The Boone and Crockett Club 



At later dates, administrative services of great 

 value were performed for the Park by members 

 of the Club Col. John Pitcher and Gen. S. M. B. 

 Young who at different times held the office of 

 acting Superintendent. Both did much to preserve 

 the game and to make travel through the Park 

 easy for the public. Colonel Pitcher originated the 

 plan of growing hay for the antelope, and repeat- 

 edly urged the enlargement of this method of game 

 preservation, which, however, never received 

 approval from Washington. 



II. 



THE FIRST FOREST RESERVES. 



The attempt to exploit the Yellowstone National 

 Park for private gain, in a way led up to the 

 United States forest reservation system as it stands 

 to-day. 



From the year 1882 to 1890 a few members of 

 the Club gave much attention to the Park. To 

 them its preservation and protection seemed a most 

 important public matter. These men were Arnold 

 Hague, Wm. Hallett Phillips, G. G. Vest, Archi- 

 bald Rogers, Grinnell, and later, Roosevelt. All 



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