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cents at the cars, were once the framework of the 

 noblest animal that ever roamed over the continent, 

 and that, had he been even slightly protected by law, by 

 common sense or common humanity, he would have 

 furnished us with the luxurious robe and succulent 

 meat for years to come, the sight becomes indeed a 

 sorrowful one. Soon these ghastly piles will be car- 

 ried away and nothing be left to mark the haunts and 

 history of the buffalo, except tradition and the scarred 

 sides of the slopes and valleys where he dug out his 

 " wallow." 



We saw coyotes very often after passing Moosejaw ; 

 also foxes and badgers ; and as for gophers, their name 

 is legion. Wild geese, ducks and snipe we also saw 

 on many fresh water ponds and lakes. The 15th of 

 September opens the season for the prairie-chicken — 

 and thousands of guns crack away during that day and 

 to the end of the season. 



One afternoon we were out snipe shooting for a few 

 hours, and on our tramp passed quite a number of In- 

 dian tents and villages ; but neither the Indians nor 

 their motley variety of dogs paid any attention to us, 

 excepting one old buck with a red blanket thrown 

 over his shoulders. This fellow followed us silently 

 around, watching us intently, and, although saying 

 nothing, seemed to be piling up a lot of thinking. 



A party of ladies and gentlemen arrived here in 

 their private car on a shooting trip to the coast. 



