The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-12-12

at the last term OF court and judgement
obtained against them.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Extract from Secretary Lamar's Report.
The following is a portion of the an
nual report of the Secretary Of the In
terror Lamar:
During the year the geographical sur
vey, which was established six years ago
has, with twenty-seven parties in the
field, surveyed 57,5O8 acres, including
1000 in the Yellowstone Park. The
preservation of this district Of the
country and it's establishment as Ma
tional Park by congress in 1872 was a
wise and benifcial measure in the inter-
ests of science and for the benifit of the
whole people. The natural phenomena
contained within it's boundaries; the al
titude of its entire area, over 5000 feet;
the panorama Of grand mountains with
SUBMITS of perpetual snow, and sides
clothed with primeval forests; the
great plateaus covered with grass of
every variety and studded with crimson
and golden and purple in the tints Of
flowers; it's great fossil forests, whose
petrified trunks. when upright, resemble
the columns of a ruined temple; it's
beautiful Yellowstone Lake, 5000 feet
above the level of the sea, and covering
an area Of $50 square miles with sheet
of water of crystal clearness; it's seventy
one geysers, some of which throw
streams of water to the height of over
25O feet; it's 5000 hot springs of marve-
lous forms, colorings and variety; the
great falls and canyon of the Yellow
stone river, make up in one view a re-
gion :unequaled by any other on the
globe, in august splendor, grandeur,
novelty and wonder.
Professor Comstock says of it; "Hot
and cold springs, mud volcanoes, fuma-
roles, solfataras and geysers; rapids,
waterfalls and torrents; deep canyons
and craggy peaks abound in every direc-
tion; lakes, gorges and cataracts sur
prise one at almost every turn, and the
whole is situated at point where the
grand Rocky mountain system culu-
mates in a knot OF peaks inclosing the
most remarkable lake basin in the
world"
Professor Geikie speaking of the Yel-
lowstone river and canyon, says: "For
Dimensions large enough to be profound
ly striking, yet not too vast to be taken
in by the eye at once; for infinite
changes Of picturesque detail, and for
brilliancy and endless variety of color
ing, there are few scenes in the world
more impressive than the grand canyons
Of the Yellowstone"
This wonderful section not only fur
nishes phenomena for the study of the
scientific investigator, but its attractions
have become known to all the world,
and the National Park is now the favor
tie resort of our own people of our own
country and of foreigners from every
civilized country.
The act of congress setting apart this
reservation as national park placed it
under the exclusive control of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior.
The new superintendent reports that
the game is increasing in the Park. It
is now tenanted by about 200 bison, elk
in large numbers and several bands Of
antelope, the black tailed and Whitehall
ed deer, mountain sheep, Rocky Noun
tain goat, beaver, otter, martin, fisher,
pheasant, grouse, prairie chicken, fool
hen, quail, partridge, wild goose, duck,
meadow lark, thrush, goldfinch, yellow
hammer, black-bird, oriole, jay, snow
bird, robin and innumerable small sing
ing birds.
Professor Comstock, in an article pub
lished in 1874, said: "Unless prompt
and vigorous measures are instituted to
check the slaughter now in progress in
our western wilds, the geological record
of to-day must pass into the domain of
the paleontologist.'.
In the preservation Of the mammals
and birds of the country, the Park will
play an important part.
The superintendent reports the force
of assistant superintendents in the
Park to be insufficient to protect the
game and the many objects of interest,
and hence acts of vandalism will occur
until a force is supplied large enough
to watch over the different portions of
the Park, which is 81 miles long and SO
miles swide. This request for an in
crease of force seems warranted, and I
therefore recommend an appropriation
for five additional assistants.
Under Lieutenant Kingman (whose
efficiency is most highly commendedl
the improvements of the roads and
bridges in the Park have been as rapidly
and efficiently prosecuted as could be
with the appropriation in hand. Some
Of the roads are already admirable
drives. This work continued until