The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-13
GAME ANIMALS AND CIVILIZATION.

GAME ANIMALS AND CIVILIZATION. Evidence that game animals are increasing in numbers and adjusting themselves 10 the join occupation of the country with human being aecumulates. Stories of Increasing numbers O elk and deer and their reoccupation of section from which they had disappeared scores of year ago are frequent.
 New York papers conja7n reature stories. a they did year ago, about the deer herds aroun Nyack and other points on both sides of tn lower Hudson in the region that is filled wit large country homes. From Port Angeles, Wash ington a continent away from New York Cit comes stories every now and again of elk in larg numbers appearing at the very edge of tha thriving County seat town where they had no been in the habit of ranging for half centur on account of approaching civilization Thi sort of thing is of course the result of rigorou game protective laws vigorously enforced recent item in the Port Angeles News concerning the bravery and plentifulness of ell in that vicinity said
 Mrs. Jack Sherman, resident of Laird's Corner miles west of Port Angeles was treated to a sight denied most people when she stood on an over hanging log and counted 10S Olympic t9 elk walk beneath the log enroute to pasturage Not of the great crea- 'a lures was aware of her presence. ' The elk band, which spent two days around the Charles Peters, ranch, is l" vaiantly striving to make a return march to the hills and get to the road crossing only to be driven back. by auto mobile traffic q Sis
 An Evening News car located the band in small field owned by Andy S Sampson. an Indian, at nne o'clock this morning. The band remained there at < least 25 minutes and two photographs taken.
 Later second and third sight of them taken as they attempted crossing the county. road enroute to the Elwha River At ten o'clock they still on the bench above the road.
 strange thing about their progress is that they hurdle all rail fences and crash down all wire fences before them without apparent injury to their limbs. However, young elk crippled Tuesday in crashing wire enee, and the entire herd passed over him. He limping around at the rear of the herd this morning
 Charles Forsberg says the herd is dissatisfied with modern pasture and headed back toward the hills if auto mobile traffic does not prevent it.
 The elk are all sleek and fat and apparently in the best condition.
 A or less facetious editorial in tn New York Times commenting upon the deer O the banks of the Hudsen in the vicinity of tn metropolis, said.
 While it seems rather pointless on the part of the South Nyack deer 10 have swum the icy Hudson 10 Tarrytown and swum right back again, those fam iliar with his ways have been quick to defend the buck The deer was forag- ing, and when about to cross road he was startled hy a motor, runs the news item. Not so, say those familiar with deer. If this buck had been startled he would have gone back where he came from On the contrary, he sprang into the Hudson and like Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones he went to Tarrytown
 The question arises, why did he never land on the east shore, but return inn mediately to South Nyack? The pres ence Of ice cakes at Tarrytown is not sufficient reason for he had obviously been breasting them off the west shore Deer lovers are that his quick eye searching the Tarrytown marge, discov- cred that the doe with which he had an appointment had grown tired of waiting and gone elsewhere
 Undoubtedly this would have made him late for party, and it seems philosophical of him to have refrained from landing at Tarrytown when he saw that the rendezvous was deserted Leander had light to guide him, and the Hellespont is narrow enough to have made if possible for Hero to have kept an eye the strong swimmer all the while The deer about the Tappan Zee are according to the press cores pondents, animals of great sagacity and social polish but thus far no one has contended that they carry lanterns