1883. ] Scientific News. 349 
— It appears by Gen. Sheridan's report to the War Department 
that the National Yellowstone park is rented out to private 
parties who are using it for money-making purposes. While:it 
was the original intention to make it a game preserve, since its 
discovery as many as 4000 elk have been killed by “ skin-hunters,” 
2000 having been destroyed last winter alone, together with deer, 
mountain-sheep, etc. Gen. Sheridan recommended, says the 
Nation, that the park be extended in an easterly direction about 
40 miles, so as to add 3344 square miles to its area, and “ make 
a preserve for the large game of the West now so rapidly decreas- 
ing,” 
— Atarecent meeting of some members of the general com- 
mittee of the British Association, says the English Mechanic, it 
was determined to memorialize the council with reference to the 
proposed visit to Canada. The question has been under consid- 
eration for some time; and it is probable that the meeting will be 
held as usual in this country forthe transaction of formal business, 
and will then be adjourned to Montreal. A suggestion is, that 
the meeting should be held in England, and a deputation be sent 
to Canada—the deputation, presumably, including all who wish 
to go. See Naruratist for 1882, page 896. 
_— The French Minister of Agriculture has lately placed at the 
disposal of M. Pasteur a new sum of 50,000 fr. ($10,000), in order 
to continue his admirable investigations upon the contagious dis- 
Cases of animals. The government had already granted to the 
illustrious savant, for the same object, 50,000 fr. in 1880 and 
40,000 in 1881. The minister consulted a special committee, 
who, in view of the brilliant success obtained by Pasteur in his 
Previous investigations, unanimously recommended a renewal of 
the Stant.— Scientific American. 
— The Saturday lectures under the auspices of the Biological 
and the Anthropological Societies of Washington are in course 
of delivery in the lecture-room of the U. S. National Museum, Sat- 
ay afternoons. The programme for the first six lectures is as 
jae Capt. Clarence E. Dutton, U.S.A., on rivers; Professor 
owa on mesmerism in animals (with experiments); Professor 
vent Gill on mythical animals; and Dr. John S. Billings, 
t- OR germs and epidemics. 
D The VSS. Enterprise, Commander A. S. Barker, sailed 
Ca. 27 for the Cape Verde islands and the China station via 
pam Town. The Enterprise has the outfit necessary for a 
ey e cruise, and will take deep-sea soundings every hundred 
from the United States to Cape Town. 
