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Place 320 acres. 40 or 50 acres
of Lord Lane just above town
The Crawford place, about 1400
acres. Jon. D'Anger's place (240 acres?)
The W.L. Winegar place. Guy German
about 320 acres. Henry Potcher,
about 240 acres. Miller has
about 360? acres ?Stevens has
280 acres (about) Enock Turnis
has 160 acres. Other School
Sector 640 acres.
This aggregate area cuts 6 or
700 tons of hay which should be harvested
Thinks this refuge would be sufficient
would maintain the Game Preserve
The last of November many elk were
this area of the Snow Centre
Are many deer elk this winter than last
but has not been all one the rally
since now here March 1st a year ago
than last year
Thinks it moved take 20 or 3 years to
get the bulk of the animals to go into
the refuge
Travies prefer the state to have
control of the winter refuge, and
thinks that the revenue from
the same should be drawn out to
maintain this refuge. Thinks 1/2
the hay per day is enough
200 elk. To keep them in good shape
Many elk die in spring felling
a hard winter, and most of these
are afflicted by ticks.
Was a large crop of elk calves
last spring on Soda Fork.
(Lost 17 head of cattle from some)
Parasorous Plank in 3 days
Andrew Mattson (Jackson P.O.) thinks
the elk have increased during the
last 4 or 5 years. Thinks there are 25,000
elk in this region (Snake River drainage)
Thinks there are plenty of bulls.
Thinks 55% of the adult cows moved
have calves. Thinks 25% of this
last years calves are still alive but
many more will die
Thinks those that stay back in the
hills fare better than those which
come about the ranches as once
they are fed. They do not try to