The Washington times., 1903-03-11
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER
OF THE ELK CONTINUES
Edward S. Taft nvokeS Aid of Interior Department
to Protect the Big Game.

money enough to feed his stock he again
applied for a position as scout, and
was taken on as one. and at present Is
drawing a salary for carrying the mail,
and $50 per month for scouting In other
words, he is drawing two salaries from
the United States Government Mr.
Strann says that Morrison is protected
by the superintendent of the park. thus
preventing some good man from carry
ing the mails.
The writer alleges that other scouts,
instead Of attending TO their duties in
the park, go home. a,:d after an absence
Of two or three weeks, return TO Major
Pitchers headquarters, and report that
everything is all right. others, ne de
clares. pass the time in riding up and
down the roads. looking wise but maxi
ing no arrests, and such men, he says,
are the kind OF scouts the superintend
ent wants. He wants TO be popular
man with the people. and doesn't want
anybody arrested'-at least it looks that
way. Referring to the unlawful pastur
ing OF stock in the park. the 'Picket's'
correspondent says that soon after the
publication of Mr.. Fullerton's article In
the Anaconda (MOn.) Standard he
noticed that the Yellowstone Park
Transportation Company took their herd
of 400 horses out OF the park Mr..
Strann names a hotel at which he sayS
all sorts of gambling IS carried on, and
adds that the barrooms are wide open
yet
Touching upon the charges made by
Mr.. Saulding in Outdoor Life Mr..
Strann says: There has been stand
in between the soldiers and poachers,
and II detective were put on the case
he would find out things that would dis
grace the United States soldiers in the
park Reference is made TO a Snake
River scout who. although IL was known
that he had not drawn a penny from
the Government for a year. always had
plenty OF money. This man. Mr. Strann
says, was so much talked about that it
became necessary for Major Pitcher TO
relieve him from duty at the station.
Instead. however. OF being discharg-
ed he was transferred to the woods TO
trap mountain lions, thus giving him
show to do all the crooked work that
he can The writer says that the best
scout he has seen is old Corporal
juice tue BuAdAo AaAAtAs H4-o - out III
all kinds of weather. but all the rest of
the scouts are down on him. As I have /
been among them all, except the ones /
on Snake River. l happen TO know what
am talking about. In regard to the |
hotels, 1 have nothing TO say except /
that they can get most anything they |
want.
These statements. coming. as they |
do from man who is Interested solely |
in proper administration Of the affairs |
OF the park and the protection of the /
game within its limits. and being the /
results OF actual observation. should /
coupled with those Of Mr.. Fullerton. Mr. !
Spalding and Mr.. Amoretti. furnish all !
the reason needed for an investi cation 1
by the Interior Department II Super |
intendent Pitcher is not TO be blamed |
for the evils alleged TO exist on the res |
ervation. it viii not take Secretary |
Hitchcock long to bring that fact to |
light. II he is at fault and has been al /
lowing the men under him 70 abuse |
their authority the public should know i
II and his successor should be prompt !
ly named"