Forest and Stream 



A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. 



NEW YORK, JANUARY 18, 1883. 



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CONTENTS. 



The Spok 

 NimroU 



N atonal : 



The Bir 



Facts a 



Life. 



Camp Fin 



Game Bag 



What t 



Flick.er.in OS. 



Sea and River Fishinq. 

 Three Weeks in Maine Woods. 



.,|,--iy .. : 



Mj First FU- Rod. 

 Anglers and Artists. 



FlSHriTLTOTUS, 



Fish Food and Food Fishes. 

 The Kennel. 



Red Irish Setters' Field Records. 

 i -I .- .:, _ mm 

 Rifle and That Shooting. 



Suggestions for the Match of 'S3 



Animal Meeting N. K. A. 



Fino Gallery Work. 



Range and Gallery. 



The Trap. 

 Yachting and Canoeing, 



Neva. 



An Expert's Indorsement. 



Programme of the Nice Regatta. 



Height and Velocity of Atlantic 

 Waves. 



Mr. Lawton's Views. 



Terrible Mess. 



Yachting Notes. 



TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS. 

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THE PEOPLE'S PAIIE 



THE "Inlprovernent" Company, which tried to seize the 

 people's pleasure ground, has somewhat modified its 

 demands. A new form of lease has been drawn up by Mr. 

 M. L. Josslyn, submitted to the "Improvement" Company 

 for its approval, and sent to the Senate. The "Improve- 

 ment" Company expresses itself satisfied with the modi- 

 fied form of lease, but the Senate has not yet given its 

 opiniou on the subject. This uew form of lease does not 

 give to the intending lessees any such privileges as, with the 

 assistance of Mr. Merritt L. Josslyn, they had hoped to 

 secure for themselves by the original lease. Tiie latter, if it 

 had bseu railroaded through in its original form, would 

 have given them imperial powers within the boundaries of 

 the Park. It would have made this reservation a big stock 

 farm for the "Improvement" Coinpauy. The public would 

 have had to humbly ask permission to enter its own Park, 

 and would have had to puy heavy fines to the temporary 

 proprietors before thte privilege had been accorded them. 

 Thanks to the vigilance of Senator Vest these enormously 

 valuable and wholly illegal privileges have not been granted, 

 and we trust that no more will be given to this "Improve- 

 ment" Company than any other company or responsible 

 individual may obtain. 



The- present form of lease differs from that of last summer 

 in reserving to the Government the right to lease other por- 

 tions of tue Park to other persons, and in omitting the feature 

 with reference to stage lines or other means of transportation, 

 leaving that a matter for subsequent arrangement. It leases 

 one section at the Great Geyser Springs, and one-half a section 

 at each of six other designated places, making four sections 

 in all, The rental is fixed at $2 an acre per annum. The 

 rates of charges for entertainment and for all other services 

 rendered to tourists and guests are to be subject to the ap- 

 proval ol the Secretary of the Interior, as are the plans of the 

 hotels and other structures to be erected upon theleased lands. 



The promptness with which these monopolists have abated 



their demands shows more clearly than anything else could 

 have done, how well they kuew the full measure of the out- 

 rage which they purposed to commit on the long suffering 

 people of this country, and the weakness of their position 

 from a legal standpoint. Alarmed at the storm of indigna- 

 tion at their purposes and methods, which they saw gather- 

 ing before them, they have retreated from their position, but 

 they have not gone far enough. They still purpose seizing 

 the most interesting localities in the Park. They demand a 

 section at the Great Geyser Spiings, which we take tsuiean 

 the Upper Geyser Basin, and over this square mile of terri- 

 tory they will hold absolute sway. No tourist can camp 

 upon this land, nor can he pasture his animals there, nor get 

 water from the river or any spring, without a permit from 

 the lessees. He will have to pay, unless he goes to the "Im- 

 provement" Company's hotel, a pasturage fee, a water fee and 

 a ground rent for the space occupied by his camp, of so much 

 per diem. 



The Upper Geyser Basin is the must wonderful of the lo- 

 calities in the Park. It is here that Old Faithful, the Grand, 

 the Giant and Giantess, the Beehive, and half a hundred 

 other marvellous geysers are situated. Every one who 

 visits the Park must go there, and should be allowed to do 

 so freely. There is comparatively little giass in the Basin, 

 for a thick deposit of the mineral, geyserite, covers tin 

 ground, and campers will require the privilege of free]} 

 using what there is. 



If the monopolists are allowed to select all the best sites in 

 the Park, and to hold such large tracts of land as a section, 

 or even a half section, it is clear that tbey can make such ar- 

 rangements as will practically shut out from the Park all 

 others who may desire to erect hotels there, If there is no 

 competition the visitors to the Park must expect to be fleeced . 



Of the extraordinarily high-handed proceeding of these 

 bold speculators, in entering the Park, erecting then 

 sawmills, cutting the timber and slaughtering the game, 

 it is difficult to speak with moderation. Their impu- 

 dence in giving out a contract for 20, 000 pounds of wild 

 meat, after all the balderdash that they have talked about 

 protecting the game, must excite the contempt of everyone. 



There is no doubt whatever that tho-e men are in fact and 

 in law, trespassers upon a Government reservation. Had 

 any such action taken place on a reservation under the con- 

 trol of the War Department, the troops of the United States 

 Army would long ago, and very properly, have expelled the 

 intruders, and suits for damages would have been instituted 

 against them. But with the Interior Department things 

 are managed differently. The trespassers ought to be 

 ejected from the Park without delay, and there is little 

 doubt that heavy damages could be collected from them for 

 the destruction which they have already caused to Govern- 

 ment property. 



We hope most earnestly that the bill introduced by Sena- 

 tor Vest may receive speedy attention and become a law of 

 the land. It cares for the interest of the people, and pro- 

 tects them from all monopolistic laud-grabbing schemers. 

 In caring for the people, it cares for the game and the fish, 

 and thus deserves the most cordial support of every citizen. 

 A number of important game protective associations, 

 among them the Cuvier Club and the Michigan State Asso- 

 ciation have substantially endorsed it, as has also the press 

 at large. We trust that it will pass. 



The matter should receive immediate attention, and the 

 law should be passed during the present session, in order 

 that it may be uut of the power of the Secretary of the In- 

 terior, or any of his subordinates, to consummnto this lease 

 or to make others by which the rights of the people to this 

 magnificent section may be seriously imperilled. Let the 

 people look to it, and strive by every means in their power 

 to let their representatives understand how deep is the inte- 

 rest which they take in this matter. 



That the Forest And Stkeam was the first newspaper in 

 the land to see the enormity of this job, and to raise its 

 voice against this cool and barefaced attempt to appropriate 

 the people's property, is naturally a source of satisfaction 

 to us. At the same time we cannot claim any special credit 

 for the course we have pursued. It is the duty of this 

 journal to do all in its power to protect the interests of the 

 people, to guard against aDy invasion of their rights, and to 

 sound the note of warning and alarm when these rights are 

 threatened. That we were the first to see what this pro- 

 posed lease would accomplish, proves simply, either that we 

 were more alert than our contcmpoiaries, or else that we have 

 special knowledge and special sources of information 

 which they, none of them, possess. What we have said on 

 this subject has not been without effect, we are happy to 



say, and we have faith to believe that the representatives of 

 the people at Washington will, bypassing Senator Vest's bill, 

 earn for themselves the lasting gratitude of the whole Nation. 



AM IMPORTANT PARK ORDER. 



SPURRED on by the interest devoted to the Park by 

 Senator Vest, the Secretary of the Interior has issued 

 an important order to the Superintendent of the Yellow- 

 stone National Park. The text of this document, which 

 we give below, will rejoice the heart of every man through- 

 out the laud who is far-seeing and intelligent enough to ap- 

 preciate the importance of preserving from utter extinction 

 the noble game with which, in some few localities, ihe 

 grand old Rocky Mountains still teem. The order, which 

 has not been published before this, and which it gives the 

 Forest and Stream great pleasure to lay before the public, 



reads as follows; 



Department of the Interior, I 

 Washington, January 15, 1JS3. f 

 T7>e Superintendent of the Telloivstone National Park: 



Sir— The regulations heretofore issued by tho Secretary of the In- 

 terior in regard to killing game in the Yellowstone National Park 

 ire amended so a3 to prohibit absolutely the killing, wounding or 

 capturing at any time, of any buffalo, bison, moose, elk, black-tailed 

 or white-tailed deer, mountain sheep, Rocky Mountain goat, ante- 

 lope, beaver, otter, martin, fisher, grouse, prairie chickeu, pheasant, 

 'ool-hen, partridge, quail, wild goose, duck, robin, meadow lark, 

 thrush, goldfinch, flicker or yellow-hammer, blackbird, oriole, jay, 

 ?nowbird, or any of the small birds commonly known as singtng 

 birds, 



The regulations in regard to fishing in the waters of the Park ar* 

 imended so as to prohibit the taking of fish by means of seines, nets, 

 traps, or by the use of drugs, or any explosive substances or com- 

 pounds, or in any other way than by hook and line. 



All cutting of timber in the Park, exc pt upon special permission 

 from the Department of the Interior, is prohibited. 



You will please see that all persons coming within tho limits of the 

 Park are notified, so far as possible, of these regulations, and that 

 iJh'y observe the same. 



You will report to this Department any infractions of the regula- 

 tions. Very respectfully, H. M. Teller, Secretary. 



This order, if enforced, means protection for tho game, 

 and is from all points of view most highly to be commended. 

 The prohibition against the "killing, wounding or captur- 

 ing at any time," of the species mentioned is absolute; and. 

 while it may not all at once wholly prevent the lulling of 

 these animals, its moral effect can scarcely , be overesti- 

 mated. 



It is not too late, if this order can only be enforced, lo 

 preserve the game of North America within this Park in 

 such numbers that there may always be had in the country 

 surrounding it, good hunting lor all who may desire to have 

 the satisfaction of killing in moderation these noble species. 

 The additional assistants to the Superintendent of the Park, 

 called for by Senator Vest's excellent bill, with the aid of 

 the troops which the Secretary is to be authorized to em- 

 ploy, will have no difficulty in carrying into effect this order, 

 and in promptly expelling and bringing to justice any who 

 may attempt to violate its provisions. 



The contract for the 20,000 pounds of wild meat reported 

 last week as having been made, will now, wo think, scarcely 

 be filled from the game within the Park limits. 



Tub Michigan Association Meeting at Detroit, last 

 week, of which a full report will be found elsewhere, was a 

 most important one in its bearing upon the future usefulness 

 of the society. It is hoped that the committee, to whose 

 caie the matter of legislation was committed, may be suc- 

 cessful in their efforts to secure a State game warden. Such 

 an officer is greatly needed, the work already done by the 

 society's agent, Mr. Higby, having given ample demonstra- 

 tion of the good to be accomplished in this way. The prop- 

 osition to prohibit, spring shooting received the indorsement 

 of the more progressive delegates, and the legislative com- 

 mittee were given the option of incorporating provisions to 

 this effect in the proposed amendments if it can be done 

 without detriment to other interests. We congratulate the 

 State of Michigan that its game and fish interests are in such 

 good hands. 



The Cuvier Club of Cincinnati is one of the largest and 

 most influential game associations in the world. The ad- 

 mirable report prepared V,y Hon. Thos. A. Logan and read 

 at the annual meeting of the club, possesses a more than 

 local interest, and it gives us great pleasure to lay it before 

 the readers of Forest and Stream. 



The Southern Negro, as some of our correspondents 

 have told us, is not so much of a game destroyer as he once 

 was. This is interesting and gratifying intelligence; we 

 should be much pleased to have the observations of our 

 Southern readers on this point. 



