The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-11-25
Famous Herd of
.Buffa|0S is Now )
Being Dispersed
''SCOTTY" PHILLIPS HERD AT
FORT PIERRE, SOUTH DAKO-
ia VICTIMS OF LAST BIG
HUNT NOW IN PROGRESS.

The final and biggest buffalo kill
the greatest to occur since the active
days on the plains of Buffalo Bill and
Wild Bill Hickok. will start soon, al
most within sight of the battlefield
where was perpetrated the Custe.
massacre.
Announcement of this big hunt has
been made by A. H. Leonard, presi-
dent of the "Scotty' Phillips buffals
ranch near Fort Pierre. S. D.
For number of years the Phillips
herd, built up from small nucleus,
has had the distinction of being the
largest in the world, and it still COM
prises nearly 1000 head. For some
time, however, the ranch owners have
. been depicting the herd, many being
sold and others under contract now
to be shipped, and it is for this rea-
son that Mr., Leonard announces the
final big kill, although there have
been annual hunts held there for a
period of wears.
On the Phillips ranch, but 20 miles
distant from the Custer battlefield,
these buffalo are ranging on a 10000
acre tract, and there the hunt is to
be conducted. Mr.. Leonard has only
recentlv sold several hundred head to
the Miller brothers of the 1O1 Ranch,
near Ponca City, and recently was in
Ponca City, in conference with the
Millers in regard to additional ship
ments. Some of these are to go 20
the ranch at Cimaron, N. M, of
Waite Philips, the Oklahoma oil pro
moter.
Mr.. Leonard estimates that fully
$50 buffalo will be killed during the
hunt that is TO be staged fro~, Nov
ember 20 to December ID. The car
casses of some of these already have
been contracted for and will be fro
zen and shipped to various parts OF
the country for the Christmas feasts
One Pittsburgh man is to obtain
carload of this meat for the HOLIDAYS
and other shipments are to 90 to
cities IN the states of Minnesota, Wis
consln, Iowa, Illinois. North and
South Dakota, Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio, South Carolina Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi. Tennessee. Ken
tncky, Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma.
Wyoming. Colorado and Montana.
In fact, says Mr.. Leonard, ''there
VIII be more persons throughout the
United States eating buffalo meat
this coming Christmas than ever be-
fore, even during the early plains
period of this country, when there
were countless thousands of these
shaggy animals on the western
range"
The breaking up of the "Scottv'
Phillips herd has become necessary.
Mr.. Phillips died a number of wears
ago. AT times it has been a difficult
matter OF take care of the animals
properly in the winter period.
''Scottv" Phillips corralled about 20
wild buffalo back in the early '7Os,
and the big herd today is the increase
from that few. Naturally, other
ranchmen. interested in the propa-
cation of the buffalo. are taking adj
VANTAGE Of the opportunity to buv
from the Phillips herd either increas-
ing the herds they already have. as
IS the case with the 101 Ranch. or
starting new herd entirely, as is
being done by Waite Phillips.
"Scotty" Philips ALWAYS maintained
asserted Mr.. Leonard, that the puiId
ING OF the first railroad to the Pacific
vas made possible at so early q date
because the buffalo existed. From
the mighty herds the army of rail
road builders drew their daily sup
Plies OF fresh meat, and thousands of
animals were SLAUGHTERED for food
annually while the work Of LAYING
rails was pushed forward Fora few
years IN the '70s the railroads did an
enormous business. CARRYING, fra;p-
loads Of buffalo hides and bones
winch for a period formed the nrin-
clpal commercial product of the