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Show ElK FORJHE STATE I'lrt) Item I .Ma) IU Hail Tlinmgli I'fforts of Konntor Kmoot. Through the efforts of Hcnntor Heed Hmont, Fred W. Chambers, statn fish nnd gnmn commissioner, nnnounccs that Utah hat been awarded fifty elk from Yellowstone National park. Commissioner Chambers Is. now asking ask-ing the sportsmen of the stato where they shall bo located. Ho expects that several community will put In claims, but not mora than two counties coun-ties can li accommodated, as It Is not desired to split tho consignment further The first two to produce four hundred dollars each will get thn elk 'The state fish and game department depart-ment cannot nfford any money for this laudablo purpose," sa)s Commissioner Commis-sioner Chambers. "Wo hnvo decided to spend whatever money vve have available In IDlt) replenishing the stock of game birds In tho state " Tho letter from Hcnntor Hmoot to Commissioner Commis-sioner Chambers sn)s "Itefcrrlug to yours of Dicemhcr 9th, relative to securing from Yellowstone Yellow-stone National park from three to six carloads or elk for the stnte or Utah, would sa) that I nm In receipt or n letter front Hon. Htephcn Mather, assistant as-sistant to secretar) of tho Interior, datnl December 17th, In which ho sa)s. ' 'According to )iiur request of December De-cember 13th, nuthurlt) Is granted thn state of Utah to procure during thn ptesent season fifty elk for disposition In the various forests or Utah. Tho stato must pay thn expenses nnd conform con-form to thn regulations of the department. depart-ment. " 'Colonel Ilrett, acting superintendent superinten-dent of Yellowstone Notional park, has been ncHlniil nnd the matter should be taken up direct with him'" |