76 DIGEST OF GAME LAWS FOR 1901. 
.Slid Ti'rritorv tlu* f^r^s or \\w conU^nts of the c^^s (A any <Taiie, wild duck, l)rant,or 
g«M)st', nor shall any perHoi), coininon carrier or other traiisjxjrtation comi any carry 
or rweive fur shipment such egj^ or the contents of said eggs, and any j)ei'son or 
eonii)any wlio sliall have in possession or receive for shipment or traiLsportation any 
eggs or the contents of any eggs of the crane, wild duck, brant, or goose shall l:>e 
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction ])e punished as provided in tliis sec- 
tion. Any j)erson or company violating the j)rovisions of this section shall be pun- 
ished by a line not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding 
six months. 
Ai>i>roved June <), UHK). 
INDIAN TERRITORY. 
Revised Statutes U. S., 1878. 
Skc. 2137. Every jierson, other than an Indian, who, within the limits of any 
tribe with whom the United .States has existing treaties, hunts, or traps, or takes 
and destroys any peltries or game, except for su])sistence in the Indian country, 
shall forfeit all the traps, guns, and ammunition in his i)OSsession, used or pro- 
cured to be used for that purpose, and all peltries so taken; and shall be liablt^ in 
addition to a penalty of five hundred dollars. 
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK. 
30 Statutes at Large, pp. 993-995. 
Chap. 377. An Act To set aside a portion of certain lands in the State of Washi Tton. no^^• known :i> 
the racific Forest Reserve, as a pnblic park, to be known as the Mount Rjiinier National Park. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hom^e of Representatives of tlie United States of America 
in CotnjresK assembled, That all those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land lying 
and being in the State of Washington, and within the boundaries particularly 
described as follows^ ^ * * are hereby dedicated and set apart as a public park, 
to })e kncnvn and designated a.s the Mount Rainier National Park, for the benefit and 
enjoyment of the people; and all j)er.^ons who shall locate or settle upon or occupy 
the same, or any part therecjf, except as hereafter jirovided, shall be considered 
tresjiassers and be removed therefrom. 
Sec. 2. That said juiblic park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary 
of the Interior, whose duty it shall l)e to make and publish, as soon as jiracticable, 
such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or i)roper ft>r the care and 
management 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. * * * He shall 
al.<o provide a<:ainst the wanton destruction of the fish and game found within sai<l 
l»ark, and against their capture or destruction for the })uri)oses of merchandise or 
profit. He shall also cause all persons trespassing ui)on the Siime after the {)assagf 
of this Act to be remove<l therefrom, and generally shall be authorized to take all 
such measures as shall be necessary to fully carry out the objects and j)urposes of 
this Act. 
Approved March 2, 1899. 
'The artm of the park is 207,8()0 acres, or .S24 scjuan^ miles; in other words, alx>ut 
one-fourth the size of Rhode Island. 
