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Show GOVERNMENT TO FEED ELK. The United States government will sec that the elk in the Jackson's Hole country and other mountain rendezvous of the animals ani-mals will not starve this winter, for an appropriation of $20,000 has been made by congress for buying feed for the elk if the winter proves to be stormy and the animals are unable to secure food in the valleys which they frequent for feeding purposes. Labt winter the elk had a hard time of it, and their sufferings were made the basis of many magazine writers and newspaper space fillers, says the Jackson's Hole Courier. Governor Carey took up the matter with Senator "Warren who secured the enactment enact-ment of a bill appropriating $20,000 to be used in the feeding, protection pro-tection and removal of elk in the Jackson's Hole district and other" places. The bill was passed March 4, 1911, 'and the money was available immediately, but it was ioo late to do much good for the season just closing, and is now to be used in the protection of the elk during the winter of 1911-12. The protection, feediug and removal of the elk is under the supervision of D. C. Nowlin, who is connected with the bureau of biological survey of the agricultural department. |