I have to report that Mr. J. W. Gilbert, of Friend, 

 Neb., has, by letter, advised Mr. G. O. Shields that 

 he has bequeathed to The American Bison Society his 

 herd of eight bison — four males and four females — with 

 the proviso that the}' are not to be taken east of the 

 Mississippi River. 



The Warden of the Montana National Bison Range, 

 Mr. Andrew R. Hodges, has recently reported that eleven 

 calves were born in the herd during 1910, all of which 

 have survived and thriven, and that the herd, as a whole, 

 is in very fine condition. Warden Hodges reported that 

 the herd came through its first winter in better condition 

 than he expected, and altogether the outlook for the 

 Montana herd is thoroughly satisfactory and gratifying. 



It will perhaps interest the members of the Bison 

 Societj^ to know that the Canadian Government has 

 finally closed its contract with Michel Pablo for the 

 purchase of his herd, and abandoned all claims to about 

 seventy-five head of buffaloes, now running wild in the 

 Flathead country, and quite uncontrollable. The bison 

 now running at large represent the most vigorous sur- 

 vivors of the Pablo herd, and because of their vigor, 

 their speed in running, and the fierceness of their deter- 

 mination to remain free, have completely baffled all 

 attempts to corral them and bring them under control. 

 Many thousand dollars have been expended by Mr. 

 Pablo in his efforts to capture these bison and crate them 

 for shipment, and every resource that the ingenuity of 

 experienced men could devise has been exhausted. The 

 bison are now regarded as ^'out-laws," and we are informed 

 that no further attempts will be made to capture them. 



Following closely upon the receipt of this information 

 came the news that Mr. Pablo had determined to arrange 

 a grand buffalo hunt, in the course of which these animals 

 were to be killed off by alleged sportsmen. The terms 

 for each so-called sportsman were $250 for each animal 

 killed, the skin of which was to be delivered at the 

 railroad without extra charge. Immediately following the 

 receipt of this information, appeals were made to the 

 State Game Warden of Montana, Mr. Henry Avare, 



