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But the situation has redeeming features. Colorado is 

 slowly bringing back some of the big game. Her mountain 

 sheep have been really protected by everybody, for 28 years ; 

 and they have come back, until now there are more than 

 7,000 of them! Is it not a great triumph? They form one 

 of the most interesting show features of Colorado; and in 

 winter the herds come down into the streets of Ouray, and 

 fearlessly eat the hay of the admiring populace. As an 

 object lesson in bringing back big game, it is valuable to 

 the world at large. 



The cordial welcome extended by Colorado to the game 

 sanctuary plan never should be forgotten. 



The press and the people accepted our mission seriously, 

 and the attention devoted to it was profoundly gratifying 

 and encouraging. The newspapers, — particularly the Den- 

 ver News, Post and Times, and Colorado Springs Gazette, — 

 set forth our cause very liberally in word and picture. Our 

 lecture was delivered to a crowded house at the auditorium 

 of the Colorado Natural History Museum. 



In order to afford an opportunity for a full discussion of 

 the subject, a dinner was given at the Brown Palace Hotel, 

 under the joint auspices of the Colorado Mountains Club 

 and the Museum of Natural History. Of the 35 persons 

 present, each one was called upon to express his views ; and 

 there was not one dissenting voice to the proposition of 

 the toastmaster, — that game sanctuaries in national parks 

 now are very necessary, and should be made on a liberal 

 scale. 



A map of Colorado and Wyoming was submitted by Mr. 

 Smith Riley, U. S. District Forester for Colorado and Wy- 

 oming, showing tentatively the views of the Forest Service 

 regarding suitable opportunities for sanctuaries in those 

 two states. The maps were closely scrutinized, and even 

 the critic most to be feared joined with others in an expres- 

 sion of approval. 



Through the kindness of Mr. William C. Bradbury, an 

 ardent wild life protectionist, an automobile trip was made 



