The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-27
PARK REGULATIONS
 IN FULL TEXT

The Mount Mckinley National park was created by the act of February 26, 1917. The congress of the United States, when it passed this law, had in mind two main objects to be fulfilled by the establishment of the park One of these was to maintain for the bene- fit use and enjoyment of all the peo- pie this great area of magnificent scen- cry and unsurpassed natural attrac- tions, and the other was to preserve the game supply of this part of Alas ka
 Due regard was had in framing the law for certain important factors in the development of Alaska. The val idity of existing claims, locations and entries under the land laws of the United States were recognized as was also the right to prospectors to make new locations. For necessary develop. ment 1t is permitted that prospectors and miners engaged in prospecting and mining within the park limits may take and kill while in the park what game or birds are needed for their actual necessities when short of food
 The following rules and regulations for the government of the park have been established and made public:
 l. Hunting-The park is a sanctu- ary for wild life of every sort and hunting, killing, wounding or captur- ing any bird or wild animal in the park, except dangerous animals when 1t is necessary to prevent them from destroying life or inflicting injury, is prohibited
 Prospectors and miners actually en- gagged in prospecting or mining with in the limits of the park may kill park game or birds needed for their actual necessities when short of food but in no case shall animals or birds be killed in the park for sale or for removal therefrom or wantonly. Each prospector or miner, killing animals or birds under these regulations, must keep detailed record in writing of animals and birds killed, open to the inspection of the uperintendent, which shall at the first opportunity be sent to the superintendent after the prospecting or mining Is ended. No animals shall be killed within the park limits primarily for the purpose of dog in writing from the superintendent, but when animals are killed for food by prospectors or miners the excess DOT tions may be fed to dogs without such prior permission,
 The outfit, including guns, traps, horses or means of transportation used by persons illegally engaged in hunting, killing. trapping, and snaring or capturing bird. or Wild aaimals or in possession of game killed on the park lands under circumstances other than prescribed above shall be taken up by the superintendent and held subject to the order of the director of the ma. tional park service. Fire arms, car. ried by others than legitimate miners and prospectors, are prohibited in the park except on written permission of the superintendent,
 2. Camping-Camping with tents is | permitted but so far as practical only dead or down timber should be used as fuel. All refuse resulting from camp ing should be burned or hidden where it will not be offensive to the eye.
 3. Fires-The building of fires in duff or localities where a conflagra- ton may result is prohibited Camp | ing parties will be held strictly ac- countable for damage to timber which may result from their carelessness. When camps are broken fires must be l completely extinguished and all em- 1 bers and bed smothered with water ST earth so that there remains no pos sibility of reignition. Special care | shall be taken that no lighted matches, cigar, or cigarette is dropped in any grass. twigs, leaves or tree mold.
 distinguishing with nets, seines, traps, or by the use of drugs or explosives or in any other way than with hook and line or for mer- chandise or profit is prohibited. Fish ing in particular waters may be sus- pended by the superintendent GraZing-The running at large herding or grazing of live stock of any kind in the park, as well as the driving of live stock over the same is prohibited, except where author ity therefore has been granted in