Show PAWNEE PROTESTS BILL BILL I PROTESTS HUNT Pleads for Protection of Buffalo On Salt Lake Islami Salt Lako Lake City's apathy to tho kIlling oft off of ot the tha last wild free buffalo In th the tho United Sates at I- I hunt bunt to ba ho held In November on Antelope Island In the Great Salt lake Is severely criticised by G O WY V LIllie Pawnee Dill Bill from from rom Okla In tho the pre present ent issue of Ad Adventure venture Magazine According to Pawnee Fawnee Dill Invitation Invitations tion have havo been beon sent sOnt out to a num num- number nurn- nurn number ber her of ot sportsmen all ull over the tho country end and In tho the Invitation the tho o ent Is described as the last great buffalo hunt ever Clver to bo ho rr Mr letter Jelter follows follow MILLIONS WASTED From my earliest recollection t I never saw II a n buffalo robe or a amounted amounted mounted buffalo head bead that I did not feel that It should not have ben been killed Many millions were killed just for their hides and the delici delicI- delicIous delicious ous meat was wal left loft to the tho wolves and vultures In the th yearly early there thero were cre fully fu buffalo roaming our western plains then the tho commercial hunters came kill kill- killIng killIng kill killing ing them only for tor or their 32 U each elleh In A ft tow loW short years the buffalo herd herds wore ere annihilated As early at n 73 the ruthless slaughter which was then taking place aroused aroud our western congressmen to action Delegate McCormack of ArIzona and aDd Senator Cole Cola of Cali Cali- California California fornia Introduced a bill In congress to 10 protect the UIO buffalo but lack hick or of Interest by the eastern members prevented It from passing It was wa not until 1396 1906 6 when I through tho ho hogood good offices office of or lion B S McGuire congressman from Oklahoma got ot IL a abill abill bill passed setting aside tho the tim tim- timber timber Um Umber ber reserve In the tho Wichita moun moun- mountains Lain of ot Oklahoma that any con con- concerted concerted concerted eSCort effort was WOol put forth to pro pro- protect pro protect toOt and nd nd pre preserve pres rv the buffalo Our I success was Wal due largely larely to the good offices of the press of All alt the large loro I citie In the country without which the tho buffalo would now bo be entirely extinct I I INVITATIONS S OUT Now comes omu an Invitation to me meto meto meto to attend what Is ii ca cd od the tho Last Lut Great Buffalo Hunt aunt at which of as a fine Cine specimens of o the tho Amen Ameri American can buffalo as I have h ever seen arc areto to be bo slaughtered by rich men mon who call lI themselves sportsmen and have havethe havethe the tho money to pay This Is to take place on Antelope Island In the Great Salt lako lake of ot Utah this fall How a a modern and up-to-date up city like Uke Salt Lake City can ClIn sit lit Idly by allow such an outrage o at her hervery hervery hervery very doors Is something I cannot understand Will the multitude of ot American sportsmen who match their ski ekl against al tho the cunning and wariness s of wild lId game permit the butcher butcher- butchering ing of ot tame buffalo with bullets ot of gold SAVE TIlE TUn nERD BERD PLEA I I protest and ask every red rd red blooded blooded sportsman to take lake hold hoM and save the few remaining buffs buffs- 10 Years ago 50 60 million were slaughtered and cud wasted to our ever ever- everlasting everlasting everlasting lasting disgrace We must not heap more shame on ourselves by kill killIng Ing for pay tho the few buffalo wo we lave have left lett |