Hunting in Many Lands 



tions of the Secretary of the Interior, which 

 for some reason were very slow in coming. 

 At last he was released, and ordered never 

 again to cross the Park boundary without per- 

 mission. 



The next year Pendleton made a trip in the 

 Park in early May, and got out with two 

 young bison calves, which he was carrying on 

 pack animals in beer boxes. Of course, they 

 died before he got them to a place where he 

 could raise them in safety, and he soon started 

 back to renew his evil work. He was ar- 

 rested and confined, and his case took exactly 

 the same course as Van Dyck's had taken. 



The last of the trio was Ed. Howell. Know- 

 ing of him and his habits, I kept him as well 

 under watch as possible. During a trip I 

 made to the east side of the Park in October, 

 1893, I saw many old signs of bison in several 

 localities. Howell having disappeared from 

 public view for a month or two, I sent Burgess 

 out in January, 1894, with orders to carefully 

 scout this country. I indicated to him exactly 

 where I expected him to find signs of the ma- 

 rauder. He encountered very severe weath- 

 er, and was not able to make a full tour of 

 the places indicated ; but he did report hav- 



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