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FOREST AND STREAM. 



TApril 26, 1888. 



YELLOWSTONE PARK PETITION. 



WE continue this week the publication of the list of 

 signers of the petition to Congress for the preser- 

 vation of the Yellowstone National Park. The list will 

 be continued in succeeding issues. 



New York. 



J. F. B. Mitchell Geo. H. Rice 



M. Ca n field J. S. Siginan 



L. Y. Hopkins Jas. E.'Crisfield 



Q. N. Bartlett J. M. Edwards 



Joliu L. Burdett T. B. Grant 



0. A. Northrop 0. W. Woolever 



J. Q. Thompson Geo. Hyland 



J. O. Mauriac Frank Fielder 



Geo. B. Alexander H. J. Burkhart 



Chas. Jai'iies F. C. Walker 



Fred Cooper W. S. Oberdorf 



John Hepburn A. O. Bunnell 



G. H. Lumas Geo. K. Ward 



John H. Chapman A. W. Pease 



A. Graham M. G. Walker 



Robt. B. Lawrence 

 Geo. W. Newton 

 H. N. Curtis 

 Edgar S. Turton 

 A. B. Cameron 

 A. Mi Travel's 

 F. J. J. de Raisnus 

 Henry K. Gilman 

 H. H. Perrin 

 Jolin 0. Townsend 

 Geo. H. Salt 

 Beui. K. Duryea 

 S. Bt. Shull 



D. A. Falvev 

 W. H. Ewbank 

 RobT. W. AUen 



E. A. Fairchild 

 1). E Smith 

 W. H. Brown 

 W. T. Junius 

 Richard Sanders 

 John A. Geddes 

 E, F. Thompson 



D. H. Vandewater 

 JohnJL Wilson 

 Geo. L,ewis 



Jas. C. Peck 

 L. A. Furney 

 Jas. W. Dixon 

 John L. Duryea 

 J. B. Ackerman 



E. E. Lewis 



C. Van H^rwerden 

 Edward Kelly 

 Wm. E. Leavitt 

 P. S. Bemis 

 W. L. Seaman 

 P. S. Valentine 

 Wm. H. Allen 

 Chas. S. West 

 Walter L. Bogert 

 Harris D. Baker 

 W. Nimmo, Jr 

 Edgar feck 

 Leon Doncourt 

 C. A. Post 



F. W. Wright 

 J. S. Pratt 



J. W. Whitson 

 R. Thorne 

 L. A. Clark 

 M. T. Bogert 

 H. S. Babcock 

 E. M. Grinnell 



Edward M.Franklin Jos. O'Connor 



0. J. Griffin 

 Chas. H. Garretson 

 E. P. Egan 



E. H. Gates 

 J. D. Wilson 

 C. A. Newliall 

 A. Foster King 

 Frederick A. Guild 

 Geo. Curtis 



M. S. Wood 

 A. W. Smith 

 Jas. E. Hillyer 

 Jas. H. Connell 



F. N. Lawrence 

 Chas. A. Willets, Jr 

 J. Howard Lever 

 W. E. Hicks 



J. McKim Minton 

 Fr.mklin Elliman 

 R. W. Newton 

 Thos. L. Robinson 

 J. A. Torrington 

 Chester Huntington 



Edward Redmond 

 H. F. Atkinson 

 Wm. F. Peck 



E. M. Redmond 

 Jacob A. Hoekstra 

 Geo. S. Crittenden 



F. J. Amsden 

 Jas. McCulloch 

 H. W. Sperrv 

 Henry Brincker 

 Thos. L. Quigiey 

 Louis A. Amsden 

 L. A. Pratt 

 Hiram Siblev 

 Daniel T. Hunt 

 John A. F. Kellv 

 H. N. Terrett 



C. W. Crandall 

 J. Constantine Kelly 

 John W. Davies 

 Peter Haslaui 

 Samuel Douglass 

 John H. Miner 



Herman L. Fairehild F.DeHass Simonson 



Edwin A. Goodrid 



E, A, do Mauriac 

 Robt. S. Bowne 

 M. D. Gould 



H. M. Stewart 

 H. C. Sedgwick 

 Wm. J. Brown, Jr 

 D. Fenstermacher 

 Jas. A. Young 

 H. W. DeLong 

 Geo. W. Peck 

 B. P. Andre ivs 



F. H. Kuapp 

 J. J. Bailey 



J aim C. Wilmerding H. F. Dyer 



Frederic G. Dow 

 Alfred S. Post 

 iS'icMehlen 

 M. S. Seymour 

 J. L. Hicks 



F. S. Wilcox 



B. E. Bullard 



C. B. Wilcox 

 W. H. Baker 

 F. A. Bishop 

 Davis H. Bates 

 E. Morgan 



F; H. Moriarty 

 Alton A. Cook 

 Richard A. Gilfoyle 

 Jet Crosby 

 C. L. Gusli man 

 John T. Berrill 

 Oscar Eldredge 

 A. B. Nundough 

 Geo. A. MacDonald 

 J. Allen Price 

 W. H. Kendall 



C, W. Wilcox 

 R. C. Eldridge 



D. J. Cronan 



A. L. Hlxon 

 Wm. E. Knights 

 Geo. O. Parknurst 

 C. M. Thaver 

 Geo. E. Thayer 

 W. L. Annette 



B. W. Carter 

 W. L. Tougas 

 H. B. Hader 



Solon S. Dyer 

 W. H. Lemen 

 J. W. Burgess 

 M. H. Fowler 

 W. D. Bradley 



Massachusetts. 

 D. H. Fox 

 S. C. LoveU 

 O. Mason 

 H. W. Hallet 



F. G. Hodges 



G. F. Hardon 

 Walter L. HaUet 

 W. S. P. Spooner 



D. B. Hodges 

 C. N. Crane 

 C. E. Peabody 



F. A. Nason 

 A. V. Rogerson 



H. A. Cobb 

 C. T. Borden 



E. M. Reed 



C. C. Hagerty 



J. O. Woodward 

 W. H. Skinner 

 Albert Corey 

 W. Willie 

 J. N. B. White 



D. M. Ballou 



F. L. Prentiss 



G. W. Hodges 

 Joseph Cobb 

 L. R. Davis 



H. Smith 



G. MeLane 

 W. H. YVhittaker 



Geo. H. MacLauchlan N. P. Clark 



0. H. Pratt 

 W. G. G rover 

 H. E. Lane 

 R. A. Horton 

 H. W. Dryden 

 W, 1. Horton 

 W. D. Bates 



G. Deau 



C, M. Brown 



Thos. M. Darrah 

 T. L. Brice 



H. P. Wilkinson 

 Nicholas Kuhn 

 Peter W. Bosley 

 J. M. Walters 

 H. B. Miller 

 W. B. Howell 

 James Neill 

 A.Hebrank 



A. F. Gasmire 



A. S. Beazel 



B. J. Mirabenv 



1. G. Dilleu 



C. H. Sensney 



G. P. Norton 



D. E. Stalnaker 

 Platoff Zane 



J. R. Davenport 

 Frank Stanton 

 Jas. B. Taney 



Geo. R. Durand 



E. H. Marsteller 

 J. M. Emanuel 

 Marshall Hayden 

 Hugh Kuhl 

 Chas. B. Oliver 

 John J. Palmer 



O. F. Blankineship 



B. B. Walsh 

 J. F. James 

 R. F. Ruifiu 

 Henry T. Cocke 

 Geo. E. Dichtl 



C. P. Lawrence 



H. B. Pierce 

 Julias Joel 



J N. Cook 



H. S. Vane 

 J. G. Lee 

 R. E. Smith 

 Ciias. Forstner 

 Edgar McKenney 

 L. E. Rees 

 W. G. Oehmig. 



C. N. Clark 

 S. Y. Crosby 

 Geo. W. Lee 

 C. H. Bushee 



A. A. Bushee 

 John Bennett 

 S. D. Bushee 

 W. F. Pond 



West Virginia: 

 John M. Sweeney 

 T. G. Hugus 

 Frank Johnson 

 Chas. Prager 

 F. L. Hoge 

 James P. Rogers 

 Chas. H. Copp 



B. F. Caldwell 



F. G. Caldwell 

 Jos. Speidel 

 T. S. Ft. Stelle 



C. L. Mendel 

 Harry Adams 

 W. F. Peterson 

 James P. Maxwell 

 Geo. Paul 



John Waterhouse 

 T. M. Reilly 

 W, D. Johnson 

 Geo. B. Peabody 

 M. L. Oil 



Virginia. 

 Richard Eppes 

 J. D. Proctor 

 Robt. T. Armifitead 

 W. W. Bull 

 II. Lvuch 

 Jno. Cowles 

 E. M. Lee 

 R. S. Bright 



D. R. Uorment 

 W. S. Christian 

 Edw. B. Jones 

 P. T. Garrott 

 H. L. nunley 

 A. E. Smith 



R. S. Coupland 

 Whitaker Lee 

 R. D. Hope 



Tennessee. 

 C. G. Smith 

 L. M Cary 



G. M. Sherwood 

 L. G. Walker 

 Thos. .1. Gillespie 

 John A. Hart 

 Ed F. Tut t 



Asa H. Chorpenning L. J. O'Connell 

 Lea S. Kelly D.A.Anderson 

 I L. Gleaves 



C. R. Gas i- ell 

 F. M. Guild 

 R. F. Rather 

 John B. Nicklin 



'son 



R. H. Parrent 

 Scott Roulston 

 J. W. Johnston 

 John S. Hunnicutt 

 Walter Rather 



Arnold Buckler 

 Jas. F. O'Brien 

 Emanuel Brandon 

 E. W. Benton 

 Chas. N. Jones 

 Jas. A. Lawrence, Jr 

 Henry Skelton 

 Gabriel Marc 

 Chas. Dickinson 

 John N. Riker 

 Wm. T. Cameron 

 L. D. Naris 

 August Reymert 

 O. B. Smith 

 Adam Dengler 

 Franklin B joth 

 0. T. Howell 

 John A. Gillotte 

 James E. Smith 



W. W. Smith 

 Frank Davis 

 Geo. H. Chase 



E. E. Chase 

 A. Tattrie 



F. W. Halliday 



E. L. Smith 



H. Perkins 

 Lewis Prentiss 



F. W. Washburn 

 Thomas J. Fox 



I. D. Chadwick 



F. W, Spaulding 



E. C. Paine 

 V. F. Grover 



C. S. Frost 



G. A. Fiske 



G. L. Richards 

 T. S. Robins 



F. W. Shephard 



H. T. Perrv, Jr. 

 W. BartleU 

 John H. Howe 

 Thomas H. Nelson 

 Edgar H. Goodale 

 Sanford A. Morse 

 M. A. Drydea 



E. L. Sherman 

 Louis J. Lamb 

 A. H. Paul 

 H. R. Holhrook 

 Geo. W, Babcock 

 Albert E. Nixon 

 H. N. Alger 

 S. A. Rich 



D. A. Cash 



S. S. Bradford 

 W. H. Streeter 



E. K. Ball 



W. O. Hoge 

 N. S. Heiskell 

 H. O. Ott 

 John L. Rice 

 J. V. L. Rodgers 



A. B. Booth 

 L. S. Jordan 

 Wm. Brand 



B. L. Beard 



A. W. Paull 

 Archie W. Paull, Jr. 

 Chas. H. Berry 

 Chas. H. Berry, Jr. 



F. J. Park 



H. L. Loos & Bro 



G. W. Feffers 



B. Fisher 



J . M. Houston 

 Wm. Lauciilin 

 J. W. Hunter 



I. F. Jones 



J. R. Bacon 

 F. C. Davis 



C. J. Pirson 



H. T. Jones 

 J. W. Jones 

 Jno. W. Minor 



D. S. Cowles, Jr. 

 Wm. Lee 



H. G. Spencer 

 Thos. G. Peachy 

 T.B. Mahone 

 L. Hinlev, Jr. 

 V. F. Garrett 

 H. B. Smith 

 Sj^dney Smith 

 C. P. Armistead 



A. F. Rirkpatrk-k 

 D. J. Duffy 

 W M. James 

 U. D. Billmver 

 Thos. Hughes 

 W. M. Nixon 

 J. Q. Adams 

 W. H. Converse 



G. W. Nelson 

 A. J. Gahagan 

 Jas. W. Berry 



H. H. Souder 

 Prosper Lazard 

 J. Winefeldt 



Arnold B. Chace 

 James H. Chace 

 Charles F. Wood 

 Wm. F. W r ood 

 Wm. W. Richard 

 Elisha H. Rhodes 

 Philip S. Chase 

 Clinton D. Sellew 



Fred. P. Whitney 



G. H. Hewes 

 W. K. Spring 

 J. M. Mason 

 S. Miller 



P. H. Diehl 

 John Blodgett 

 J. W. Hines 

 W. M. Franz 

 Frank Koob 

 Chas. Adamson 

 Clem. Hanseman 

 T. E. Potter 

 Geo. Joendt 



H. R. Stoutenburg 

 C. F. Schmidt 

 Conrad E. Haas 



J. T. Mohan 

 L. W, Fairchild 

 A. P. Bownian 

 John Latenser 



S. D. Littlefield 

 C. A. Hobbs 

 James H. Camp 

 S. P. Wilbur 

 M. Topping 

 W. G. Week 

 Jas. P. Topping 

 A. S. Spoouer 

 John DeWolf 

 C. W. Irish 

 W r alter M. Well 

 F. K. Phoenix 



E. Wells 



J. H. Goodrich 

 A. H. Allyn 

 H. W. Sage 

 H. W. Utley 

 Burt Webster 

 John Allott 



W. P. Dillingham 

 Geo. W. Morse 

 J. C. Griggs 

 C. E. Richardson 



F. F. Knight 

 M. M. Knight 



G. H. Dale 



M. 0. Canerdy 

 W. M. Bruce 



A. G. Atherton 



H. C. Judd 



B. R. Morgan 

 Edwin C. Huse 

 James E. Barnum 

 Reuben Johnson 

 Frank A. Judd 

 Win. Green 



S. M. Thompson 

 Chas. Trowbridge 

 Wm. Townley 

 Elmer T. Judd 

 Geo. H. Feny 

 L. F. Judd 

 John Roswell 

 S. Gilbert 



R. E. Hofman 

 Fred M. Schiek 

 A. C. Lewis 

 John H. Hofman 

 John E. Hoplev 

 A. G. Hofman 

 L. F. Jourdan 

 J. E. Frayer 

 Geo. P. Schriver 

 H. F. Miller 

 Geo. C. Gormley 

 J. H. Robinson 

 Franke Blicke 

 R. V. Sears 

 E. J. Gifford. 

 E. B. Fvnley 

 I). L. Beall 

 Wm. Blicke 



C. A. Bulharz 

 Geo. Nelson 

 Jacob Scrcggs 

 Frank Shunk 

 Wm. Rowse 

 J. Bland 



M. R. Lewis 

 Geo. W. Harris 

 Chas. Feiring 

 M. W. Monnett 

 J. E. Hall 

 Chas. F. Diller 

 A. Fenner 

 J. F. Mader 

 H. Q. Johnson 



Rhode Island. 

 Henry V. A. Joslin 

 Benjamin Tiipp 

 William D. Nisbet 

 John F. Brown 

 J. M. Addeman 

 Gilbert F. Bobbins 

 Sam. B. Swan 

 Samuel M. Gray 



Ioiva. 

 Chas. Spring 

 G. A. Sammis 

 C. A. Rodolf 

 C. E. Flaugher 

 Thos. Treat 

 C. A. Strobridge 

 E. L. Denslow 

 A. J. Sears 

 C. II. Thompson 

 G. W. McLain 

 Geo. E. King 

 J. S. Watkins 

 M. A. Moore 

 Chas. H. Hart 

 R. Long 

 Ira T. Martin 

 W. B. Monre 

 G. H. Soring 

 M. P. Nemmers 

 Geo. Carter 

 Jno. Sutter 



Wiseonsin. 

 John B. Delany 

 W. W. PyrreU 

 J. J. Phoenix 

 E. M. Gates 

 W. W. Bradly 

 Edwin M. Baily 

 E. F. Williams 

 S. Rees La Bar 

 A. H. Lowe 

 A. J. Woodbury. 



G. H. Briggs 

 E. E. Fottz 



C. H. Shulz 



D. M. Duggan 



H. C. Ilm.t 



E. M. Straw 

 N. W. Hoag 

 H. G. Hoi lister 

 A. B. Calkins 



Vermont. 

 W. A. Ashley 

 Frod. E. Atkins 

 A. J. Brown 



H. D. Brown 

 C. E. Wyman 

 W. E. Carpenter 

 C. D. Robinson 

 Geo. A. Lease 



L. H. Elliot 



Connecticut. 

 Willis B. Judd 

 0. EL Hibberd 



E. S. Judd 

 R. Taylor 

 Chas. Bailey 

 Sylvester Feny 

 Geo. E. Starr Jr. 

 L. D. Judd 

 Frank P. Fenv 



G. H. Gilbert' 

 W. O. Fenner 



A. Olivier 



I. H. inquires 

 Sanford J. Piatt 

 Oliver Sloan 



Ohio. 



John A. McMichael 

 Chas F. Picking 

 W. H. Picking 



F. L. Hennecke 



B. R. Boyer 



E. Blair 



A. D. Littler 

 Ed. Winegartner 



B. M, Eichman 

 L. H. Krainer 

 Fred. J. Barth 

 Clement B. Elben 

 Frank M. Kerr 

 W. J. Weingaud 



F. D. Moses 

 O. G. Kreider 

 Chas J. Scroggs 

 A. Conklin 



J. II. Malcolm 



H. W. McDonald 

 J. Car mean 

 John II. Sturgeon 

 W. H. Sheckler 

 W. R. Shaw 



II. 0. Snyder 

 H. E. Valentine 

 Wm. Lewis, Sr 

 W. G. Lewis 

 John A. Craig 

 M. J. Monnett 



C. H. Noblit 



G. W. Hull 

 A. J. Lichty 



James O. Swan 

 Geo. P. Tew 

 A. H. Armington 

 G. A. Williamson 

 Francis Colwell 

 Edwin Metcalf 

 John Howe 



G. W. Foster 

 A. B. Stein cr 

 P. F. Dalton 

 David Gibbs 

 G. W. Argo 

 A. A. Alline 

 Frank Amos 

 M. J. Cliapman 

 M. O. Miller 

 John Brandon 

 W. H. Perry 

 F. B. Durston 

 F. F. Glezcn 

 J. E. Areudt 

 Jas. McCartney 

 Henry A. Plant 

 J. F. Vogt 

 E. 1). Brower 

 C. G. Norris 

 R. W. Harrison 



S. F. Hatch 

 Gene B. Hollister 

 H. H. Williams 

 Howard Williams 

 M. Garet 



Chas. Van Wagner 

 L. W. Parish 



C. H. Sturtevant 

 J. R. Barlow 



A. H. Kendrick 

 E. Latimer 

 W. H. Jacobs 

 A. T. Parish 



D. V. Devendorf 

 H. li. Doaae 



H. T. Sharp 

 G. F. Randall 



E. M. Sharp 

 J. Collie 



L. H. Haines 



G. E. Moody 

 Henry Janes 

 J. E. Shepie 

 C. N. Armes 

 Chas. Wells 

 W. B. Clark 



H. E. Boyce 



J. T. Wheelock 



Henry Smith 

 S. S. Dunning 

 Timothy McCartv 

 W. B. Wurtman 

 W. P. Bailey 

 Wm. J. Nichols 

 E. A. Stiuard 

 T. F. Curtain 

 Wm. S. Judd 

 A. J. Stevens 

 Frauk Schoonmaker 

 Arthur S. Judd 

 J. B. Judd 

 P. J. Malarkey 



W. P. Rowland 

 J. C. F. Hull 

 Arthur Eichman 

 Ch. B. Kline 

 H. Stuekey 

 L. C. Hainan 

 E. G. Beal 

 J. R. Peterson 

 R. E. Heinlin 

 Wm. Sandmeir 

 P. Spearmaker 

 A. Link Rupp 

 Wm. Thomas 

 Chas. E. Flocker 

 Samuel Clark 

 J. G. Miller 

 H. A. Peterman 

 W. C. Lemert 

 E. P. Penfield 

 J. B. Gormley 

 S. R. Harris 

 W. H. Darrah 

 E. L. Loney 

 Lee Rosenthal 

 M. V. Lougworth 

 S. R. Baker 

 J. H. Ken- 

 John A. Chesney 

 Geo. Keller 

 Stephen Waller 

 Jacob Shuck 

 Clark Bacon 

 Harry Hoselton 



THE PRESS ON THE PARK. 



WE fully sympathize with the efforts being made by 

 the editors of Forest and Stream to secure Con- 

 gressional legislation for the preservation of the Yellow- 

 stone National Park. The petition which these public- 

 spirited gentlemen are sending out to those who will 

 secure signatures to it, appears elsewhere in this paper. 

 The allegations of this petition furnish ample reasons why 

 the protection asked for should be granted by Congress. 

 Should the destruction of the forests of this wonderful 

 region be permitted, the water supply, the fruitful- 

 ness of the soil and the habitableness of 600,000 square 

 miles of territory will be endangered. We may not 

 reasonably argue that our remoteness from that vast 

 territory of our common country whose welfare seems to 

 depend upon the preservation of these forests will excuse 

 us from concerning ourselves about this matter. While 

 the destruction of the natural protection of the sources of 

 important streams which flow through a large section of 

 country might not directly affect us— though this is even 

 by no means certain — it would surely affect us indirectly, 

 and it is therefore a matter about which we cannot afford 

 to be indifferent. In addition to this, we are interested 

 in the preservation of the various species of large game 

 in this country, some of which species have nearly be- 

 come extinct, and which are said to have found a last 

 refuge in this park. If we are not interested in this mat- 

 ter as sportsmen, then we are inevitably interested as 

 friends of natural science. * * * It is not only our 

 interest, but in some sense our duty to aid by the use of 

 such influence as we may possess in the preservation of 

 every species of useful animal and bird that the Creator 

 has placed on earth. This tract of the public domain, 

 the protection of whose forest and game Congress is 

 asked to secure by suitable legislation, has been set aside 

 as a National Park, and every citizen in the country 

 actually has and should feel an interest in it.— Newcastle 

 (Pa.) Record. 



Cincinnati, March 14. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 Send me more blank petitions for distribution through- 

 out the State. There never was a country on earth so 

 blessed in the richness of forests, fish and game as this 

 country has been; and there never was a country so will- 

 fully, criminally wasteful of its w T ealth in that regard as 

 this country has been and continues still to be. Some 

 day it will cost the Government more money to replace 

 this reckless waste in the present than I would dare put 

 into figures now. The very fact that it is necessary to 

 urge by petitions from the people the passage of a bill 

 whose title alone should insure the immediate attention 

 Congress shows that the same indifference to this 

 momentuous subject which has heretofore prevailed 

 still prevails at Washington. It is shameful! No other 

 word can properly characterize the neglect of this 

 great interest. There is no class of citizens who are not 

 concerned in this matter. There seems to be an impres- 

 sion that it is for the benefit of sportsmen alone and a 

 consequent desire to relegate it to them. Not so. Every 

 man in the community is interested. It is a question of 

 national pride, of preservation of natural scenery, com- 

 bining many of the greatest natural wonders' of the 

 country, of preservation of the great game, of life, of 

 beauty, of health-giving refuge, of a national resort, 

 which can be fostered and developed until it becomes a 

 wonder among nations.— Gloan. 



The question is one that interests not alone the tourist 

 and the naturalist; the farmers of the vast section of 

 country which is now dependent upon the Yellowstone 

 for its water supply are directly concerned as to the 

 preservation of the existing forests. Every tree cut 

 clown by thoughtless hunters in its fall strikes an indirect 

 blow at the interests of posterity, and therefore it is well 

 that the continuance of the beneficence of the public 

 domain, known as the National Park, should be insured 

 by a law which shall provide for its patrol by keepers or 

 foresters. This movement should also receive the sup- 

 port of all those who deplore the extinction of the game 

 animals which once roamed the western prairies and 

 inhabited the forests of that section. Yellowstone Park 

 now affords the only retreat for the animals that are 

 being ruthlessly slaughtered, and if foresters and game 

 keepers are soon placed in charge of the Park the differ- 

 ent species not yet extinct will have an opportunity to 

 multiply and in a measure re-populate the surrounding 

 country. Congress should not fail to give early atten- 

 tion to the matter. Every year of delay is an extension 

 of the implied permit to thoughtless hunters to slaughter 

 game and fell trees at will. And if the game animals 

 which yet exist despite the rapacity of the huntsman 

 are to be protected from extinction^ the strong arm of the 

 law must soon be interposed. — Evening Wisconsin. 



This movement for the preservation of this Wonderland 

 of America comes not one day too soon. We fear it will 

 be too late. The most desirable parts of the land west 

 of the Missouri is being gobbled up by wealthy foreign- 

 ers, who come here for the hunting season as they go to 

 the highlands of Scotland or the moors. Slowly but 

 surely our own people are losing the most beautiful and 

 picturesque parts of their domain. Niagara has been 

 made the property of the Government to protect it from 

 the Goths and Vandals, and now let the whole country 

 demand in no uncertain tones that this magnificent part 

 of our country be preserved to future generations just as 

 it came from the hands of its Creator, and in its entirety. 

 Let the work be done at once, for surely in this case de- 

 lays are dangerous. Millions of tourists go to Eurone to 

 see the beauty and grandeur of Switzerland, and are" well 

 repaid, while right here in our own country are grand 

 mountainss, wonderful geysers and beautiful scenery 

 which cannot be surpassed in all the wide world. Con- 

 gress will take the necessary steps to preserve all this if 

 there be a sufficient interest shown by the people. The 

 Forest and Stream lias done this country much service 

 already, and if through its efforts tins Wonderland of 

 America can be secured to us and our descendants for- 

 ever, it will be the crowning effort of its worthy endeav- 

 ors, — Green Bay (Wis.) Advocate. 



The forests of the Park conserve the headwaters of 

 numerous streams which serve to irrigate and fertilize 

 600,000 square miles of agricultural territory. It is there- 

 fore very important to preserve these forests for that 

 reason if no other. But the Park is also the last refuge 

 of many specimens of American large game, which have 

 elsewhere become nearly extinct, especially the buffalo 

 and elk. The Park also contains a magnificent array of 

 natural wonders and splendid scenery, which ought to be 

 cared for and protected from vandalism and money 

 greed. There are several railroads knocking at the doors 

 of Congress for permission to desecrate this beautiful 

 territory with these destructive agencies, and a horde of 

 plunderers are with difficulty restrained from appropriat- 

 ing all its attractions and destroying the last remnants of 

 the noblest specimens of American game. These con- 

 siderations should interest thoughtful men, and a public 

 pressure should be brought to bear on Congress to enact 

 the necessary laws for the preservation of the National 

 Park . — 3Iemphis Avalanche. 



The Forest and Stream Publishing Company, New York, 

 have inaugurated a movement, in the form of petitions 

 from all parts of the country, asking Congress to enact a 

 law for the preservation of this Park. The effort should 

 have the cordial support of every citizen. If we can 

 save the original forest and splendors of any considerable 

 body of land, by legislative care and protection. Congress 

 should without delay enact such laws as are necessary to 

 protect this famous national Park from destruction. — 

 Jackson Daily Patriot, 



Call at the office and read the petition and we know 

 you will sign it, as a matter- of course. Don't delay, but 

 come at once, and help by your signature to rescue this 

 magnificent piece of nature's handiwoi-k from the rapa- 

 cious grasp of the spoilers who have already stolen so 

 many millions of acres of the people's most valuable 

 land. — Shenandoah. 



The possibilities of the Yellowstone National Park as a 

 pleasure resort are indeed great, but now is the time to 

 be surrounding it with the amplest protection. It is 

 indeed astonishing how soon the most favored locations 

 for such purposes are shorn of half then' beauty when 



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