Diary, 1911, of trip to Idaho and Wyoming
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Milton Robinson (Grovet) R 1/2 W. 42N on the Gros Ventre has been located the past 15 years. Thinks about 3000 elk winter on the Gros Venture above (the canyon?) Came from Newyears, 1911 and then they were living circle that had been practically wolves at that time. Now always noted here there a few calves and dying Greatest loss 2 winters ago Thinks there about 15000 on all the country including Gros Venture. Thinks they should be fed and have a winter range and if it were large enough would be Citizens sized of feed. Thinks West Elk elk come down by way of the Gros Venture. Came down about the last of the hunting season There is generally a little more snow up the Gros Venture than down here. Thinks feeding here has a tendency to draw them down here. Thinks the birth of the elk comes in Sept. up on the Gros Venture by feeding There thinks they come down here rather than formerly. These are the holdings F.E. Dorvorn 160 acre 30 tons hay E.L. Lafferty, Sr. 240 80 " S.S. Spier 320 80 tons T.W. Lloyd 320 100 " Milton Robinson 160 50 " Wm B. Lafferty, Sr. 160. 15 " E.L. Spier 160 40 " E.E. Hell 320 25 " Milton Robinson 160 - C.S. Peterson 160 30 J.S. Simpson (Waldon) 160 30 (Can put 80 tons) J.E. Koerner 160 50 Richard Trupin 160 38 Wm Bierer 160 8 tons Ching Smith 160+ Greenough ? 2-9-6 0 @ .20 = $59,200. M. Maguire 160 " This land owned long from 15 to 90 dollars an acre Besides the local stocks about 400 head are grazed on the Gros Ventre by permit. Little do not bother any much about the hay stocks, but they are sweet and Way north about $8 a ton.