The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-19

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5th, appears the amended National Parl
bill. The northern boundary conforms
to the boundary Of Montana, thereby
leaving that strip of Montana out of tht
park, with jog Of ten miles in the
northern line so as to let out the Clarke's
Forks mines. The entire reservation is
now taken out Of Wyoming, leaving out
those portions of Montana and Idaho
heretofore included.
Section provides, That for the pur.
pose Of giving protection to life and pro.
perty within said park, the laws Of the
territory of Montana, are hereby extend
! ed over the same SO far as said laws do
not conflict with said act, and the said
park is declared to be for the purpose
aforess id, and the administration of JUS
tlce generally therein, a part of the
county of Gallatin, in said territory. un-
til otherwise provided by Congress, but
all costs and expenses arising in cases
under this act and properly chargeable
to the United States shall be certified by
the court Of Justice trying said cases to
the United States Marshal for Montana
and shall be paid by him out of any pub
lie funds in his hand etc. The laws
against killing game, and in fact any of
the feathered tribe are very stringent.
Fish cannot be taken in any other man
ner than with hook and line. Posses
sion of the dead bodies becomes prinaa
tacie evidence of guilt. Fines range from
twenty to one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment for not more than three
months, or both fine and imprisonment.
The salary of superintendent is fixed at
$1,000, with nine assistants. at $500 each,
who shall reside permanently in the
park. They are clothed with the powers
of sheriff or constable, under the laws
of Montana. The secretary of war shall
detail an officer of the engineer corps to
lay out and locate roads and bridges.
Fines and forfeitures 60 into the hands
of the superintendent to be expended for
improvements Leases for not exceed
ing ten acres in one tract, and not more
than ten years. The secretary can grant
no exclusive privileges with the park
except on the ground leased. All leases
contracts, rules and regulations made or
issued by the secretary of the interior as
herein provided for shall be subject to
the approval of the president. We re-
gard this bill as an improvement over
any heretofore made. In the discussion
which followed great smany pertinent
questions were asked, and answered by
Senator Vest. In answer as to what
change this bill made in existing boun-
daries, Senator Vest said:
It is little difficult without map to
explain exactly the change. As the park
is now constituted there are about two
miles taken on the north from the Ter
ritory of Montana, and upon the western
side about two miles are taken out of the
Territory of Idaho. The rest ofthe park
is taken from the Territory of Wyom-
ing.
The change of boundaries, as We pro-
pose it, is to diminish the boundary on
| the north two miles and on the west two
miles, bringing the northern boundary
down to parallel of latitude and the
western boundary to meridian of longi'
tude SO as to bring the boundaries to the
original lines between Wyoming and
Montana on the north and Idaho and
| Wyoming on the west. On the south
the park is extended by this charge ol
boundary between nine and ten miles
On the east the park is extended about
thirty miles, 80 as to take in large ex
tent of country which is the home o1
large game and covered with forest trees
the preservation Of which is absolutely
necessary to protect the sources of large
rivers, and without including that, it is
absolutely impossible to protect either
the timber or the large game which there
exist.
The change is made in accordance with
the opinion of the officers in charge O
the geographical survey of the United
States and of Gen. Sheridan, and after
had personal conversations myself with
guides, hunters, and trappers who arr
familiar with that country. 1t takes il
no country which is valuabla for minera
purposes or for grazing purposes. In the
northeastern corner of the boundaries al
defined by the first section there is
portion of the park excepted on account
of the Clarke's Fork mines. The line
runs east with parallel of latitude with
in five miles Of the eastern boundary O
the park as now defined; then the line
goes s, nth ten miles, and then directly
east.
This change, as I said before, is made
on account of the mines at that point
The Delegate from the Territory and the
gentlemen interested in those mines
thought that this exception would cover
all the mineral discoveries that would
probably he made. This is done to avoid
any complication as to title, and in order
to give those now engaged in that enter.
prise full scope and opportunity to pro-
ceed with their business.