Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-17

PARK EPORT.
Shows That Last Years Travel
Was Larger Than In 80.
CONDITION OF THE GAME
Number Of Wild Animals Supposed to
Be lncreasing-Buffal0
Scarce.
CONDITION OF TT E GAME

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out of the government printing office at
Washington. 1t shows that the travel
in the park last season fell below that of
1897, which has thus far been the banner
year of park travel, but It was heavier
thar in 1898. The report is signed by
Captain Oscar ]. Brown, acting superin-
tendent of the park. Is says in part:
1.-The aggregate number Of persons TAX
ing the park trip with licenses of per-
sonally conducting camping parties was
703. and the aggregate number travelling
with private transportation Camping
parties) was 1924.
1.-The grand total of all visitors to the
park during the season wa S,579.
Three thousand one hundred and six
tourists took the trip on the Yellowstone
lake during the season Of which 1925
came into the park with the regular
TRANSPORTATION company; 1877 with
Humphrey & Haynes, and 1,453 who were
travelling with camping. parties, gig OF
whom were with the Wylie Camping COM
pany." $3.50,
The number of tourists In the park
during the last five years:
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899.
ties ;. :. -. 1854 1897 ASA 3,4s7 1924
Ii Teens
transport . o-e
Hotels III. ...5.43s 4,65s 1O,6So 1884 1873
Total ". ..5,4ss 4,s5s 1 o,eso 1884 s,579
The report upon the game in the park
follows:
Antelopes-It is believed they have in
creased within the last two years. AT TINS
season they are nearly all within a few
miles of the post, on the slopes or the
foothills where there is little or no snow.
About 600 can be seen here nearly every
day. There are probably not more than
| 700 or 500 in the park. It is with the
greatest difficulty that they are preserv-
ed at all, as they are constantly trying TO
get across the line and outside of the
! park limits, where there are numerous
hunters watching for an opportunity 10
shoot them. 1t requires one of the civil
ian scouts and two soldiers to be perma-
nently posted along this part of the line
to drive them back. AS they wander
across in the nighttime, these must be on
the alert before daybreak to prevent
them from being killed. A fence about
four miles long on the boundary of the
park would solve the problem OF their
protection.
Bear-These are numerous AND are
without doubt increasing. They are to be
seen about the hotels in numbers and have
given much trouble at these places by
breaking INTO buildings in search of food.
1t will Undoubtedly be necessary to kill
some of them to prevent such destruc-
ton.
Buffalo-It is not known how many
| there are left or whether or not they are
increasing. I shall try and find out this
| winter as to their number. One of the
scouts saw twenty-six last spring. and
signs were seen of others. 1t is probable
that there are fifty or more.
C~OyOtes-There are many of these, es-
pecially where the antelope are ranging.
They undoubtedly kill many antelope, AS
we'll as young elk and deer. The only
means of getting rid of them is by poison.
This method will be tried during the win
ter.
Deer-There are many Of them in the
park. They can be seen at this season
all about the post. m they frequently
come on the parade. They are increasing.
Elk-Are more numerous h a any 9TH
err animal in the park. The scouts fire.
quently report seeing hero DIS of a thous-
and or more. While a great many died
last winter, due to the unusually cold
weather, yet they are without doubt rap
idly increasing. Some of the scouts, from
the number of dead seen by them,
estimate that as many as 5000 died dur
ing the past winter. 1t is estimated h
there are at present from 5000 to $4,000
in the park.
MOose-Little is known as to the num-
Der of these animals, but there are still
quite a number left and they will prOba-
| bly, increase now, owing TO the stringent
laws against killing them in Wyoming.
They principally along the southern
lire of the park in Wyoming.
~Sheep-There are not ma ny in the park
and it is nat known as to whether or not
they are increasing. Most Of them are
near here or Mount Earts, n can be
| seen any day.
| Beaver-There are not many of these in
| the park and they are believed to be in
creasing.
Mountain liOns-Are numerous and de-
stroy much anne. Several We're killed
| last Wi ter where the mountain sheep
range.
The expenditures during the season
! amounted to $4,000. Capt. Chittenden,
| Of the Engineer Corps, has prepared esti-
mates of projected improvements to
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