The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-27
MOVEMENT To
PROTECT GAME.
Local Branch of League Of American
SpOrtsmen are Interested.
IT IS PROPOSED TO RAISE FUNDS
National ORGANIZATION Presents Pan
for a New National Park In the
Region of the Great
Lakes.
IT IS PROPOSED TO RAISE FUNDS

sports or the Held are looking dHedu ~
the time; when they can don a shooting
coat and sally forth into the Virginia
woods In search Of what they may Stay.
A perpetual cause OF worriment TO the
Nimrods Of this section, as well as TO
those throughout the country apparently,
is the alarming manner I'm which the game
laws are being violated. So serious have
become the cucrOachmcuts of unspOrts-
lnanlike individuals that the National
League Of American Sportsmen has re-
Gently made an appeal 20 the members OF
the League throughout the country for
funds with which TO prosecute offenders.
THE OFFICERS.
The American League is an influential
body, the high standing OF which may be
gagged by the following list of officers.
President G. o. Shields. New York
Secretary, Arthur J.. Rice, Passaic n
j.
Treasurer F.. S. Hyatt New York
First Nice-President, Or. C.. Hart Mer-
riam. chief Of Biological Survey. Agri-
cultural Department, Washington. ID. G.
Second Vice-Presldent, T.. S. Thompson,
artist and naturalist, New York
Third Nice-President. Hon. w A. Rich
ards. Governor of Wyoming.
Fourth Nce-President, W T. Horna-
day director, New York Geological So
ciety
Fifth Vice-Presldent, A. A. Anderson,
artist, New York
In circular letter sent 10 various
members Of the Richmond branch Of the
League. Of which Mr.. Polk Miller is pre-
sident the following paragraph occurs:
we are confronted every day with
cases OF game law violations which we
are compelled 90 ignore. because we have
no funds with which 20 prosecute we
are constantly being asked for league
literature, which We cannot furnish. be-
cause we have no money 10 pay printers
bills"
In compliance with tho urgent sugges-
ton Of tho League the local branou Us
making an effort % recruit it's ranks and
secure a subscription of &100 or moro
from each member. to be applied 10 the
furtherance Of plan 90 bring 10 justice
vio.ators OF the game laws I'm this sec
ton. The plan, In brief. is 10 place a few
paid men in the country where game is
plentiful with instructions 20 report such
v.o.ators and secure evidence 10 convict.
A part Of the fund 20 be raised VIII pro-
badly be offered as a bounty for scaips
of hawks and destroycrs OF game birds.
Sportsmen throughout tho State VIII be
Interested I'm the following circular is-
sued by the League:
To Members Of tho League Of American
Sportsmen:
Dear Brethren.-Let mo- Ike Mark An
tony appeal 70 You 70 Tend me your
ears" I appealed TO you last June FOR a
national park in Cass county. MINI. to
take IN the three great lakes-Cass
Leech and WinnlblgOshlsh. The scheme
involves the taking by the government of
one OF the Chippewa reservations. issuing
bonds Tor same 10 the Indians ON just
valuation. and paying interest quarterly 20
them. While taking the title Il the land
yet We're the Indians 10 remain and live
on 90. as they have always lived 20 camp
fish. gather their wild rice. raise their
garden truck. weave their baskets. guide
the tourists through the may wilderness
OF forest and water but stop Staying the
moose and deer; with unlimited fish and
a quarterly revenue coming IN, more than
sufficient for their needs. the incentive 10
hunt deer and moose would not exist.
This park would become national pro-
pcrty. AS IN tho Yellowstone the best OF
hotels and magnificent roads would De
built making an ideal outdoor paradise
Tor the sportsman and the camper. amid
health-laden afr from the surrounding
balsams.
with a troop OF United states Cavalry
and 30 Indians hired as policemen and
given a star and a Winchester, the woods
would be policed against fire and the de-
structiye Vaccinations OF the pOacher.
COL. COOPERS PLAN.
NOW comes Colonel Cooper, of Chicago.
and puts forth a plan that he has dreamt
OF for years-a plan IN ifs scope so grand
that It must appeal strongly 20 every ciu-
zen OF this great republic. We realize
that the lumberman has only too frequent
y carried out the adage that when
needs must the devil drives and accord
ingly the lumberman cuts billions of feet
OF lumber that otherwise might have taken
years 20 cut. Fearful of that most
runous Of al destructive agencies-the
forest hre-these men have gone I'm and
have tried 10 forestall the fiery dragon.
Tn the counties OF Itasca. Hubbard
BeItrami and Cass are 10000 acres OF
lakes and standing timber. In this area
begins the Father of Waters. the Great
Mississippi river. In other words. the
lakes are the head waters OF the M'ss.s-
siDpi Ia this area are LOO lakes. large
and small. IN some Of which even the IN
dian himself has not yet padded his
blrch-bark canoe or thrown a line-lakes
whore the FISH know not that man is vile.
and where great lurking muscalloge fear
less.y advancing toward the boat viii
snap at a spoon held out by hand a foot
above the water
Brethren, this is no pipe dream. Colo
nal Cooper. who has tr0dden this sports
mans wilderness for thirty years IS re-
sponslo.e for these statements.
NOW here Is the COloners plan. Let the
government assume control over this great
BODY Of standing pine, which. in this sense
&c may eau THE last Of the M0hicans."
81 IILhRs COULD NOT COME.
ui iHer settling up OF the country would
oe stopped and from this fact fires would
also ne much less frequent than now. The
PM "'St ana keencst railroad fnlncier
81 ,ni. country. and perhaps ~ the world
j. >. FL pres dent OF the Great North
eri rali"ay, which road bisects this track
most htart'ly endorses this plan OF a ma
ronal park. for he. too. well l,nou,s what
magnet such a park would be. situated
as II Is. only a few miles from the popu-
lation centre Of the United States
Deer. moose and bear are hero IN al
their woodland glory and the thousands
% acres Of Wild rice make this "a g~oaf
feeding and breeding ground Tor ducks
geese and brant The forests ara
fui Of grouse, and here may am these
species OF game be allowed TO breed In
safety and stock the forests and the
waters OF all the rest Of the State afford
Ing such sport as even the Black Forest
In its palmiest days. could not give 20 the
kngiy sportsman. But let the Porkus
Americans beWarei
A TRUE SPORTSMAN'S APPEAL.