The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-11-10
YELLOWSTONE PARK PAR
GAME PROTECTION
Measures Taken BY the U. $. Gov
eminent to Preserve the
Wild Animals.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
snowshoc Cabins Establlshed in h Pnrs
for the Scouts Who Watch the In-
truders-Work of the Civilian
scouts Commended.

Washington. Nov. 5.-The annual re-
port of Captain George ~. Goode, First
cavalry. acting superintendent of the
Yellowstone National park, was made
public yesterday. Captain Goode tool
charge of the park in July last, when
Captain O. j. Brown, First cavalry,
was ordered to duty in the orient.
The report avs that some changes
Will be made In the disposition of the
details of soldiers for the protection of
4 park The station at h Thumb
VIII be retained as late as possible this
fall on account OF returning bunting
parties from the Jackson's Hole coun>
Try. Captain Goode then says:
1T Is my intention to put a detach-
ment with q civilian scout at Knowles
cabin to watch h He'll Roaring coun-
try. and have the southwest corner. OF
the reservation frequently secuted from
the Snake river station during the fall
and winter.
The establishing of snowshoe cabins
throughout the park was an excellent
step; they are most effective as a
a OF protection during the winter,
the scouts being enabled to cover prac-
LEGALLY h entire reservation and pene-
trate to localities which would other
wise be inaccessible at a time When
poachers are at work.
Rationing the Cabin
These cabins are now being rationed
and put in proper shape for winter use.
The civilian scouts do excellent work,
and are Indispensable tt q satisfactory
protection of game, etc. Their work In
conjunction with that of the local
magistrates has been, l believe, the SAL
walton of the garne up to the present
time.
These men know the country and
are trained woodsmen in all seasons,
whereas the soldier as a rule is re-
placed before he has time to become
proficient in such duties. Besides the
work of the scouts and soldiers from
Fort Yellowstone making the rounds
OF the snowshoe cabins during the win
ter, the instructions for the detacll-
ments at the permanent stations re-
qutre frequent scouting trips within
thei rdistricts. soEthat the entire area
of the reservation is under fairly eff
fective surveillance during the hunting
a and winter: without an increase
In the number of scouts, however, it
is impossible to prevent poaching.
The number of visitors to the park
during the season was 8,92S, a decided
falling off as compared with previous
seasons, due probably to the heavy
ttaNe' W Europe. Last Summe was
exceptionally dry and a number of fires
occurred in the park. The most seri-
GUS was near Shoshone lake. west of
the Thumb which began July 9 and
was not extinguished until august "a.
Park Visitors.
With the exception of the bison
american buffalo, all varieties of wild
animals in the park, including ante
Z bear, beaver, coyotes, deer, elk,
moose, sheep n mountain lion are in
creasing, Notwithstanding the antelope
range In winter over the north bound
airy, where many of them are killed."
Captain Goode says twenty-nine head
OF buffalo we're counted by scouts last
winter, and there We're possibly ten
more IN he park that were not seen.
Unless stations are located near the
two southern corners of the reservation
and the force of scouts increased, the
buffalo Will he extermiliated in a few
years With that addition to the facil-
tiles for protection they can be pre-
served n win increase.
The trout in Willow creek and Glen
creek, although apparently us numer-
Gus as ever. are SO small as to indicate
the ~advisabi.ity Of prohibiting fishing
in these streams during the next sea-
son. otherwise there is no change. in
the conditions, the other streams
throughout the park being full of fish
of good size, Notwithstanding the large
lumber taken out this season,