The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1914-07-24

and public lands acts in conjunction
with the state game warden in mat
ters relating to the management of
the state game preserve.
The forestry service at present con-
sists of supervisor, three forest
rangers and a lookout man 1t is also
contemplated to have two gamekeep-
ers when the preserve is stocked. The
members of the forset service are all
deputiZed as game wardens.
Perhaps it might be of some inter
est to the readers OF the American
Field to learn something of the mag
nitude Of the common school fund of
our young state.
Briefly stated. cur common school
fund has loaned out on school bonds
and farm mortgages in this state the
comfortable sum of s6,0OO,00 at S per
cent interest. 1t holds notes aggre.
eating the sum of 100000 for de-
ferred payments On school lands sold
which draw 6 per cent interest. And
it holds title to something like 3,000,-
900 acres OF land within the state
from which we expect to receive, in
the course Of time, at least S150,000,-
900. 1t is confidently predicted that in
time this fund will grow to such pro-
portions rs 10 make it unnecessary TO
levy tex for school purposes any
where in the state.
South Dakota is also blessed with
game and fish laws that compare very
favorably with any of her older sis
ter states. She also has State
Game and Fish Commission, composed
of the governor, the attoreny general
and the game warden, who are all
alive to game and fish protection,
propagation and distribution.
At present we have a balance OF
something like $4,000 in our game
fund, and the Came and Fish Com
mission can use this fund for the pro-
lection, propagation and distribution
of fish and game. An effort is being
made to have the commission pur-
chase as many buffalo to put in the
preserve as is practicable with this
money, and | understand the commits
sion is very favorable 70 the propo-
sition. This money was paid into the
treasury by the sportsmen of this and
ether states and did not cost the tax
payer one red cent, so the sportsmen
feel that they have q right to have il
used for that purpose.
1t was the writer's good fortune re-
Gently to be able to make a trip Of in
spection over this game preserve. in
company with Hon. N. M. Hanson.
deputy commissioner of school and
public lands; Hon. A. C. Granger
member of the Legislature from Stan
ley County, and Capt. George ". Ros-
kie, forest supervisor 1t was a trip
long to be remembered We spent
nearly three whole days going over
the range, and ! am satisfied that we
did not see half of it. We were en-
tertained at the headquarters of the
forestry service, where Capt. Roskie
and his family make their home, and
although the captains wife was away
on visit at the time, we were never.
the!ess royalty entertained TO at.
tempt to tell in detail of the many
courtesies extended to US by our sol
der host would be too great tax
On the valuable space Of the American
Field, so | will refrain.
sheep Mountain" altitude $500
feet, is the highest peak within the
preserve, on the top of which is To-
Gated the Lockout" for the forestry
service. Here a cabin is built for the
man in charge. who stays there con-
stantly and whose duty is to report for
est fires should any occur during the
fire season. A beautiful birdseye
view Of the entire park, from the tow.
er on top Of this mountain, is had.
Conditions here are ideal for big
game of all kinds. There are many
fertile valleys or parks between the
ranges OF mountains, where the graz
ing is fine and where alfalfa and
grain will be raised for winter for
age for the big game, if found neces-
sary. Eight beautiful mountain
streams run through the tract. Trout
are plentiful in all of these streams
at present and we are informed that
the commission contemplates planting
a million more rainbow trout fry in
the different streams this summer
Any attempt on my part to try TO
describe the beauties and grandeur OF
this nature-favored spot would be pre-
sumptuous to say the least. The seen
cry, of course, might be described
with some degree of truthful detail,
but how can one describe aEd make
another understand the exhilarating
effect Of the pure, rarefied atmos-
Dhere the smell of tho halsan iuni-