April 3 J.P. Cunningham (Jackson) Thinks there may be 20,000 elk rather less than more in Jackson Hill. Thinks 2 years ago there were nearly 2000 on Flat Creek. Thinks that they not decreased until the last year but the decrease is noticeable. This owing to the death of so many calves. Thinks this is a considerable loss of calves before evening time. Saw 200 elk on Spread Creek one sun and nearly every cow had a calf. There knew but one calf. Has 40 mines, a ford, many cows and new lambs. Thinks one embryo. Elk winter range is long feed of 15 or 20 years. They used to roam the without much loss. Arrived on Turpin Place in 1888-89 a great many counties with very little loss, about 3000 counted on Spread Creek and Buffalo a fewer years with little loss. The elk mile there to be good. Thinks or Flat Creek would be the best place. Thinks most of the elk could be stopped by a drift fence. Thinks the hay stones be fenced and that much of the trouble was then caused by poor fencing & sticks. Thinks feeding encourages them to stop hunting food. It is hard to get them to come a feed ground before pushing in so abundant. But this there is no trouble. Thinks if fencing is started, at once here it be done to a great extent every winter. They come earlier in the winter on account of feeding. Some of the elk go up Cohee Creek and around both lower country. Thinks of hay come around in keeping time enough owned advance. Cattle will be worth more with this building of the R Road to Driggs. Thinks hay cost be 7 or 8 dollars a ton. If this is a liberal game law so that the elk do not decrease too much. Then will be camper summer range for the elk and