PEALE.] INDIANS IN THE PAEK, 71 



[General, nature— No. 16.] 



AN ACT to set apart a certain tract of land lying near tlie headwaters of the Tello-wstone Eiver as 



a public park. 



Be it enacted iij the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America 

 in Congress assembled, That tlie tract of land in the Territories of Montana and Wyo- 

 ming, lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River, and described as follows, 

 to wit, commencing at the junction cf Gardiner's River with the Yellowstone River, 

 and running east to the meridian passing ten miles to the eastwarfl. of the most east- 

 ern point of Yellowstone Lake ; thence south along said meridian to the parallel of 

 latitude passing ten miles south of the most southern point of Yellowstone Lake ; 

 thence west; along said parallel to the meridian passing fifteen miles west of the most 

 western point of Madison Lake; thence north along said meridian to the latitude of 

 the junction of the Yellowstone and Gardiner's Rivers ; thence east to the place of be- 

 gimiing, is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under 

 the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or i)lea8- 

 uring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the peoj)le ; and all persons who shall 

 locate or settle upon or occupy the same, or any part thereof, except as hereinafter 

 provided, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom. 



Sec. 2. That said public park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary 

 of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make and publish 

 such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and man- 

 agement of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation, from injury 

 or spoliation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within 

 said park, and their retention in their natural condition. The Secretary may, in his 

 discretion, grant leases for building purposes for terms not exceeding ten years, of 

 small parcels of ground, at such places in said park as shall require the erection of 

 buildings for the accommodation of visitors ; all of the proceeds of said leases, and all 

 other revenues that may be derived from any source connected with said park, to be 

 expended under his direction in the management of the same, and the construction of 

 roads and bridle-paths therein. He shall provide against the wanton destruction of 

 the fish and game found within said park, and against their capture or destruction 

 for the purposes of merchandise or profit. He shall also cause all persons trespassing 

 upon the same after the passage of this act to be removed therefrom, and generally 

 shall be authorized to take all such measures as shall be necessary or proper to fully 

 carry out the objects and purposes of this act. 



Approved March 1, 1872. 



In 1872 Mr. N. P. Langford was appointed superintendent of the 

 Park, and in 1877 Mr. P. W. Norris was appointed as his successor. The 

 latter has made several reports. 



In 1877 the Nez Perces Indians raided the Park, killing a number ot 

 people and destroying some property. Following them, General How- 

 ard entered the Park, building the road up the Madison and across to 

 the Yellowstone Eiver at Mud Volcanoes. 



In 1878 the Bannack Indians crossed the Park on the trail leading 

 from the Madison Eiver to the East Fork of the Yellowstone and to 

 Clarke's Fork. On the latter stream they were captured by General 

 Miles, who was on his way to the Park with a pleasure party. 



In the following chapters the numbers given the springs in the tables 

 correspond with the numbers on the accompanying maps. 



Section I.— SPEINGS Ol^ YELLOWSTONE EIVEE DEAINAGE. 



CHAPTER I. 



MAMMOTH OR WHITE MOUNTAIN HOT SPRINGS OF GARDINER'S RIVER. 



About 3J miles above the mouth of Gardiner's Eiver, a branch of 

 the Yellowstone, in the northwestern part of the Park, is one of the 

 most remarkable developments of thermal action to be found in the 

 world, remarkable principallj' on account of the extent of the deposits, 

 as calcareous springs are probably the most widely distributed. (In 

 Asia Minor there is a formation which from the descrii)tion is the coun- 

 terpart of our springs at Gardiner's Eiver.) The dei)osits, which aro 

 largely calcareous, occupy an area of 3 square miles. Of this the recent 



