32 MAMMALS OF UTAH 



the principal source of food for the early Mormon pioneers 

 when coming to Utah, though not after they reached this 

 state. 



Although the buffalo has but a single calf a year, ordi- 

 narily they do very well in large preserves. 



The buffalo was the principal game animal of the In- 

 dians, who made their clothing and tepees of the skins, ate 

 the flesh at all seasons and even kept tribal histories by 

 writing or drawing pictures on the smooth surfaces of 'the 

 tanned skins. 



