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Newspaper
The Indian Guide
Location
Shoshoni, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1897
Page
4
A Sho shone Indian hunter shares a camp near Buck Valley Agency in Eastern Nevada. He shows off a fat black tailed buck, then packs meat in a display resembling a butcher’s window. The writer argues Indians waste nothing and condemn wasteful slaughter while noting the chief’s influence and steady government salary.
Dr. Shafer told Cheyenne Tribune that vandals at Rock Springs hunt out of season, killing many animals. He noted the law is frequently ignored and that unscrupulous activity goes unchecked. He also cited a report from Jackson Hole of about 24,000 elk wintering there. Ads remain intact with no hunter interference since the season closed.
The Denver News profiles Chief Washakie as a storied figure living on the government rolls. The piece notes his years at a Wyoming fort, long white hair, and ongoing attendance at the post. A new federal Indian liquor law imposes penalties for selling liquor to Indians on trust lands, with fines and possible imprisonment. it repeals conflicting provisions from the July 23, 1892 act.
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