Yellowstone Park Protection Act 



and of the notoriety it gave him, boasting that he had 

 killed altogether eighty of the bison. This statement 

 may only have been made for the purpose of magnifying 

 his crime and so enhancing his importance. It may, 

 however, be true. Besides those actually known to have 

 been slaughtered by him, the remains of thirteen other 

 bison, it is said, have been found in the Park. It is 

 probable they were all killed by him. 



When the intelligence of what had happened reached 

 the country, much indignation was manifested. The 

 public, which after all did have a vague sense of pride in 

 the Park, and a rather loose wish to see it cared for, was 

 shocked and surprised to discover that no law existed by 

 which the offense could be reached. They were aroused 

 to the knowledge that the Park was the only portion of 

 our domain uncontrolled by law. The Boone and Crock- 

 ett Club took prompt advantage of this awakened feeling, 

 and redoubled its efforts to secure action by the Na- 

 tional Legislature. Congress had long been deaf to the 

 appeals of the few individuals who, year after year, 

 endeavored to obtain a law ; but now, at last, they 

 realized that some action was really needed if they 

 desired to save anything in the Park. Mr. Lacey, of 

 Iowa, the gentleman whom we have mentioned as having 

 had a practical experience of the condition of affairs in 

 the Park, was naturally the first to take hold of the 

 opportunity which public opinion afforded. He willingly 

 adopted the chief jurisdictional and police features con- 

 tained in the Park bill to which we have so frequently 

 referred as repeatedly passing the Senate. He readily 

 acquiesced in all the amendments which were proposed 

 by members of the Boone and Crockett Club. The Club 



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