The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22

with strips of muslin, and the end sealed
with wax, bearing a stamp In this help
less condition the frearm is returned to
the owner. and he is allowed to enter the
park. When he leaves the bindings are
removed by the officers in charge Should
a person coming out of the park be found
with a gun, pistol or rifle not sealed il IS
taken for granted the owner has removed
the same while in the park and he
thereby becomes an exile 20 "Nature's
Wonderland" for all time TO come. Once
expelled from the park, there is no en-
terinE it again. except by running the
risk of being captured and sent to jail
To many this may seem like an obdurate
rule, but the preservation oi the animals
demand it. While nine out of ten. who
enter the park might never modest the
game found therein, the tenth person
would kill this or that animal or bird and
the result would be that in a few years
there would be few If any animals lett
In spite of these rigid laws game is
sometimes killed within the confines Of
the park but always very near the border
line at some secluded spot. These poach-
ers enter the park at a remote point. shoot
a bear or deer, and drag its carcass across
the line into bordering state. But such
infractions of the law are in most cases
caught up with when the hunter attempts
to sell his ill-gotten game. IL is a serious
matter to have a fresh skin within a close
proximity of the park, unless the owner
is in a position 20 prove positively where
he got the same.
While none are allowed to hunt in the
park, they can fish to their hearts con-
tent, provided the fish are not sold, but
caught for their individual use. Camping
parties going through the park always de
pend upon the fish they catch for por-
ton of their daily food Tourists stop
ping at the hotels often arise early and
catch a mess of speckled trout for break
fast, which the cook can be induced to
prepare for them for a small tip! From
time to time the government has stocked
many of the lakes and streams of the park
with various kinds of trout. So plentiful
are these finny creatures that it takes but
a little while to catch a number of them,
In consequence of the fact that the ami
mas and game are not in any way molest-
ed in the park, they are yearly becoming
very tame. 1t is not an uncommon thing
while travelling thorugh the park to run
upon a flock of geese or ducks, and al
though you may be within 200 feet of them,
they will pay no attention to your arrival
and departure. These occurrences may
give a hunter the heartache, but there is no
remedy, the law being hands off" Among
the birds to be found i'm this pleasure spot
are the grouse, owl, hawk, eagle, Vulture,
duck lin great Variety, goose, brant, pei
lean, swan, crane crow raven bluebird,
bluejay and blackbird. OF course these are
principally migratory, but they return
every spring each year in greater numbers
than when they left in the preceding fail
The wild animal, which causes the most
curiosity, is the buffalo. There are many
of them in the park, to be found at all
seasons of the year. Then comes the bear,
moose, elk big-horn mountain sheep, wolf
fox Ged, gray and black, coyote, beaver,
otter, mink, marten, Saber, muskrat. err
mir
squirrel chipmunk, wolverine and last but
not least, the detestable skunk. The bear
affords all visitors an endless amount of
amusement. There are hundreds of them
in the park, and many Of them are so
tame as to refuse absolutely to get out of
your way; and in nine cases out of ten
you will give him a wide birth, especially
if it is the first time you have ever seen
one running at large. At night the bears
come to the rear of the hotels looking for
something to eat, and ii will inspect every
refuse barrel set aside containing scrape
of meat, etc. When they have eaten to
their fill thN will return to their haunts
in the mountains.
Camping parties have to be particular
to keep their eatables out of the reach of
bears, for bruin has a. habit of going on
an investigation tour Of bis own late at
night, and makes the camps Of these Wis
itors his objective point. If anything is
lett lying around ne will eat II ana look
for more. And il is no uncommon occur
ence to have one of them stick his head
in the opening of your tent and loudly
sniff for sugar or sweet things This goes
to show how perfectly harmless and tame
they are. In the day time 1t is no I'M
common sight to see them seated away
up in a tree, sound asleep or watching
your every movement with the keenest
interest.
Reptiles are scarce. The rattlesnake is
found only In parts of the Yellowstone
valley, but never above the altitude of
5000 feet snake is seldom found higher
than $500 feet above the sea level. and as
almost the entire park is above 5000 feet.
and ranging from that to $685. feet MARY
Lake., exclusive of mountain peaks, IL Is
easily seen no fear may be entertained
of meeting with dangerous pests under
foot.