IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 666 
Recognizing and celebrating the 35th anniversary of Guadalupe Mountains 
National Park, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and celebrating the 35th anniversary of 
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and for other purposes. 
Whereas Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a scenic 
treasure of western Texas that stretches more than 135 
miles; 
Whereas Guadalupe Mountains National Park includes Gua-
dalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at approximately 
8,749 feet; 
Whereas for more than 10,000 years, diverse people have 
traveled through and continuously inhabited the region 
now known as Guadalupe Mountains National Park; 
Whereas until the 19th century, the Mescalero Apaches lived, 
hunted, and harvested agave in the Guadalupe Mountains 
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region and remain an integral part of the history of the 
region; 
Whereas innovations in transportation and infrastructure 
after the Civil War allowed settlers and miners to travel 
west and study the Guadalupe Mountains region; 
Whereas the United States Cavalry, including the famed Buf-
falo Soldiers, were ordered to protect settlements along 
the stage route through the Guadalupe Mountains region; 
Whereas McKittrick Canyon is thought to be named after 
Felix McKittrick, who in 1869 was one of the first non- 
native people to permanently remain in the Guadalupe 
Mountains region; 
Whereas Frijole Ranch, constructed in 1876, was the first 
permanent ranch house in the Guadalupe Mountains re-
gion and is now a museum; 
Whereas in much of the 20th century, the geologist Wallace 
Pratt owned thousands of acres in the Guadalupe Moun-
tains, including McKittrick Canyon, which he believed to 
be the most beautiful spot in Texas; 
Whereas Wallace Pratt and his family shared their home with 
scientists and researchers, who helped to convince Wal-
lace Pratt that his land should be turned into a national 
park; 
Whereas in the early 1960s, Wallace Pratt donated approxi-
mately 6,000 acres, including McKittrick Canyon, to the 
National Park Service to establish McKittrick Canyon 
Park; 
Whereas Wallace Pratt successfully encouraged the Federal 
Government to expand McKittrick Canyon Park by pur-
chasing approximately 80,000 acres from neighboring 
landowner J. C. Hunter, Jr; and 
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Whereas on September 30, 1972, Guadalupe Mountains Na-
tional Park was established and formally opened to the 
public: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and celebrates the 35th anniver-
sary of the founding of Guadalupe Mountains Na-
tional Park; and 
(2) honors the National Park Service for its 
service to the Guadalupe Mountains region and Gua-
dalupe Mountains National Park. 
Æ 
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