Douglas Island news., 1921-04-08
BUFFALO STILL
 ROAM ON PLAINS
Large Herds n Northwest Territory Adjacent to Alaska, According
 t0 Investigation

cent investigation n One Northwe Territory of Canada. odiacent to .Aasta. Not only hayc thoy not dIs- arcnueI bul they roam chat com ry n large bands
 The Dawson Nens ol recent date carried Che following article iu ro- arIs To Che animals choir hab.ta- uous and habits.
 Fars at lr.t hand about the "w.li bison" m Che Canadian Northwest arc au Interesting substitute for ucna tcm recently Uuoyped. cablol and. u some cascs we fear mrbied. Even "uo'ar my.h' would be @ mote .o trouble one who woull yen- mr. l1 c.aim discovery ol Che wild buGHo. r.rdy protected Tor years by o.lors In-oourcl and watched Sine. lhm by resident rangers and Royal NothNo.. Mounted Police.
 What F. u ktto D. L. 8. for- me.'r director ol surveys at u3v- son. now u Che natural resource. Iu- t.Ueoace branch ol Che department ol Che interior Ottawa. has made aar by his exploratory work last summon Is tMs Tha. whereas it WI. r.ecraIv supposed .mt there ee. one wild herd Of buTn'o. uum- boring as lcW as 900 or as many os -.. ttcre are. iu lacl as am cucct of . permanently closed aclson. two berI. ea.h probably a thauaud
 rrre A bunch beIourus t1 one tarl va. counted by a ranger .o the auI number ol f0s. and evidence ro. to show hat ,ae other herd Is equally i. uo. more numerous
 X curious Icerl. protesting tc ace conn, for the almost total dIuuanr- ar.. oI ... ,as. wild he,I. h.H boon to'I h.or. now cuI boon confirmed by Chic. squirrel D Chippewa Inc tm %. Fort Smith who aeoom- panied Nr k.uo on his bua1Io pa- Gro. Tn ha loue days mHa.o around chen. wore mar lho.. .not ho.... H... u.I. by tHam following and ... anI blowing out tna sand n... t..t t... non-e.o.o-..ai pot H.'.. ae. from 6 foot to BOO l..t m luu.... and from e to n.faus lU0 .... Iu U.mHI One I.I Uerc came HH au o- uou just couple O. a.. \ I.ee. HcrI was moving o..H. .umuUne ul. snow entirely .... went. Two hm..r who ...... u moe. tue direction ro- turned ~ night VItH word ..a. an ult U.e bu|.io has heu swallowed un u III. ..r.n N.zt day .ac un- believing crowd formed a circle on- . IH. r.H.. when. .Ho hu.u.u had boon i. s..,. on'r nro tracks -.I ,s. outer eIe., Not a single nI.'. Wal. above ground within tu. .f. and from Che i've survivors cam. III. present. H.r..
 Tu. Indian U.H.l .n.. Che buffalo would m. l.r return has. however, h..H re0..I Whether He herd .e.r I.u. shed ,o live m.s be lIs- mH but n. late .. far1 a rner nl.u.. o. m. Royal cauIau Mounted ro... who m. been In ...re. 0. t.. district Ior hrr..No r..r considered -h.at tH.l. were .Hm .ar -1. and h.t th.y were Irn. m. Now tHat ther Has pros n.r.. ua'.- government caro- h. look. .o uo.r being valuable re- .H. to .Hs north country
 T.. r.u.a ol lu. n...n, herd H. between nIuI. 60 and tI degrees north .f Ior-u1c ft2 and IIl de- r... @ IT is bounded o1 che ..e Hr n. s.atc river. on Che west hr n. 0uh0o mountains on Che mort. b. tl. crua. Slave hso. and .u n. south by. .h. pea0. Hvcr Lauu'. f. degrees cls ue tract midway at ahou. Che line dividing t.e ground. o. tae two herds. The r0r.h.a h..I Is reported to roam b.,u..n tae Buffalo and Lulo Bul- .a.o r.r... Near Che cast ol tbH Ua. |. For. smth. n post lying on m. t.ualru b.tWeca Alberta and I.r t.u.ot of Mackenzie and just below n. snt. Wy.- rapids from which point u.vnuu Is clolr for steamers to For. N.pheeon and the Mackenzie datu
 'rr. E.fo. witch Chief Pierre squIr- r.I and two other mon. Ieo Fort smith oa Jur. 9. and aftc- passing through many miles or umaraok swamp and nonirrpart-use upland. reached tae onon valley aud Che ...ar ..|l. stream ol che Salt river. On Juno It Che ground was white W.tr snow ur fle sm was warm.
 Fresh bu.e'o tracks wore evident Mr. Euo saw three bulls uat day within thirty miles, hut Che cooking