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Appendix A 135 Dates Places Abundance Source/Eyewitness April 17, 1540 Cibola (AZ and NM) Great abundance Winship (1896:550)/ Antonio de Mendoza ca 1569 Northern Mexico or coastal Texas Great plenty Wright (1965:59)/ David Ingram December 6, Vicinity of Bismarck, ND Many Smith (1980:59)/ Pierre Gaultier de 1738 Varennes, the Sieur de la Vérendrye ca 1752 “towards the head of the river Very common at certain Forster (1771:356)/ Jean-Bernard Missouris” seasons Bossu 1769 San Joaquin Valley, CA Many Priestley (1937:77)/ Pedro Fages June 1776 San Jose Valley, CA In abundance Hittel (1898:400)/ Francisco Palou November 1776 Vicinity of Rainbow Bridge Spoor as thick as that of great Briggs (1976:149)/Frs. Francisco National Monument in Utah flocks of domestic sheep Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante 1777 Near Durango City, Mexico Abound in the provinces Leopold (1959:520)/ Juan Augustin Morfi July 14, 1806 Vicinity of Souris, Manitoba Herds . . . always in sight Coues (1897 [I]:305)/ Alexander Henry August 4, 1806 North of Towner, ND Numerous herds Coues (1897 [I]:410)/ Alexander Henry June 11, 1811 Above the confluence of Cheyenne In abundance Thwaites (1904 [6(1)]:110)/Henry and Missouri rivers in SD M. Brackenridge September 16, Star Valley, WY A multitude Spaulding (1953:99)/ Robert Stuart 1812 October 12, 1812 Vicinity of South Pass, WY Many Spaulding (1953:118)/ Robert Stuart June 5, 1814 Along the Saskatchewan River Herds of light-limbed antelopes Thwaites (1904 [6(2)]:372)/G. in west-central Saskatchewan Franchere August 5, 1820 Vicinity of Tascosa, TX Considerable numbers Thwaites (1905 [16(3)]:98)/ Edwin James Appendix A SELECT EYEWITNESS, HISTORIC ACCOUNTS OF PRONGHORN ABUNDANCE IN THE WEST continued on next page ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ APPENDIX A 136 August 19, 1820 Vicinity of Antelope Hills in Astonishing numbers Thwaites (1905 [16(3)]:140)/Edwin western OK James Autumn 1820s Rio Grande River Valley in Innumerable droves Thwaites (1905 [18(2)]:341)/Dr. northwestern NM Willard October 4, 1821 Vicinity of Bowring, OK Some Coues (1898:12)/Jacob Fowler Summer 1824 Along Santa Fe Trail Abundant Duffus (1934:87)/Augustus Storrs ca 1825 “on the plains betwixt the Sas- A common animal Richardson (1829:262)/John katchewan and Missouri rivers” Richardson February 1825 Vicinity of Fort Collins, CO Valleys . . . filled with Dale (1918:129)/William Henry numerous herds Ashley March 16, 1825 Vicinity of Rock River, WY Innumerable herds Dale (1918:131)/William Henry Ashley December 1826 Vicinity of Lemoore, CA In abundance Dale (1918:191)/Jedediah Strong Smith September 4, Kit Carson County, CO Innumerable herds Thwaites (1905 [18(1)]:56)/James 1827 O. Pattie 1828 Along Santa Fe Trail east of Innumerable Inman (1897:68)/Mr. Bryant Ellinwood, KS 1830s Nodaway County, MO Plentiful Anonymous (1910 [1]:233)/ Unknown 1832 Mandan, ND Great numbers sporting and Catlin (1973 [I]:76)/George Catlin playing about the hills and dales . . . often in flocks of 50 or 100 April 15, 1932 Northeast of Carter, WY Hundreds Phillips (1940:141)/Warren A. Ferris July 5–7, 1832 Vicinity of Glenda, WY Plentitude . . . the plains Wagner (1904:95)/Zenas Leonard literally covered with them December 12, Vicinity of Marysville, CA Plenty Maloney (1945:21)/John Work 1832 March 8, 1833 West of Williams, CA Very numerous Maloney (1945:34)/John Work April 2, 1833 Between the Galiuro and Pinaleno Signs of antelope were abun- Pattie (1833:69)/James Ohio Pattie ranges, AZ dant. . . . From the numbers of these animals, we called the place Antelope Plain. May 19, 1833 Near Paxton, NE Very numerous. . . . There is not Thwaites (1905 [21(2)]:159)/John half an hour during the day Kirk Townsend in which they are not seen May 28, 1833 Big Bend area along Missouri Very numerous in winter Thomas and Ronnefeldt (1976:28)/ River, SD Alexander Philip Maximilian July 2, 1833 Near Hams Fork in WY Abundant in vicinity Thwaites (1905 [21(2)]:194)/John Kirk Townsend July 15, 1833 Vicinity of Stockton, CA Great numbers Maloney (1945:65)/John Work September 5, Along Missouri River in Choteau Numerous herds Thwaites (1906 [23]:170) 1833 County, MT, approaching the Alexander Philip Maximilian Gate of the Stone Walls October 30, 1833 Vicinity of El Portal, CA Remarkably plenty Wagner (1904:180)/Zenas Leonard June 1834 Alluvial bottomlands of country abounds with . . . antelope Russell (1965:3)/Osborne Russell adjacent to Hams Fork of Green River, WY June 1835 Teton Valley, ID Abounds with . . . antelope Russell (1965:15)/Osborne Russell 1835–1837 Region of the...

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