Feb. 15, : 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



43 



tin' -ivorkinv of such mines. There can be no serious ob- 

 jection id this proviso in the new bill. 



Doubtless it has occurred to the minds of many visitors 

 how invaluable Hie exclusive hotel privileges of this grand 

 Park would be with the railroads ftpbroachiug its borders. 

 But who ever thought such exclusive privileges could be 

 buii'idl away to 'anyone? It whs, therefore, not 10 be 

 wondered ;it thai the public were surprised, a short time 

 since, to learn thai not only Were the exclusive hotel prjvi- 



ith n la 



of land lei 



ro at 



h pi 

 nish trans'- 

 leen leased 

 lied gentle- 

 i with the 



luges (w 



iutereal out lute-wise the exclusive righl to h 

 1»>! i.iih.u and -uiiles. is also supplies, eta, ttai 

 foi a term of years to a syndicate Qf distingni 

 men for ; i mere m'iil' To any one acquaint 

 T'.ni. and it- surroundings, it was apparent this magnificent 

 wonderland was placed entirely under the control of a few 

 individuals, and uocmecQuld visit it without their consent, 

 or :ii leasl wiilioui passing through their hotels, guides, 

 stages, etc A. man of moderate means even could mil "do" 

 the Park, much less the poor man who traveled in die old 

 fashioned hut pleasant way. by pack horses anil camp outfit. 

 I presume there is ue- one who finds fault with this syndi- 

 cate of distinguished and patriotic gentlemen for aceeptin; 



the terms of this let 

 friends that some of tin 

 Who can blame l linn f 

 BtaStically exclaimed 



It i 





.1- Col Sellers bn 

 ' ■$1,000,000" in i 

 nient could lie fo 

 as ii is uiiderstou 

 reptilirjuslv, as I 

 privilege 



"there's 



Bui Unit i 

 ad who, in t 

 . without hi 



id by some of their 



e forced upon (hem. 



)ne of them cnlhu- 



■ of friendship, not 



llions in it," but there is 



igh official of the Govern- 



absencaof hi.- chief, and, 



minority, and almost sur 



it, to coulraet away these 

 ■markable OCcUTfren.ee. 



The thanks of the people are justly due to Senator Vest, 

 Seconded by the trenchant blows of Ihe FottEST and 

 Stkkam. for turning the full glare of public opinion on 

 fljis extraordinary lease. 



There are a lew other point- to be guarded in this lease 

 thai 1 hive not seen mentioned, and they are respectfully 

 commended to the attc.nl ion of Senator Vest and his e.om- 

 milb-e. It should be expressly stipulated that no hotel 

 building nor bathhouse nor structure of any kind should 

 be erected in sight of any of these wonders of nature. 

 Such an act would be an outrage on "(■he eternal fitness of 

 things." This especially should be guarded aejain-i at ihe 

 Upper Geyser Basin, There are hotel men enterprising 

 enough to lav their sacrilegious hands on "Old Faithful 

 and "The Grand," and who would quench their wonders by 

 clapping a common square frame building over their craters, 

 and utilize their perpetual-motion powers to supply their 

 guests with hot and cold water. No building should lie 

 allowed within less than three hundred yards of this grand 

 group of geysers. There is an abundance, of hot. water 

 "on the side," large and boldly discharging pool-, with 

 boiling hot water, for all bathing and culinary purposes, 

 within one-half mile of this group. 



Another requirement should be inserted into the contract; 

 ;'. ... thai the lessees, should supply a great abundance of 

 pure cold water, not only for their own guests, but for all 

 Other visitors. The wafer of Fire Hole River being almost 

 al\\a\- contaminated with the Geyser water, is unwhole- 

 some* and unfit for use, An abundance of delicious water 

 can be had from the extreme westerly fork of Fire Bole 

 River, bv bringing it in pipes 2i or";? miles, and with 

 head enough to ".-quirt." much higher than Old Faithful. 

 Good water can also doubtless be obtained from the main 

 Fire Hole River by tapping it above the falls. 



The length of this communication does not admit of an 

 allusion to the game question, as intended 

 by a late Bowman paper, that addit 



J • 



been made for elk meal by the 

 at -ev<n cents per pound, al: 

 City, and hunters have got 

 thai, purpose. Outside of ai 

 things," this syndicate can 1 

 and oi much better quality 

 Elk meal at 



ddii 



t of the 



the 



DuNvtn, Colorado, Feb. a, ISM. 



■k Syndicate 



il contracts foi Cook 

 Park to kill elk for 

 I questions as to the "fitness of 

 avc beef delivered at that price, 

 for food 'ban poor elk meat. 

 tit for food, p. 



THE NATIONAL PARK GRAB. 



fiN the course of a letter, written by John Sehnyle. 



Governor of Montana, to the Chi 

 on Territories, under date .January 17, he 

 says: 



In a recent letter which 1 had occasion I. 

 Ve.-t on the subject of preserving the Yelli 

 a refuge for the iarge game of the No; 

 touched on certain leases made to private 

 to speculate in this national pleasure grout 

 mention ilc- names of the speculator-. A- lb 

 Governor of Montana, it was my duty to g 

 iu the public Park on her borders. "But. 

 special dispatch to the New York If 

 disregarding my forbearance as to nientio 

 odious connection with a proposed ins 

 rights, arraigns mc by name, for guardii 

 fbe Territory which I have the honor to 

 accii-.es me of posing a> a public reformci 

 the accusation. Mr. Hatch has achieved 



id Committee 

 very pertinently 



i write to Senator 

 ■w stone Park, as 



rd hi 



a pi 



nier 



it. as I learn from a 

 {. Mr. Rufus Hatch, 

 ionine his name in 

 •e-pa-s upon public 

 ling the interests of 

 le over, and 



1 < 



national reputation as an unscrupulous moi 

 speculator. But it would be irony to call tin 

 things reform. I am not unwilling to be callei 

 My great grandfather was one when he siirned 

 a<ion of Independence. 1 s 

 price of liberty." 



I am attacked in good c 

 Sheridan, whose official ivpc 

 the si heme of Mr. Rufus Hat 

 as-ailed by thi.- notorious 

 totally mJstaken in his stal 

 Senator Vest was written f 

 quarters. Neither General SI 

 at his headquarters, 

 publication, though I belii 



mint retort 

 tain soil of 

 jpolisl and 



bo'ild be sorry to forget "the 



for General 

 mr blow at 

 s, is fiercely 

 lowevcr, is 



■ru letter to 



'inpaiiv to be sun 

 t struck a (lama: 

 Ii and his eoadjut' 



nient that my r< 

 an General Sheridan's head 

 .c.idan nor anv of the officers 

 the letter till it was ready for 

 common with 



patriotic men win, do not believe iu the business of lea 

 ing nests by plucking the public, approved of the senti- 

 ments of my Idler. Mr. Hatch's dissent is natural. 



The Issue between Mr. Hatch. and myself is neither im- 

 portant, nor ol my seeking. The real issue is national, not 

 personal. It is whether the Yellowstone I'ark shall be. in 

 the language of the dedicatory Statutes "a public park and 

 a pleasure ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the 

 people," or whether it shall be the cattle ranclrof Mr, Rufus 

 Hatch et ut. who propose to establish vast "cattle enterprises 

 close to the Park" and secure unlimited forage and immu- 

 nity from disturbance in their trespass, by controlling the 



Park as hotel monopolists, who lease some four thousand 

 aires embracing every object of interest to the toiliisl, and 

 mean to lei ihcfr cattle obtain free pasture over tin- remain. 

 imr millions of'acres. The issue is "shall the public, ot 

 small a band of speculators profit by the Yellowstone Park?" 

 Mr. Hatch knows thai if heshall carry oul bis. defiant threat 

 to push his cattle ranches close I" the Park, the cattle will 

 -•-vaini into it. That is his purpose in choosing this proxi- 

 miiv. Ilv his monopolistic schemes within the Park he in- 

 tend- to exclude all he. pa-se,-s. ,. x <-(.pt hi- nun. No pos- 

 ble fence could separate Mr. H 



domain that 1 

 of the Park, as an a 

 lories t hat border il. 

 It is rather amusl 



cording to Che Work 

 that his patriotic do 



by monopolizing evi 



posing something pr 

 the honor to govern. 

 Northwest, and o 

 throughout the Unit 

 taking a little space in folio 



tettt statement of motives. He has m 

 hand too sooh, and slioxn that my 

 Was not premature. Under Mr. Hate! 

 and his impudent defiance of Congo 

 interpretation of Contracts bill his r. 

 clear that if anv man in Ehe United Stal 

 with the slightest power within the Vi 

 man is Rufus Hatch, of New York. 



thout defeating one great purpose 

 filial for the hunted gumc "I the Terri- 



•I'he fence would exciuds the ..'.im,. :iV-o, 



■■■ to have Mr. Rufus ll.ueh p D8e .,. ., 

 .pirited citizen, Bui -• he do ac 

 '« dispatch. Y,t it is demonstrable 

 ire to protect the National Park, came 



he proposed to make money out of it 

 •v curious feature in it, aud running 



. lo ■ up" Co ii. Because he i- pre- 

 judicial loth" Territory which 1 have 

 and hostile to the interests of the.greai 

 unselfish public aentimeut 

 I need hardly apologize for 



eil State: 



through hi 



> Sen.iloi \Y 

 enlnl avowal 



AROUND THE COAST OF FLORIDA. 



1}V Dtt. ,1. A. I1KNSIIAI,;.. 



Fourth Paper. 



W-P' soon came insighl of ihe Indian village, a cluster of 

 '1 iweniyiiveor thirty luiis. on the ridge ol the pine 

 woods, where wo :-oou landed, and were iinmedial.lv sur- 

 rounded by the young bucks, who looked dn with meat 

 interest and curiosity a- we unpacked Ihe canoe. Cuff was 

 at ouce at home with (he Indian dogs. Big Tiger then came 

 down to the landing, and pointing to a' group of two or 



chiefs, P.ii Tiger and Little Pommy, u a kind of bum 



ing shin of hl".e plaid eali.-o with a broad collar, the whole 

 ornamented with bright-colored fringes, ana/strips of turkey 

 red cftlico along the Reams, These Indians have agrgeable, 

 musical voice.- ami talk in low. pleasant tones. 



The houses are formed of upright posl- s.-i in 1 1 1 • - ground, 

 a Ihalchcd roof of palmetto leaves, and a floor about three 

 feel from the. giound, the side- being open. They -ii oi. Ihe 

 lloors during Ihe day, and sleep on Ibem al night, their 

 bed- being rolled up in ihe day-. inn: They all sleep under 

 mosquito bars, Which are tucked up during the day. Tbe 

 store homes are A-.shaped and arc closely thalc'hed all 



around, with a door in one end. A'. jide of Ihe village 



is a I, vel. cleared space with :, tail pole in Ihe center, where 

 liny hold their (lances al slated pel iod>. the ■ ':, i -. , n COTI1 

 ilance'' lieing tin. most important. These are occasions of 

 feasting, revelry and File wildest enjoyment, in which, w\- 

 bo nice (whisky), :is in more eiiili/.ed ns.-eiiil>|iigi-.x, takes sin 

 active and prominent pari. 

 As the twftight floated upward, and the darkness closed 

 ■ound, the night was tilled with wonders. Small camp 



tires 



ivcre kindled in the Open : 



ruddy glare around, lig 



by Featun - of the inn: 



unit, gilding the trunks of th 



ing 



- bet wee 

 up the 



i Ihe huts. 



shado 

 while 



dn 



ug and llitlii 



ickfl b-hind bel- 

 li" Southern ( 



t II 



and llr 

 In on 

 flight, 



chuck will 

 ow I woke ih 



picv an 



U.-l'c,-- V 



nd lien 



eof 



na of the 

 ng, ureal 



lops. The yo 

 e "old moon in 

 ie Kver-lades. 

 The jeweled I 



iS blazed in the 



flitted and das 

 pires of reeds, i 

 amine- and sp;i 

 e channel-. Th 

 ahl-tlbS. h'.nev-: 



ml di 

 ig mi 



y moved 

 nine; tin- 



OS.' The 



appeared 



on hung 



caving a trail of 



It of Orion and 



avens above, 



d their tiny 



light birds Hew 

 bout in erratic 

 'vei-hcad. The 

 In- great horned 

 m forest, while 

 wal. rfowl. the 

 of an alligator 



Seininoles 



three hilts a little separated from tin 

 'You house — you cat — you sleep — i 



' - fo the hufs 



-I said: 



udicaied. followed by 

 jre much interested in the guns, 

 he risking rods, Ihe use of which 



erai. where dwell the four bull- 

 ing in Florida; the largest village 

 ■Oiue thirty miles di-tant. These 

 re governed bv petty chiefs, who 

 ;-ee, the greal head' center, who 

 {ig Cypress ami at other time- at 

 ny 



We carried our plumb 

 the young bucks, who 

 lilies, and especially in 

 had lo be explained to tl 



This village is one of f. 

 dred Seininoles yet rfima 

 is in the "Big Cypress,' 

 villages or communities 

 owe allegiance to Tallahassc 

 lives sometimes at. the lii>j 

 Pease Creek. This village w 

 aud Big Tiiier. The latter 

 the latfi principal chief of 

 killed by hghtnfog 8 year or 

 all through the Indian war, i 

 hundred years old al the ti 

 Tiger aud Little Tommy tl 

 Doctor, aud several others with their squaws and 

 half a doueu or more young bucks, several old \ 

 good_ many children and a ho-i of dogs, The su 

 ting in the Everglades asWe-got everything up t 

 aud pi opared supper. 



These Indians lead a i|uiet, peaceable and seni 



:ne of I i 



Slid to "h: 



life, Cultivating fields 

 in-an-. bananas, etc 



islands, their villai 

 They also make -la 

 root, which grows 

 the winter they bu 

 Without its charm 

 world by impend r 

 lo civilization bci 

 ihe Everglades, the 

 high water that few 



said: " In two nun. 

 During the allium 



npki 



Tiger-tail 



■ had been 

 tail fought. 



pastoral 



occasional bellow 

 What wonder tha 

 i.'ilely for their sunny homes, 

 est camp-lire, where' Ihe Hit. ol the 

 mnging about. The. squaws, each 

 ;ging at the fount, of nature, ware 

 hominy or pulling buck-kin. the 

 ud smoking, and the children and 

 t. Y\Y were ottered the best log 

 I performed a Few simple sleight- 

 „ by palming hall dollars, making 

 them disappear and (lien taking them from under the young 

 bucks' turbans, out of the older men's lobacco pouches, or 

 from under the boys' shirts; but they wen: especially de- 

 lighted when I took two from the mouth of a baby. Other, 

 performed ^ 



village 



with a 



shellin; 

 im-n lo, 

 dogs n 

 at the t 

 of-hand iri 



which 

 approbation, 

 do something 

 ili.-ii the boys 



•cet potato 



llleadj.,, 



°r.e,i „ 

 in the pines or the b'brit 



the "com]. lie." nr wilil arrov.- 

 " ■ in the pine wood-, and 



id bear 



Such 



: is not 

 all the 



o ascend the 



ed. Ill Ihe 



nparativ Ivd 



ins which drain 

 so swift during 

 m to the Ever- 

 spring and ■ arly 

 ■v: as Bis-Tiirer 



" said he 

 r the sqii 



ived with grunts of applause and nod- of 

 They wanted Squire, Jack and Skipper to 

 bul I told them I was "medicine man," and 

 ■ere ho Inwau gus (no go i[\\ which pleased 

 y. Skipper then put Cuff through hi- paces, 

 nlelli-enido-andperfonnsa variety ol'lrn-ks. 



rge garfish roasting on the coals, at which 

 acco juice as at a target, in spite of Jack's 

 i.seldom missed the mark, i said something 

 lb and tobacco sauce, but still, as Jack said, 

 Finally a squaw turned 



"I though! it was a stick 



Bul Ihe basting did it no 



■ack. d it open with a -tick, the horny 



veslikca bivalve shell, the meat ap- 



was divided among the 



t potatoes which she iaked 



Jo 



nbled." 

 ically. 



.vhieh 



id 



''Kuglis'" well (uongb for a I 

 Ti^cr prides himself on bisabi 

 1 asked him why be did not su 



1 bii\ ciolh 



igetables, bird plj 



calico, aniiuuiiili 



len'are tall, 



neetwhjsky). 

 well-formed, stiai 



quite neai i 

 bit. breech 



u their driss, whit 

 -clolh and a lurbaL 



alligator teeth, 

 lid 



ctio'n and conspi.mous 

 is some two feet iu 

 :h._with a hole in the 

 bright colored shawls, 

 bright red cotton or 

 exactly that, of aflat; 

 heavy; aud the body 

 balanced on the hcacTi 



Indians is, to be ac- 

 weafingol ilus singu- 

 sen without it, except 



etc. 



The 



and at 



shirt, 



and picturesque in appea 



center to til the head. It is 

 the outside layer being sc 

 bandana handkerchief ; it? 

 ChfieSe, or a grindstone. 1 

 must be carried very erect 

 perhaps the erect carriag 

 counted for, lo a ejent exic 

 far head-dress, for they nr 

 sometimes when hunting. 



The men's legs and feet arc. always bare, and look like 

 columns of polished mahoganv; sometimes, when bunting 

 iu the scrub, they wear buckskin leggins and moccasinsT 

 The women dress in -hurt calico petticoats and a 



short sacque of gay-colored cloth. Their necks 

 meuted by many strands of beads, -ometimes a h 

 more, and weighing many pounds. The young s 

 bucks have usually very good features and are 

 of their personal appearance. The hair of the mci 

 at the sides', that on the top and back of the head is formed 

 into a long plait and coiled on top of the head. The wojueu 

 dr. ■ He ir hair in a way perl'eellv incomprehensible to me, 

 though plaits form a part of the arrangement, The old 

 squaws are not blessed with good looks, and do the drud- 

 gery of the camp. The children are bright, active and lull 

 ol tun; some of the boys go entirely naked, though during 

 oui -ta> ihey wore short calico shirts. The boys are never 

 without their bows and arrows, in the use of which tlu-v i 



WHS :- V, 1,-d. 



"The chiefs 

 smoke. One 

 talk. Olhern 



lie 



are not allowed to talk to 

 are about ; they affect not 



"Hunno" and "No," but 

 selves and they can talk 

 pract'Cal purposes, Big 

 ity to "Eug'lis' talk, good." 

 cecd his father, Tiger-tail, 

 nssee. 1 gathered Irom his 

 lira of sum: other people) 

 id promised the most who 



ackel or 



re orna- 

 idrcd or 

 men and 



■rv vain 



shaved 



and officers have council. All come. All 

 man get up— talk, talk, talk! No lie— good 

 lauget up— talk, talk, talk: Must no lie— 

 ;! Every man musl talk, talk! Everyman 



-t no lie! When all men talk, they say who 

 ;i--ee In- talk heap — good talk — 110 lie— make 

 f; bul," he. added conimiseralivelv, "lie im 

 ' Englis'talk, good!" 



ii Fori Mvers. took one of tlie young bucks 

 ting) and Little Tommy to the Slate Fair 

 ew months before, 1 asked Tommy what 

 I things that he saw t&ere; he answered, 

 admiration of these Indians for hogs (of 

 which they have a number) -ecins to surpass that of all 

 things i Is©. 



I asked Big Tiger if he was fond of .wy-ho-mce (wliiskv); 

 he said : 



"in-cah; little ruy-bo-mee, good; too much wy ho-mee, 

 iO-la-wuit-gus! You got 'utu? 



:edl. 



him Die Chief 



Mai-li-.' talk: 1 

 Capt, Hendry 

 (whom be is edi 

 at Jacksonville 

 he liked best of 

 Hie: hoe.!" 



"No; 

 "Mi 



ln-e can 1 get ' 

 ni. you get 'um; Key West, you get 'urn. Miami 

 ice, ho-la-wau-gie ! Kiy U '. -i wv-ho-mee, itood, 

 Miami wyhomee. me^i'um, iu four days (hold- 

 i'our lingers), sour! Ilola-waii-gus!! Key West 

 ice good I No sour; strong I Lii-cah!" 



by the Indians used mosquito 

 :e lo describe the miseries and 

 ii'gleeimg lo lake ours with 

 to Bleep, in the hut assigned to 

 'Clc of lire:, and snimiae- around 

 .a- ihe night. We -pent two 

 nuch interested, The Indians 

 I-. bul we b«-:tt I hem all al. the. 



ing ti). 



wy-ho-i 

 We discovered that night • 

 " que 



'en 



-; bill, l 



iv pi 



ii i 



■ ii 



ad 



or 



lien!-: v, 





tm 



•d 



hi 



us. 



We Si 



•p'i 



jj> r 



it) 



or 



US, 



where 1 



vm. 



ml 



dn 



11 ir 



the 



open h 



il w 





ill: 





da\ 



sat th. 



--Ml 



;e 



am 



1 V 



a re 



good b 



mlc 



s a 



id 





t:u. 



,'ct; We 



thou 



-'lit 



ii 



ICI 



We 



mollili' 



d ii> 



•i, -, 



of I 



at! 



very expert, killing quail and other bird-, bares, s.piirrel.-, mostly to OUT superior rifles, whioh WC told then', were ev.-n 

 etc. The older ones, with their dogs, hum goobers (land- inferior to mosl rifles now made: Jack then kicked the fat- 

 tortoises), and spear aquatic turtles and fish. The two sub- ' into the lire by beating each Indian with his own gun ■ but 



