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herd, and three bulls from the Goodnight herd in Texas. 

 Three calves have since been captured from the wild herd 

 in the mountains, and the total number now is forty-three. 

 They are enclosed in a large field near the Mammoth Hot 

 Springs and form one of the most interesting spectacles 

 in the park. The wild buffaloes in the park at the time 

 of its reservation numbered about four hundred. The 

 poachers and head-hunters pursued them remorselessly 

 until tardily enacted laws put an end to the nefarious 

 traffic. Concealed in the most unfrequented part of the 

 park, the calves exposed to wolves and mountain lions, 

 the number has steadily declined. Six were found dead 

 in the deep snow last spring and only about twenty re- 

 main alive. 



The Flathead herd in Montana, when divided and part- 

 ly sold a few years ago, had increased to nearly three hun- 

 dred. They were the progeny of about thirty-five calves 

 saved by the Indians at the time of the final general 

 slaughter, when the hide-hunters were engaged in their 

 deadly work. It was a profitable business venture, for 

 the animals are now worth $250 and upwards apiece. 



Hon. James Philip (best known among his friends as 

 "Scotty" Philip) has a herd near Fort Pierre, South 

 Dakota, which has increased from about twenty-three to 

 one hundred eighteen. They are in a climate and locality 

 admirably adapted to the buffalo, among the bluffs of the 

 upper Missouri River. These animals are magnificent 

 specimens of the pure plains breed. The Goodnight herd 

 in Texas now numbers forty-four. 



I wish in this article to present what appears to me a 

 practical means of partially undoing the work of devasta- 

 tion which has gone so near the point of complete exter- 

 mination. The destruction of our forests has been going 

 on at so great a rate as to alarm the public mind and pre- 

 pare the people to accept some remedy. 



