Show NEW NATIONAL BISON RANGE IN MONTANA the bison range in fit the flathead Flath cad indian reservation in montana to establish which congress at its last session appropriated has been selected the location of the range ranee is tile the ono one recommended by Illo boiton iton J eliod of the university 0 f montana ilon tana after lie he had carefully examined several parts ot or the country it lies directly coith of the booko river near the towns owns of allf alii and booko appi approximately acres aie embraced in the tract tenet which will be fenced in fit a substantial manner under the direction of th the e engineering department ot of the united states forest service of the oil only will be aval available lable tor for fencing the range and constructing the shelter sheds and other oher buildings necessary for the proper maintenance and care of the bobon the remaining will be paid to the owners of the land many or of whom are indians funds for the purchase of bison are being raised under the auspices of the american bison society which was largely instrumental in securing me appropriation the first person to spend actual money in the effort to preserve the american bison son from total extinction was the late austin corbin colbin col bin who many years ago fenced some ares acres at blue mountain park new hampshire and secured it a herd of baon the corbin colbin col bin herd became in course of tinie time the inspiration of the national movement which is now furthered by the american bison society biety tills this society of which president roosevelt Is honorary president arid and william T Ilor director of the lie new coile zoological park Is s president was founded in 1904 awl ami the montana bif biton on range Is directly the of its efforts details detail of the lie management of the file held heid in the new national bison range will lie be worked out as soon a as s the he herd is purchased when the construe construction work on tenses and in buildings will lia I 1 dilso be begun |