The Boone and Crockett Club 



detailed under the new appointment was Captain 

 Moses Harris, First Cavalry, a member of the 

 Club, who took charge August 20, 1886, and 

 from this time forth things in the Park began 

 to wear a different aspect. Captain Harris had 

 a troop of cavalry, which he used with energy 

 and discretion, and his efficiency was evidenced by 

 the amount of confiscated property which he ac- 

 cumulated. He made splendid efforts to prevent 

 fires, to protect game and to put an end to the 

 defacement of geysers. He early called attention 

 to the immense herds of elk which occupied the 

 road between Gardiner and Cooke City, and in his 

 reports pointed out the difficulty of protecting this 

 game from the public which traveled to and from 

 the mining settlement of Cooke City. Captain 

 Harris remained in the Park for nearly three 

 years, and left it, having initiated and put in force 

 most of the protective measures that have since 

 been used. 



In 1889 an additional troop of cavalry was 

 detailed for duty during the summer, and stationed 

 in the Lower Geyser Basin. Capt. F. N. Boutelle 

 became the Superintendent. He was an ardent 

 sportsman and game protector, and especially in- 

 terested in the stocking of barren waters of the 

 Park with game fish. This he caused to be done. 



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