West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-08-06

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to view. The Captain has two pet
bears chained in his yard and the
command have a little park with
woven wire fence around it, con-
tanning young elk, deer aud several
other pets. Besides these soldiers
here, there are several stations in
the Park, and from all of these,
detachments are sent out every day
to patrol the Park and protect it
from vandalism and the game from
hunters. No one is allowed to col
lect specimens or destroy any of the
formations. Rulesand regulations,
signed by John w. Noble, Secretary
of the Interior, are posted in and
around the hotels and public places
and are as follows
I. 1t is forbidden TO remove or in
jure the sediments or incrustations
around the gcysers, hot springs, or
steam vents; or to deface the same
by written inscription or otherwise;
or to throw any substance into the
springs or geyser vents; or to injure
or disturb, in any manner, any Of
the mineral deposits, natural Curl
osities, or wonders within the Park.
2. 1t is forbidden to ride or drive
upon any of the gcyser or hot spring
formations or to turn loose stock to
Craze in their vicinity.
3. 1t is forbidden TO cut or iniure
any growing timber. Camping par
ties will be allowed to use dead or
fallen timber for fuel.
4. Fires shall be lighted only
when necessary and completely ex-
tinguished when not longer required
The utmost care should be exercised
at all times to avoid setting fire to
the timber and grass.
5. Hunting, capturing, injuring,
or killing any bird or animal within
the Park is prohibited. The outfits
of persons found hunting or in pos
session of game killed in the Park
will be subject to seizure and confis-
cation.
6. Fishing with nets, seines, traps,
or by the use of drugs or explosives,
or in any other way than with hook
and line, is prohibited. Fishing for
purposes of merchandise or profit is
forbidden by law.
2. No person will be permitted to
reside permanently or to engage in
any businoss in the Park without
permission, in writing, from the
Department Of the Interior. The
Superintendent may grant authority
to competent persons to act as guides
and revoke the same in his discretion
8. No drinking saloon or bar room
will be permitted within the limits
of the Park.
8. Private notices or advertise.
ments shall not be posted or dis
played within the Park, except such
as may be necessary for the conven.
fence and guidance of the public,
upon buildings ON leased ground.
10. Persons who render them
selves obnoxious by disorderly con-
duct or bad behavior, or who violate
any Of the foregoing rules, will be
summarily removed from the Park
under authority OF the Statute set.
ting apart the Park cas- pleasure
ground for the people," and provid-
ing that it "shall be under the cx-
elusive control of the Secretary of
the Interior whose duty it shall be
to make and publish such rules and
regulations as he shall deem neces-
sary or proper" and who generally
shall be authorized to take al such
measures as shall be necessary or
proper to fully carry out the object
and purposes Of this act"
At this season Of the year there
are great many camping parties in
the Park. People drive hundreds
Of miles, and with teams, tents,
provisions and other necessaries,
(such as snake medicine, etc. ) take
in the Park much better than i,
can be done on the regular stage
routes. We found people camped
in little valleys and shady hooks IN
all parts Of the place and others on
the roal moving from one part to
another. This is the best way To
sec the Park, for you can 90 whore
you please and stay as long as you
please, whereas, if you are in q large
party on the stage route, as we were.
you have to keep up with The Droces-
SION. You cannot hunt, but You
can FISH with hook and line ali Won
want to, and you don't want such
unfair devices as dynamite, nets, fish
pots or trot-lines, for you can catch
them as fast as you can pull them
out, and in Yellowstone Lake the
trout arc so plentiful that anyone.
no difference how inexperienced
can soon catch more than he can