TEAM OF THREE-YEAR-OLD BUFFALO STEERS. 



Loaned by the Blue Mountain Forest Association, and broken to the yoke and 



to harness by the Secretary of the American Bison Society. 



went after leaving the Goodnight ranch. Next to the 

 Pablo herd, the Philip buffalo herd is the largest in the 

 countr}^ numbering one hundred and eighty-eight head at 

 the time of the writer's visit. In addition to the buffaloes 

 there were nine cattaloes in the herd. They have a range 

 of about seven thousand acres of rolling country, some six 

 miles from Fort Pierre and close to the JVIissouri River. 

 This range is rapidly becoming too small to afford suffi- 

 cient grazing, and unless it can be increased, it seems in- 

 evita])le that Mr. Philip will be obliged to reduce his splen- 

 did herd. The United States Government is anxious to 

 help him by leasing to him some public land adjoining his 

 own, but there are certain legal obstacles in the shape of 

 claims filed by persons, who it is said, have no intention of 

 using the land, at least for some time to come. It is ear- 

 nestly hoped that these claims will be withdrawn, and Mr. 

 Philip permitted to use it as a part of his buffalo range 

 for many years. 



The Philip buffaloes were in splendid condition. The 

 Secretary visited them three times, and saw practically all 



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