Our Public Lands, Volume 19U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1969 - Public lands |
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Page 15 - Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.
Page 12 - Injuns to be killed or tamed, and all the time the country gettin' safer and better known. We ain't seen the end of it yet, Boone, not to what the mountain man does against hisself. Next thing is to hire out for guides and take parties acrost and sp'ile the country more. You must've heerd about old Tom Fitzpatrick pilotin' movers to Oregon last year, damn him! It's like we heired money and had to spend it, and now it's nigh gone.
Page 8 - ... opinion. In Darwin's writings I find no word of reproach. Denunciation and ridicule, greater than any other man has endured, never kindled a spark of hatred in his breast. Wrapped in the mantle of his philosophy he received no wounds, but lived with and loved mankind. Let us not gird science to our loins as the warrior buckles on his sword.
Page 20 - Animals requiring disposal should not be knowingly sold for pet food uses, and surplus animals should be sold in the area if possible. Animals unfit for sale should be destroyed on the site in a humane manner, and the carcass disposed of under state sanitary statutes.
Page 20 - ... through three steps. Branded, claimed, old, sick and deformed animals should be removed first. Effects of removing these animals and improving water and grazing use should be studied before additional horses are removed. The committee recommended every effort be made to retain at least 100 horses. 3. Water developments should be used to improve distribution of horses on the range, with priority given to northwest and northeast corners and central ridges of the area.
Page 19 - ... alternatives in this way : "These 3 choices translate into remove, remover or removest." But even more flagrantly untrue in Mr. Most's article is his statement : "In reality, the only action the Bureau had taken that directly affected the horses was to place a fence across the south boundary of the are to keep them off of private lands and to prevent cattle and other livestock from moving onto the horse range.
Page 21 - The committee urged that management agencies give adequate financial and administrative support for maximum management possible, and 'that the wild horse range be given a high priority among agency programs.
Page 20 - ... 5. The entire boundary should be fenced horse-tight, and all gates should be locked. Auto gates should be used to provide entrances for visitors. 6. Additional management studies should be conducted, including studies on characteristics and behavior of the horses. 7. Round ups should be handled in small groups, with no more than one stallion or "harem