Show Yellowstone Park Lease Washington 25 The gentleman representing re-presenting Rufus Hatchand whopropose to lease Yellowstone Park is in Hatchs interest Tbe lease would have been signel by the secretary of the interior if the Vest resolution had been delayed three hours The inrorporalors include prominent men in different parts of the country among them Rufus Hatch Jno B Lyon of Chicago Ashtol Grcen of Now York Roscoe Jonkling end Rich nrd Merrick The objection to tho lease cornea largely from General Sheridan whoso troopers in that region did more I damage last summer man bad ever been done before Through negligence of tneir camp fire they burned over 20000 acres of timber The soldiers besides cut down trees and used themfor battsrigg rams to break off pieces of geyser crystals I A proposition will soon be made to Con gres to pass a bill authorizing the secretary secre-tary of the interior to execute the proposed pro-posed lease and make of Yellowstone Park a reservation similar to the Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas which shall be governed by a commission It has not beon ascertained that Vest has withdrawn his opposition The secretary secre-tary of the interior has gent to Congress an answer to the rooluiion setting forth the proposed lease Onicago l6Tbeto is little or nothing in that telegram from Washington about me and tho Yellowstone Park said John B Lyon yesterday Mr Hatch came through tho other dy and told me a company was to be formed to lease and improve the place Be also asked me to become a stockholder and told ma how much money I would have to put in I told him in an indefinite way that it was all right and I would go in but I really know nothing at all about the enterprise I suppose at least 1000000 will be spent on it though I do not know whether they will or not As to the prospects for securing se-curing a lease L i know nothing I would be glad to give you some information on this subject if I bad anybutI have Dot |