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rugged hills and low mountains, and one 

 side of the Grand Canyon of the Snake 

 River. Embraces types of vegetation 

 from grassland and sagebrush through 

 coniferous forest to timber line. 6000 

 to 10,000 ft. 



AftonJ, about 40 mi. north by pack- 

 horse to preserve**. Or, Jackson|, 

 about 25 south by pack-horse**. Lin- 

 coln County, Wyo. 



(This preserve should be extended 

 about 45 mi. southward to include all 

 the drainage basin and watershed of the 

 John Days River; this would add about 

 380,000 acres, including some lakes; 

 none of this proposed region is suitable 

 for agriculture.) 



*Wind River State Game Preserve. 

 (B3; C3.) 2920 acres. Lying chiefly 

 within the Shoshone Indian reservation. 

 This area is 3^ mi. long, If to IJ mi. 

 wide, and embraces the most important 

 portion of the Wind River Canyon. A 

 narrow gorge, traversed by the Burling- 

 ton R. R., with semi-desert grassland 

 and sagebrush (Upper Sonoran); the 

 precipices on either side merge into high 

 rolling, arid hills with sagebrush, scat- 

 tered conifers (Transition). 5000 to 

 6500 ft. 



ThermopolisI, the nearest (a) and (w) 

 P. O. is 15 mi. north; from nearest R. R. 

 station, (w) Dornick, | mi. south. 



*Careyhurst State Game Preserve. (B3; 

 C3; D4.) 70,400 acres, embracing all of 

 Converse County in Township 33 N., 

 Range 74, 75, 76 W. together with sec- 

 tions 7 and 18 in Township 33 N., Range 

 73 W. North border includes flood plain 

 of North Platte River; undulating hills, 

 desert grassland, yucca, sagebrush, 

 rabbit brush; traversed by two small 

 streams which have sources in low moun- 

 tains farther southwest. Antelope, jack- 

 rabbit, prairie-dog, sage-hens. 5000 to 

 6000 ft. 



Glenrockt, also Careyhurst, at north- 

 ern border; C. & N. W. R. R. ; (a) and (h). 

 Converse County, Wyo. 



*Bridgcr State Game Preserve. (A3; 

 B2; B3; C3.) About 98,000 acres, in- 

 cluding all of the Bridger National 



Forest in Lincoln County; located 

 principally in Townships 37, 38 and 39 N. 

 and Ranges 111 and 112 W. Includes 

 slopes from eastern end of Gros Ventre 

 Range and small streams leading into 

 upper Green River. Mountain conifer- 

 ous forest, sagebrush, grassland; rolling, 

 hilly with mixed forest and open 

 country. All types from sagebrush, 

 through coniferous forest to alpine 

 meadows represented. 7000 to 12,000 ft. 



Pinedalel may be reached by auto 

 stage from Rock Springs, 102 mi. north; 

 40 mi. N.W. to nearest P. O. (a) Kendall, 

 which is about 5 mi. from southern border 

 of preserve**. 



*Kendall State Game Preserve. (A4; 

 C3.) About 150,000 acres. Bounded 

 by the north boundary of Township 13 N. 

 by the eastern boundary of Range 105 W., 

 by the Wyoming state line, and by the 

 western boundary of Range 108 W., 

 traversed by the Green River; eastern 

 end includes high hills or mountains that 

 rise to about 9000 ft. Yucca, sagebrush, 

 coniferous forest. 5500 to near 9000 ft. 



May be reached** by wagon or auto 

 (?) from Green River| or from Rock 

 Springsl, Wyo., 30 to 35 mi. north. 

 Sweetwater County, Wyo. 



*Splitrock Special Game Animal Pre- 

 serve. (A3; A4; B3; C3.) 3,800,000 

 acres. Bounded by the right of way of 

 the Chicago and N. Western Ry., the 

 North Platte R., the 6th Standard Paral- 

 lel N., the 12th Guide Meridian West, 

 Beaver Creek and the Popo Agie River. 

 Extensive barren, arid and sandy plains; 

 soil frequently alkaline, desert shrub- 

 bery and vegetation; several low ranges 

 of mountains, with barren or sagebrush 

 southern slopes, but with coniferous 

 forest on top and on northern slopes; 

 sagebrush, rabbit brush, yucca, cactus, 

 Cottonwood and willow; huge, bare 

 granite domes, or ledges; ravines, 

 canyons. Bordered in part by narrow 

 flood plains of Popo Agie and N. Platte 

 Rivers. Drainage chiefly by small 

 creeks; traversed by Sweetwater River; 

 no perennial streams; large artificial 

 lake above Pathfinder dam in N. Platte 



