Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . of apoacher, very much to their surprise. It consisted of acanvas tepee, sleeping bag, provisions and toboggan andsix buffalo heads suspended in a tree. A trace of fire inthe tepee led them to believe that the poacher was inthe vicinity, and to capture him was the next move. Asit had been snowing constantly all snowshoe tracks lead-ing from the camp were obliterated. Some five milesfrom the camp, however, they heard five or six rifle shotsin rapid succession. Hastening through the timber to anopening they came dir
Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . of apoacher, very much to their surprise. It consisted of acanvas tepee, sleeping bag, provisions and toboggan andsix buffalo heads suspended in a tree. A trace of fire inthe tepee led them to believe that the poacher was inthe vicinity, and to capture him was the next move. Asit had been snowing constantly all snowshoe tracks lead-ing from the camp were obliterated. Some five milesfrom the camp, however, they heard five or six rifle shotsin rapid succession. Hastening through the timber to anopening they came directly upon the poacher. He haddriven six of the buffaloes into the deep snow andslaughtered them all. Fortunately it was snowing hard,and the approach of the scout was not noticed by thepoacher or his dog until the arrest was made. He wastaken to the Lake Hotel and from there to the guardhouse at Fort Yellowstone. In addition to the twelvebuffaloes that were killed by this poacher a small herdof seven was seen in the Pelican Creek country, making YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 153. ONE OF THE I-TUttT AITOMOBILES TO ENTER THE PARK AUGUST 1st, 1915 10213 less than 100 then in the Park. Elk were seen in greatnumbers in the foothills of Mt. Washburn^ on SpecimenKidge, along the east fork of the Yellowstone, on SloughCreek and the Yellowstone Eiver to Mt. Everts. Smallbands of mountain sheep, deers and antelopes were seenon Mt. Everts. The open water of the Yellowstone be-tween the lake and falls was alive with ducks and foxes and coyotes were numerous and an occasionalblack fox and footprints of mountain lions and bears wereseen. The party in about thirty days traveled over 300miles. The first automobile to enter the park under therules and regulations for the admission of motorvehicles to the use of Yellowstone roads made the tripAugust 1st, 1915. The party consisted of Colonel L. , Mr. Robert Sterling Yard, Mr. H. W. Child,and Major A. A. Pries. 154 HAYNES NEW GUIDE S
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