Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-20 | Page 10 | Bison Wary as Mates Fall to Feed Hungry

Bison Wary as Mates Fall to Feed Hungry DENVER Colo Cob Dec 20 UP The UP-The The buffalo bufalo herd on Gen see mountain sniffed the wind and impatiently pawed the earth today seeking an explanation for the strange occurrence occurrence occurrence occur occur- rence that cost the lives of ot eight of its members yesterday It cast apprehensive glances across the snow-covered snow tomb of William F. F Buffalo BuHalo Bill Cody because it was Va from that direction came the three men with sticks ticks that spat fire and smoke and caused used huge beasts to drop in their tracks I Mondays Monday's slaughter was the first since the herd w was s established years ago Walter Watter B. B Lowry manager of ot parks ordered 25 buffalo shot in order to provide meat for the city's poor Eight were killed yesterday and 17 will be shot later The herd is tame Bison have been prote protected ted by law since the time the thc government decided that due to the depredations of ot hide and meat hunters hun tens of at whom Buffalo Bill was once a leader the vast herds which once roamed the western plains were doomed to certain extinction l