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From a 'drawing by Cliarlcs R. Knight 



THE primitive; FOUR-TOKD HORSF (EOIIIPPUS, lower eocene, WYOMING) 



The so-called four-toed horse, a little creature some 12 inches in height at the shoulder. 

 having four well-defined hoofs on the front foot and three on the hind foot. The animal 

 is not a true horse, hut was undoubtedly an ancestor (more or less direct) of the modern 

 form. It must have been a very speedy type, which contributed greatly to the preservation 

 of the species in an age when (so far as we know) the carnivores were rather slow and 

 clumsv. 



and the designation ol liunling areas, 

 varying the quantity of game to be taken 

 from definite areas in accordance with its 

 abundance from season to season, while 

 the States would control open seasons for 

 shooting, the issuance of hunting licenses, 

 and similar local matters, the future wel- 

 fare of large game in the Western States 

 would be assured. 



Under such an arrangement the game 

 supply would be handled on l)usiness 

 ])rinciples. When game becomes scarce 



in any restricted area, hunting could be 

 suspended until the supply becomes re- 

 newed, while increased hunting could be 

 allowed in areas where there is sufficient 

 game to warrant it. Tn brief, big game 

 could be handled 1)_\' the common-sense 

 methods now used so effectively in the 

 stock industry on the open range. i\l 

 present the lack of a definite general 

 policy to safeguard our game supply and 

 the resulting danger to our splendid na- 

 tive animals are dcplorablv in evidence. 



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