Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-24
ST. JOE PARK BILL
Is Endorsed BY Indian Agent and WIN
BECOME : Law.

Become a Law.
Senator w. B. Hepburn recentIy
introduced in the United States sen.
ate a bill which had for its objec,
the creation OF a public park on the
northern portion OF the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation, near the
st. Joe river. The bin has passed
the senate and is now before the
house for consideration. Both w. E.
Sans, special alloting agent, and
Charles o. Worley, superintendent OF
the Indian reservation. have recon-
mended to congress the passage of
the bill. The bill is as follows:
BE it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives Of the
United States of America in congress
assembled. That the following subdi-
visions now embraced in the Occur
d'Alene Indian reservation in Idaho.
to-wit: Sections /, and ~, town
ship 46 north. range A west. Boise
meridian; sections 35 and SO, town
ship ~ north, range 4 west, Boise
meridian; all of those portions of
sections 2. 3, 4. 5. 6, Z. 8. 9, 10 and
IL. township 46 north. range 8 west.
Boise meridian, lying south and west
OF the st. Joe river in said township;
all Of those portions of sections 81
and S2, township Al north, range 8
west, Boise meridian. lying south and
west of the St. Joe river in said town
ship. is reserved and withdrawn from
allotment and settlement and dedi-
Gated and set apart as public park
or pleasuring ground for the benefit
and enjoyment of the people; and
all persons who locate or settle upon
or occupy any part of the land thus
set apart as a public park, except as
provided in the following section,
shall be considered trespassers and
removed therefrom.
Sec. 2. That such public park
shall be under the exclusive control
of the secretary OF the interior, whose
duty 1t shall be, as soon as practi-
cable, to make and publish such reg
ulations as he may deem necessary
or proper for the care and manage
ment of the same. Such regulations
shall provide for the preservation
from injury or spoliation of all tim
Der, mineral deposits, natural curiosi-
ties or wonders within the park. and
their retention In their natural con-
dition. The secretary may, in his
grant leases for building
for terms not exceeding 10
years, of small parcels of ground at
such places in the park as may re-
quire the erection OF buildings for
the accommodation OF visitors; all of
the proceeds of such leases and all
other revenues that may be derived
from any source connected with the
park to be expended under his d.
rection in the management of the
same and the construction of roads
and bride paths therein. He shall
provide against the wanton destruc-
ton Of the fish and game found with
In the park and against their cap
ture and destruction for the pur-
poses OF merchandise or profit. He
shall also cause all persons trespass-
ing upon the same to be removed
therefrom, and generally is author
zed to take all such measures as may
be necessary or proper to fully carry
out the objects and purposes Of this
section"
A bill identical to this or similar
was introduced at the last session OF
congress and passed the senate. but
was killed in the house. The sena-
or and friends of the measure en-
ertain hopes of 1t passing the house
It this session.