The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21
Mantle Will Not Get Hi Cavalry
Regiment.
RELIEF OF MINE OWNERS
Report Of Lieut.. q. o. Cross on Oondi-
lions In ths Ysllowstons National
Park-LAsutenant Lindsley's
Report on the Game.


DetWceu 0cu8tOT Lee
Mantle and Secretary of Wa Alger. all
hope OF the former securing his cavalry
regiment has been dissipated. The SEN
ator was vigorously persistent. and
tried his best to get an Independent
cavalry regiment recommended by the
war department. He was convinced
after his last interview with General
Alger that he would lose in his at
tempt to get a regiment. But. even
after that, he tried by correspondence
to get a more favorable esponse than
he had secured in person. The oficial
correspondence follows:
Gen. Russell A. Alger, Secretary Of
War: Dear Sir-It il my desire to as
sist In the organization OF an independ-
ent cavalry regiment with special
qualifications as to horsemanship and
marksmanship. to be enlisted from
Montana and adjoining states. / am
advised that II is not the intention of
your department to call for any cav
airy whatever under the second call Of
the president for volunteer troops. Such
being the fact, II will require a special
act OF congress to authorize the presi-
dent to form such a regiment. u in
your opinion one or more additional In
dependent cavalry regiments, with
special qualifications as indicated, can
be used to advantage, a letter Of rec
ommendation from you TO IN chair
man of the senate committee on mill
tary affairs of the senate would se-
cure h necessary legislation and
would be very much appreciated Dy me.
Very respectfully. LEE MANTLE"
The secretary of war replied as fol-
lows:
my Dear 'Sir-I nave your letter of
the 18th inst. urgently asking hat the
cavalry regiment from your state be
mustered into the United States serv-
ice. i am very sorry indeed to disap-
point your friends, who are patriotic
and wish to give their services to the
country. but the quotas are all full
n there Is no law by which another
regiment Of cavalry al be accepted
under any conditions. I cannot con-
sistently ask congress to authorize an
other regiment Of cavalry for the rea-
son that We have positively declined to
accept cavalry from several states that
wished to get in unde the second call"
In the favorable report on the bill re-
lieving the mine owners. who enlist in
the Spanish war. from assessment duty
the house public lands committee says:
The statutes OF the United States re-
quire that the locator of each mining
claim shall do $l00 worth of work each
year upon the same in order to retain
ZIG il6iN " 14ol ~ ~ NV LOp
erty. This work 10 called the annual
assessment work. A great man SOL
diers who are interested in such claims
are serving In the army, and IL Is i'm
possible for them to do the assessment
work on their claims. While they are
absent risking their lives there ought
to be no possibility OF them losing
ar interest in any mining claim they
possess by a failure to do this work.
The amendments which are made are
for the purpose of protecting those SOL
diers and sailors who have undivided
interests In mining claims, which
should be protected as well as where
the claim is entirely held by the enlist
ed men,"
Representative Osborne has iavorably
reported from the house committee on
claims a bill to reimburse the state of
Wyoming for money expended in polio
ing and protecting the Yellowstone
park against depredations after the
park was reserved from the public do
main. The bill. which has already
passed the senate, carries $3.50. In
his report Governor Osborne says: The
national government did not provide
practical protection against spoliation
and lawlessness until 1854, and protec-
tion did not actually begin until 1886.
During the period when there was
great danger Of permanent devastation
n spoliatton h territory OF Wyo-
ming i~naugurated At Its own expense Q
system of protection hat continued un-
I'll the formal detail of troops. Among
other items of expense 10 $500 for he
erection Of a jail building. which IL still
used by the government" He says that
without the protection furnished by
the territory the park would have been
left at the mercy Of the hide-hunters
Inc vandals. VINO were attracted there
from all portions Of the world a. soon
as it's great natural curiosities n
abundance Of game became known"
Lieut.. @. O. Cross OF the Fourth cav
airy. h IL acting superintendent OF
the Yellowstone national park, has
made Q formal report to Secretary Bliss
Of the condition. Of a the park, Lieu =.
command Of the post at Fort Yellow
stone since March -. and during h .
| time have taken all necessary steps to
enforce park rules and regulations.
The usual detachments Of soldiers have
been kept at winter stations. and ire
| Quent scouting parties sent out to such
points as were most likely to De visited
by poachers. II II believed that very
little poaching has been done during
| the past winter. There has been COM
paratively little snow, and all game has
wintered well.
THE circular Issued Aug. IL. 1897.
prohibiting fishing in certain streams
| near Mammoth Hot Springs. was re-
voked. as II 10 considered not longer
necessary to protect these streams.
The Yellowstone Park association
and Yellowstone Park Transportation
company have everything In readiness
TO begin the business Of the season.
Some dificulty has been experienced
In preparing h wagon DADS Tor traVei
through the park. owing to the fact
that no money whatever was on hand
TO be expended for this purpose. In
! response to a telegram sent the quar-
termaster general. on h 18th ultimo.
calling attention to the dangerous con-
dition of the wagon road etwee TINS
point and Gardiner, an appropriation
OF 500 was made. With his amount
! the road have been made safe for travel
between these points. Two men. with
teams, are now out In the park with
Instruction. to DO such repair work a.