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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



A NEW SHIPMENT. 



THESE TWO-YEAR-OLD ELK, HARDY AND STRONG, HAVE JUST REACHED THE DENVER STOCKYARDS AFTIR A LONG 



JOURNEY. 



the value of the game to that section 

 can well be realized. During the hunt- 

 ing season of 1912 it was estimated that 

 000 elk were brought out of the Cody 

 country by hunters. A fair weight for 

 these carcasses dressed would be 300 

 pounds, and at a rate of but 12 cents a 

 pound, the actual meat value of these 

 animals killed would net the sum of 

 $21,600. Add to this, then, the value of 

 hides, antlers, teeth, and by-products. 



One of the most attractive mountain 

 summer resorts in the United States is 

 Estes Park in the Colorado National 

 Forest. Thousands of people from all 

 over the country visit this park annual- 

 ly, and the number of visitors is in- 

 creasing every year. There is an ex- 

 cellent game region in the vicinity of 

 Estes Park, where there is every in- 

 dication that elk, mountain sheep, and 

 deer were at one time plentiful. As a 

 straight money investment upon the part 

 of the State and the hotel owners of 

 this region, the protection of existing 

 game for increase, and the introduc- 

 tion of species adaptable to this region, 

 as a means of bringing in more visitors. 



is all important. The development of 

 game upon the slopes of Pike's Peak 

 would also be a sound investment to 

 the State of Colorado, and the towns 

 in that vicinity, from a viewpoint of 

 increasing attractions for visitors. The 

 biggest business of Colorado Springs, 

 Colorado City, Manitou, and Cascade 

 is that created by the tourists that visit 

 these towns each year. The existence 

 of sheep, deer and elk, could they be 

 seen in their wild state by campers, 

 burro parties, or from the trains mak- 

 ing the trip up Pike's Peak, would be 

 an additional feature there and would 

 attract more visitors. 



The people want to see the game pro- 

 tected and will assist any honest and 

 sincere move upon the part of the au- 

 thorities to this end. It is true that 

 at present there is a wholesale disre- 

 gard of the game laws in the game 

 States ; however, it must be realized 

 that the States are largely responsible 

 for this because of the odium which 

 has grown up around the position of 

 game warden through the class of men 

 appointed to that office. Many of these 



