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Show GAME POACHER ARRESTED NEAR THE TETON FOREST Sjpp1jiI to Tho Tribune. OGD15N-. April 21. District ForoiUor lcnviit lias Just received a rojmrL from Supervisor Miller of tlip Teton forest, of lliu r.tpturo by somo of tho rangors of no of tho Ramo jjoachm-.'! who nrc nink-Iuk nink-Iuk suclx a nuisance uf l.lieiu.solvca in tho Jaoksnn llolo country. Tho man arrostod Kocs by tho namo of C 2VT Xral. lorcst laiiycr.'i AIsop, JxO.sccran.s and Uomnoy had had their eyes on him for sonic time, and last week they succeeded in captur-irur captur-irur him red handed and with the. goods on him. Hu had live fresh beavor skins in his possession, together wil.li $100 in cash. Ho was given a hearing, and. upon being found guilty, was sentenced by tho forestry official hearing the case to sixty days in jaij. Trapping' of beaver In Wyoming luis been forbidden by law for somo years, and theso interesting animals are Just beginning to regain a foothold in tho Jackson Jlolo country, especially along tho Buffalo fork of tho Snake river, which forms tho southern boundary of tho Wyoming Wyo-ming stale game preserve. It is said bj' tho forestry officers that the. Jackson Jack-son Hole, country Is rich in fur-ljearlng animals and consequently always has been an especially attractive ground for thoso who in the nasi havo made a living by tho illegal killing of these animals. Tho state, however, says that the practice prac-tice must end and a v 1 1 1 cease if it lies within tho power of tho government forces to capture tho violators of the law. |