Diary, 1911, of trip to Idaho and Wyoming
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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