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RECREATION. 



Indians to hunt either in the open or the 

 closed season. I have also caused the 

 arrest and conviction of Indians killing 

 game out of season. As you say, the 

 Agents on the different reservations could 

 in a large measure stop the wanton de- 

 struction of game by Indians. I will cheer- 

 fully assist your association in any way I 

 can. I have been a resident of Eastern 

 Montana 20 years, and have seen with sor- 

 row the extermination of large game. 

 The Northern part of this reservation is a 

 great rendezvous for antelope during the 

 winter, and I will see that the Indians 

 leave them alone. 



C. R. A. Scobey, U. S. Indian Agent. 



Sacaton, Ariz. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, New York: 



I am pleased to say that the Pima, Pa- 

 pago and Maricopa Indians under my 

 charge, numbering about 9,000, are strictly 

 subordinate to the agent. In no case have 

 I had any complaint of their violating the 

 game laws. It shall be my pleasure to 

 cooperate with the League of American 

 Sportsmen in enforcing these laws. I am 

 careful in giving the Indians permits to 

 leave the reservation, and in guarding 

 against any violation by them of the Ter- 

 ritorial laws. I have no fears of their 

 violating the game law. They are obedient 

 to instructions, a peaceable and law-abiding 

 people. 



Elwood Hadley, 



U. S. Indian Agent. 



Nez Perce Agency, Spalding, Idaho. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, New York: 



The Nez Perce Indians are, by the 

 courts, declared to be citizens of the United 

 States. They can not be restricted from 

 leaving this reservation and going 

 wherever they please and whenever they 

 please. The only way to get at them is 

 by enforcing the State law against the 

 crimes of which you write. I have cau- 

 tioned, admonished and advised these 

 Indians to be careful in the slaughter of 

 game, to use all of the meat and hides, 

 wasting no part of said game, and to kill 

 only such as they actually need for their 

 own consumption. I assure you I have 

 your cause at heart, and will do all I can 

 for the protection of game in this section. 

 C. T. Stranahan, U. S. Indian Agent. 



Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Agency, 

 Darlington, Okla. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, New York: 



Nothing would give me more pleasure 

 than to comply with your suggestions and 

 request, if the case in point had any bear- 

 ing on this reservation; but it has not. 

 The Cheyenne and Arapaho country was 

 thrown open to white settlement in 1892, 

 and no game to speak of abounds. There 

 are some birds and small game in the 



sparsely settled districts, but that is all, and 

 every effort is made to enforce game laws. 

 Yours is most certainly a laudable under- 

 taking, and I wish you every success. 

 Geo. W. H. Stouch, 

 Major U. S. A., U. S. Indian Agent. 



Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, New York: 



I concur in the views expressed by you. 

 It has been my policy since assuming 

 charge of this Agency to grant no passes 

 to the Indians of this reservation for the 

 purpose of hunting beyond the borders of 

 this reserve at any season of the year, 

 nor permit them to carry firearms when 

 visiting any other reservation. Since re- 

 ceiving your communication and noting 

 the deep interest manifested in this mat- 

 ter by your association, I shall take pleas- 

 ure in using every possible precaution with 

 the Indians under my charge to prevent 

 them from abusing the game laws. 



Ira A. Hatch, U. S. Indian Agent. 



Blackfeet Indian Agency, Browning, Mont. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, New York: 



The Indians of this reservation do little 

 hunting. The game laws of Montana are 

 severe, the game wardens seem to be alert, 

 and the slaughter of game is minimized. 

 I assure you, however, of my hearty co- 

 operation in attaining the aims of your 

 League. 



James H. Monteath, 

 U. S. Indian Agent. 



Rosebud, S. Dak. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, New York: 



Of course I will cooperate with you in 

 any way possible to protect the game. 

 These Indians do not leave the reserve for 

 the purpose of hunting. They may kill a 

 few ducks and chickens on the reserve, but 

 this is done in season, and the law is not 

 violated in any way. 



Chas. E. McChesney, 

 U. S. Indian Agent. 



ISTRANGE VISITORS. 

 September 6th I went to Upper Lake 

 Minnetonka to bring my wife and baby 

 from a short outing. The forenoon was 

 mine ; I spent it in fishing and got a few 

 bass. While casting, a flock of 6 birds 

 came so close I could positively identify 

 them. They were snow geese (anscr hy~ 

 perboreus) in the bluish gray immature 

 plumage. Late in the afternoon my wife 

 and I saw what I thought was the same 

 flock flying back over the train at Spring 

 Park. Where did those birds come from ? 

 There is no record of their nesting any- 

 where in Minnesota, and they were about 8 

 weeks ahead of their migration. 



ft. W. Howling, Minneapolis, Minn. 



