollie, formerly Of the United
States biological survey. and now act
ing superintendent OF Wind Cave ma
tional Park.
II the work of caring for and de-
veloping the buffalo herd In the Wind
Cave National park Is successful. as
Il has been at the wichita reserve un-
der the direction Of Mr.. Rush, 1t may
he expected that the establishment OF
the new bison range will go a long
way toward giving back to the west
manv of the noble animals which
formerly charged at will over the
plains The Wichita herd was started
about seven years ago with fifteen
buffaloes which were presented to the
United States government by the
American Bison society, and its herd
has now increased until II contains
a total of as full-blooded animals. OF
which "a are males and 81 females.
At the Oklahoma reserve consider
able diflculty was experienced at hrst
because OF fear Of the Texas rever
tick. BY careful burning Of the range.
however, and the use OF oil sprays
on the animals. the various officers
prevented the loss Of the herd which
was predicted by old cattlemen OF
the southwest. Only two OF the AMI
mails were lost from any cause. The
work OF freeing the ranges from fever
ticks was gradually extended. and for
q number Of years not q single loss
from fever has occurred, as a result Of
the constant care and watchfulness
Of the officers in charge of the game
preserves. The herd has almost quad
rupled In numbers since 1t was e.
tablished
According to q report made to the
American Bison society by DR.. p. 8.
Palmer Of the United States biological
survey, the plan at present n TO fence
l.640 acres in one place and 4.16O
ceres In another place In South Dako-
Ia. to provide range for the new
Wind Cave herd. This will be slightly
smalled than the range for the Wichi.
IA herd, which has total area OF
about 5000 acres.
many VlbItOIb 10 view OIIedub anu
Los Angeles and persons who have
travelled In the
Vegetable Central American
Pears. and certain Euro
{ pean countries
have often wondered why II is not pos
sible to find the chayote, or vegetable
pear, on the bill Of fare In the aver
age hotel in the United States. This
tropical vegetable. which resembles a
white squash, may be cooked In va.
rious ways, and the excellent dishes
which the People Of Central Amer
lean cities. prepare from this plant
appeal Immediately to the taste OF al
most every traveller.
The chayote, pronounced ka-yo-tay.
and which IL known under q number