Diary, 1911, of trip to Idaho and Wyoming
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than B's but is not profiting. 4 winters ago Nearly all the Calves - Jackson Hall died Think Mrs. B's due than 95 If elk are not fed and cared for they will disappear. Either by the hay and feed to elk or buy out the settlers and make it an elk country. Thompson went to Loma park this year than for 10 years more stops in the Ramp than any where else. Another feed guy showed us about the fishing to Gros Ventre, and another in the Pilon Flat. Moved by Shovel - boots a winter Day is going to increase in price from now on but does not think will go over $6 a ton Thanks the State Game Preserve Showed us abolished. It leaves no good hunting ground, and is needed for a breeding ground for the elk From Palmyra Creek to Loma Spring both to Blade Rock at the head. At Gros Ventre is the great breeding grounds for Lions, Lymp, Wolves & Bears Bears kill some elk not over 10 a year each. a Lion will kill 200 elk a year one winter on Black rock on Lion killed in Feb and March Killed 38 elk. Lions kill calf elk. Coyotes kill many elk mostly Calves Has seen 2 Lions had killed a deer. They cut the cords at the back of the neck Many covalued there in the Game Preserve. The Park 25 years ago there were no wolves, coyotes Lions or jack rabbits. The wolves from Brown Run and the coyotes from Feltin Basin both by its Cattle. The country was full of porcupines. Have been killed by Lions