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Show OGQENMENGQ TO HUNT BISON Extermination of One of Last Herds Expected to Start Today I SALT LAKE CITV. Utah. Jan. 12. The Ume has passed for us to eon-id. eon-id. r mere relations and protests against the destruction of buffalo on Antelope island," said J W. Thornley. president of the Buffalo Island Livestock Live-stock company, today. Mr. TJiornloyi asecrted that if organization desired the prevention of Vhe slaughter they should put up tho money. Six hunters from gden and Mac-kay, Mac-kay, Idaho, went to the island yester- iday where they made preparations to ommenee the r termlnat Ion of one, of the last existing herds of American j bison. The dav was pnt in familiarizing) the hunters with the Island and the .. -n.ns In which tho buffalo will like-i like-i isch refuge from tho range of the sportmen'l high-powered i If leu. The doomed herd numbers 230. The actual ac-tual hunt was to bogln today Horses Tvill be provided the hunters and scenes of butfAlo hunting on horseback similar to those of the days when the range bison was hunted for its meal and Its hide will probably be reenactcd on tho mountain island. included In 'be party of hunters is i:. T. Ilatrls. manairor of the Island; i li il Swain of Mackay. Idaho, who will direct the hunt, and O Pundy. P.. M Fox! A. M. Trlbo aAid J. f. Daniels of I iili ii Plans liave been made for the Stay Of this party On the island until th end of the week. Others win take up '.he hunt as soon as each hunter has attained his allotted quota and the Ohaas will tontinu until the beasts havi paid 'be penalty of their failure i establish their cnmmerclal worth to j society. plana on the Island for s genuine' bitf game hunt hvo been prepared and each hunter will be afforded the! pli ;iin e of adding to his string of con-quests con-quests over various specimen Of the world big Rime, that of the tamou,; animal of Amerlca't western territory. ii i- expected sum of 146.000 will be realized from the entire drove. ' oo |