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Show . . I Legislators Stage Bloodless Bison Hunt SALT l.AKK. Veti. ' A bloodless, i weaponless butK.lo bunt, was ,-.,i..n t jed Saturday by four Utah leglslatoi jtwo federal officers and repressnta-jtlves repressnta-jtlves of .the Buffalo Island Livestock I companv. The legislators were .1 joint committee commit-tee from the hous, ami BSnats and which was mad. up "f Senator H. ' Tebbs, Senator Klward Southwlck, Representative Q. W. Welsh and Representative Rep-resentative II. U. CrOUCb. Major ' IF. Stone. In charge ol the lulled States Qam'c pre erves, and George B. HolmeJh, supervisor In Utah ol the predatory animal departonenl of, the I Biological survey, represented the fed- Jeral goVeYrfihent. Others in the part;, wire John E- iDooiey of the Dooles estate, winch I owns 'most of the island: .1. I-'. Davis, ranch foreman and Frank Swane. hunter and guide. The InvesllgufOis traveled from one end of the Island to the other, skirting jll'e shore by motor and mounting saddle sad-dle horses for a trip Into the I1IH9 in I search of the buffaloes. The first henl was sis hied in the afternoon, but made Its escape before the investigators had a chance to see them Closely. The second herd, when routed, wus directed along .1 ride- ' , halt .1 dozen riders In open formation. The investigating party was concealed con-cealed on the ridge anil the rushing herd passed within e short distance of lh' place where H e men were hid Qeh. When startled by the sUddCn ag pearance of 'be Investrgaturs, thej al-t al-t -re. 1 their course and fled i" open 'country. Proposals have been made that the stale of Utah purchase the Island lo establish .1 state prison, and also for the purpose of maintaining it as a eanvc preserve. |