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Taken: Circa 1894
Caption:
Heads of poached bison seized by military, probably confiscated from Ed Howell | Additional Description: On the capture of Ed Howell:
...Early the next
morning, very soon after starting out, he (Burgess) struck
an old trail of snowshoes, and following it up
stumbled upon a cache of six buffalo scalps and
six skins, from three of which the hair had been
partially removed as if for the manufacture of
rawhide. He took this plunder in and passed on
to the south until he had come near the mouth of
the Astringent Creek, where he again struck a
snowshoe trail, this time freshly made....The man was busy skinning the buffalo, and
five of these animals lay about him. Burgess
rushed upon him, and Howell was so occupied
with his work that he did not see his captor until
he was close to him. He had no time to think
about making any resistance, but threw up his
hands at once. Burgess brought him in and
reached his guard house at Fort Sheridan at about
4:30 on Wednesday, March 14. Howell is now
confined there, and will no doubt remain until
news has been received from Washington as to
what is to be done with him.... There have been at least eleven buffalo killed
and no one knows how many more. It is certain
that Howell has been in the Park several times
during the winter, and it is not very unlikely that
he may have killed a large number of these
animals. It is evident that unless something is
done at once to make poaching a crime, the
Yellowstone Park buffalo will very soon be
wholly exterminated. -- Forest and Stream, VOL. XLIL-- No. 13., March 31, 1894
This is the image used on the marker, courtesy of the National Park Service.
Submitted: September 10, 2015.
Database Locator Identification Number: p328279
File Size: 0.223 Megabytes
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