Hunting in Many Lands 



deem necessary or proper for the care and 

 management of the same. Such regulations 

 shall provide for the preservation from injury 

 or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, 

 natural curiosities or wonders within the Park. 



" He shall provide against the wanton de- 

 struction of the fish and game found within 

 said Park, and against their capture or de- 

 struction for the purpose of merchandise or 

 profit. 



"And generally shall be authorized to take 

 all such measures as shall be necessary or 

 proper to fully carry out the objects or pur- 

 poses of this act." 



It will be seen that "timber, mineral de- 

 posits, natural curiosities and wonders" were, 

 by the terms of the law, protected from "in- 

 jury or spoliation." The Secretary of the In- 

 terior must, by regulation, "provide against 

 the wanton destruction of fish and game," and 

 against their "capture for the purpose of mer- 

 chandise or profit." The Park proper includes 

 nearly 3,600 square miles, but under the act of 

 1 89 1 a timber reserve was set aside, adding 

 about twenty-five miles on the east and about 

 eight on the south, making the total area nearly 

 5,600 square miles. By an order of the Secre- 



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