Joseph Gaston, The Centennial History of Oregon: 1811-1912 (4 vols., Chicago, 1912), IV, 287-88, and “Crater Lake National Park,” June 5, 1911, RG 79, Central Files, 1933-49, File No. 101-0, Part 1, Crater Lake, History. Steel bitterly opposed Arant’s appointment, thus straining his own lifelong friendship with Tongue. According to a letter written by Steel in May 1909, however, he soon recognized that Arant was “industrious, conscientious and painstaking in his work” and apologized to both Arant and Tongue. Steel to Bourne, May 12, 1909, Steel Correspondence Collection, Letter File 2, Item 47, Museum Collection, Crater Lake National Park.
Rules and Regulations of the Crater Lake National Park: 1902
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, D. C., August 27, 1902.
1. By act of Congress approved May 22, 1902, the tract of land bounded north by the parallel forty-three degrees four minutes north latitude, south by forty-two degrees forty-eight minutes north latitude, east by the meridian one hundred and twenty-two degrees west longitude, and west by the meridian one hundred and twenty-two degrees sixteen minutes west longitude, having an area of two hundred and forty-nine square miles, in the State of Oregon, and including Crater Lake, has been reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart forever as a public park or pleasure ground for the benefit of the people of the United States, to be known as Crater Lake National Park.
2. The park by said act is placed under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, and these rules and regulations are made and published in pursuance of the duty imposed on him in regard thereto.
3. It is forbidden to injure, or destroy in any manner, any of the natural curiosities or wonders within the park, or to disturb the mineral deposits in the reservation, except under the conditions prescribed in paragraph 12 of these regulations.
4. It is forbidden to cut or injure any timber growing within the park except for use in the construction of places of entertainment and in connection with the working of located mining claims. Camping parties and others on the reservation will be allowed the use of dead or fallen timber for fuel, in the discretion of the superintendent.
5. Fires shall be lighted only when necessary and completely extinguished when not longer required. The utmost care must be exercised at all times to avoid setting fire to the timber and grass.
6. Hunting or killing, wounding or capturing, any bird or wild animal on the park lands, except dangerous animals when necessary to prevent them from destroying life or inflicting an injury, is prohibited. The outfits, including guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation used by persons engaged in hunting, killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such birds or wild animals, or in possession of game killed on the park lands under other circumstances than prescribed above, will be taken up by the superintendent and held subject to order of the Secretary of the Interior, except in cases where it is shown by satisfactory evidence that the outfit is not the property of the person or persons violating this regulation, and the actual owner thereof was not a party to such violation. Firearms will only be permitted in the park written permission from the superintendent thereof.
