New-York tribune., 1895-10-02
THE YELLOWSTONE PlRh.
ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE SUPERlNTEND-
E.IT.
TRAVEL, FALLING oFF-THE ROADS MUCH M
PRovED-r.ACK OF APPRopRIATIoN-MoSr
GAME poING wEI.L-SUCcEss

,vrr. FAILING oFr-THE ROADS MUCH M
pRovrp-,.A,K OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GAME DOING wELL-sUccEss
IN PLANTING FISH.
Washington. oct (speciaD.-Thc annual report
of Captain Anderson. Superintendent OF the Yellow
stone National Park has been received at the In
terlor DEPARTMENT During the five years Captain
Anderson has had charge Of the Park he has made
an enviabe record. The administration or It's az
fairs has been acceptable not only to the Depart
ment but to all whose business or pleasure taxes
them to this part Of the country.
Captain Anderson is a OF perfect physical
health big broad and brawny; with blue eyes
ruddy complexion and blond beard. suggesting the
Scotchman. In winter and summer Captain Ander-
son lives In a cosey cottage opposite the Mammoth
Hot Springs Hotel. About II are grouped barracks
for the and the hospital. HIS househoo ~
presided over by venerable half breed. whose sway
Is undlsputed except for a month or two in summer
when his sisters visit him and assume command
This Old woman is an excellent cook, and travellers
bring away enthusiastic accounts of Captain Ander-
sons hospitality.
Captain Anderson begins his report with resume
OF the improvements that have taken place since ne
took charge in 1890. At that time trip through
the Park meant roughng IT. now the tourists enjoy
every convenience There are, OF course. no rail-
roads-and 1t is to be hoped there never WIZ be
but the stage service Is excellent Captain Ander-
son makes especial mention OF that and OF the
hotels. and speaks in warmes; praise OF both
Since Captain Anderson took charge travel has
diminished in the Park Last year this falling Off
can OF course be attributed to the strikes. This
year there seemed abundant promise OF much trave',
which has failed Of fuflment During the season
of 1890 there were nearly 1850 tourists who visitei
the Park: in 1892 there were 306; last year there
were only 1855. and to July % Of this year there
were only 425. Captain Anderson does not pretend
TO assign a reason for this dninuuon In the num-
Der OF people who visit the Park He says:
ut is not easy to assign reason for the dimih-
ished travel through the Park, where there are so
| many wonders and beauties 10 be seen ana
| where so much is done for the accommodation
and comfort Of the traveller 1t Is GER
tain that the volume of travel to Europe is con-
s,antly increasing. while that to the Park Is barey
holding its own even going backward. we are
constantly Informed that they had no idea OF wnat
| there was TO be seen here how many attractions
the Park trip presented. or how many superior az
commodations were offered them. In Germany
much Of what the Park contains Is taught In the
| public schools while in this country but niue II
known of IT, even to the educated ana "'"-"-
formed ! would again suggest that some means
be adopted for bringing the mass of peop.e to rea'-
ize what store of wonders and beauties 'hoy nave
within their boundaries. 1t would be vsluaDie 10
them as a part Of an education. even II they shouu
| not be able to the Park for themselves
For wears the badly kept roads have been tn most
objectionable feature of the farK me! "c'V u"
der the control of a special nonresident oicei' VINO
| made only occasional visits to the Park. ana could
surely never have realized their condition. 30 ire
| ouenf and so numerous were the complaints ''''
last year the Department gave captain A"ne'9o"
| charge OF the roads. lie has had them III MS cav
for less than a year. but great chase io' ''
better is observable OF course with the none! az
ow.d betveen $4,000 and $1,000. II Is impossiDIe u
| macadamlze the roads, but much has pseh uo"'
| with the money available. All or the roaus nov
been put in a thorough state OF repair an" so''.
new ones have been built An improVeme"' ''''
will meet the approval of all those ""o 10
stood with futering heart. on the edge OF me sIea'
,ia y, rnsnraiiou Point and Point Lookout 10
| oatcb q glimpse of the Grand Canon, whch Is no
where SO grand al these points Is 'ne
Of protecting ratings Another agreeased srsbd CaEon
from Lookout Falls TO inspiration POM, features
The game is one Of the most hnse interested are
mosf anxious 10 perpetuate and that 'hrousi IN tn
vandalism OF poachers ana 'ns ,I me bson' There
were last year about two hundred heau III h tbi.
and Captain rreesed II was dificult, however
70 count them last winter as the seaso, M "S EARS
most open that the PARK mas tban usual and the
anima.s roamcd about at Will AZ AZ io IN group OF
there more M heads and pes OF bison have be
cause OF their scarcity, an ever M III Ydsh9 hound
aeWps IN Which State the In regard to posGnhSs sGS
are very lax Professor Langley OF !. sne Geo IN III,
1 ninn l..,tiJ
hands Of Captain Anderson With when 10 hsnn a..
imciosrre and provide food for as NAM pa,o a.
can be driven into IL during the coming h "'"'e'
trs ,ii1ness of last winter made III an
favnrahle season for breeding. ana thels i,"' ~.
consequence. been an uiusha, awer x increase more
nidir Wiz n'' than any other variety OF game. y
hardlv credible how tame the anlihas is, .hrou~t
limits of the Park have become IN r,a'ns nnsorcnDins
il one sees continually coyotes, onIy c,iros
and Jack rabbits which seem 10 IA, ha, ness close tc
ity concerning the great stages Una. The grassy
J ,her habitation Deer wander over h,oes w NJ
nas and mass within few feet OF the houses a,,|
barracks exposed 10 the gaze 9,l.ts, o. w. feor las
soIiiars without exhibiting the slightest ieh, az
nter 500 antelope wntered on the nat near n W
| town of Gardiner and these shyesl y, ~
| came nearly as tame as domestic ctseon ca.at. hay,
o,i ordr"nered with the exception OF the IailpoN
trout nanted in the Gibbon River whem LIN ,o % in
rea other have no, pr any present nee
He M resapvine The fish and quotes Professor Jo
dan who has made several TIPS tmiss,on Pro
| SaSsor iorian believes that the large nunDer o o
| trout taken from the Yellowstone Lake 90 @ n'
harm. but that those which remain are hnproVe' , -
in n conseauence There has been recent po, plsmt o
hass distributed in the lakes, and captain Anueih"
hopes soon to add bass fishing 10 the other pleas
Cantain Anderson concludes his report by max
Ing a resume OF the recommendations coh'a'ne'
in It: , - o,,,ra,o an,
Frst-A special effort to obtain an accurate an,
complete survey OF the boundaries with a system en-
Of blazing marking. 80 that tney couiu "e III
stantiy recognized wherever crossed .,. .
Second-Liberal appropriations with whSh u
complete the road system, as now approved Hn'
for the most par, under ennronratons un
III the roads put In such condition az 70 re
duce to a minimum the trouble from mud ana dust M
Fourth-The addition to the mhtary post ol nc
commodations for another company.
sHE CAME IN WITH A DISABLED ScHOONEh
rh. s,aap,ehin Rio Grande Of the Mallory Line