St Nicholas [serial] . aho, and Montana, persist in de-country at present is within the limits of the fying the law, and repeatedly attempt to eludebeautiful Yellowstone Park. Here, protected the vigilance of the patrols. Thanks to recentfrom the rifle of thehunter by two troopsof United States cav-alry, immense herdsof elk, deer, and an-telope wander aboutas securely as beforethe march of civiliza-tion reduced theirfeeding-grounds tothe wildest and mostinaccessible parts ofthe great West. Herealso the wilder ani-mals — bears, panth-ers, and wolves — areprotected by law, andhave increased tosu
St Nicholas [serial] . aho, and Montana, persist in de-country at present is within the limits of the fying the law, and repeatedly attempt to eludebeautiful Yellowstone Park. Here, protected the vigilance of the patrols. Thanks to recentfrom the rifle of thehunter by two troopsof United States cav-alry, immense herdsof elk, deer, and an-telope wander aboutas securely as beforethe march of civiliza-tion reduced theirfeeding-grounds tothe wildest and mostinaccessible parts ofthe great West. Herealso the wilder ani-mals — bears, panth-ers, and wolves — areprotected by law, andhave increased tosuch numbers as tobe very much in evi-dence to dwellers inthe park. Even a fewbuffalo, survivors ofan almost extinct spe-cies, are seen now andthen, their lives inconstant peril, due tothe high price paidat present for genuinebuffalo-robes. Even with the aidof the troops, patroll-ing in summer onhorseback and in win-ter on snow-shoes, itis not possible entire-ly to prevent from theneighboring States,. with a snort of fear, bruin made for the nearest tree,(see page 34.) THE KITTEN AND THE BEAR. severe laws, and to the admirable work of thesuperintendent of the park, poaching has al-most ceased. When the park shall be so en-larged as to include feeding-grounds now out-side its limits,— grounds to which the grazinganimals are prone to wander, then will thismagnificent game-preserve, this wonderland ofnature, more nearly fulfil the purposes for whichit was set aside. Naturally enough, with no legal huntingpermitted, all the game has become very of deer and elk come constantly nearthe little army post, Fort Yellowstone; and asfor bears, they have become so fearless asactually to wander down and eat the scrapsthrown out from the hotels. One big fellowinvaded the camp of a cavalry troop a shorttime ago, thrust his huge claws through a wall-tent containing the soldiers beef ration, andwas only driven away with a club wielded bythe highly indignant troop-
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