Photo By Dr. George W. Field 
WICHITA NATIONAL HERD 
COMANCHE AND HIS FAVORITE COW IN CENTER 
THE “OUTLAW” REMNANT OF THE PABLO 
BISON HERD 
Qu E in line with the expectations of many persons 
who had watched the difficult and dangerous task 
of rounding up the Pablo buffaloes for shipment to 
Canada, a considerable number of vigorous young cows 
and bulls finally evaded all efforts to capture them. 
The adventures of the Indian cowboys who did the 
rounding up would, if written out in full, make a thrilling 
story; but it seems that it is lost to history through the 
fact that a historian who could do justice to the raw 
materials was not among those present. Certain it is, 
however, that after wearing out the Indians of Pablo’s 
own tribe, the Flatheads and their allies, a strong Black- 
foot contingent also was worn out, and the Outlaw 
Remnant remained masters of the situation. 
The Remnant surely represented the survival of the 
fittest, and firmly believed in the soundness of that 
Darwinian principle. It was the buffaloes that were 
most courageous and swift of foot, and strongest in wind 
and limb, that outfooted the Indian cowboys, and finally 
wore them out. In final acknowledgment of his defeat, 
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