The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-01

strength, and everybody who had q bal
had it On-like q hoop skirt, over theil
heads. Those who had gloves also haC
them on, and those who wore low shoei
and cotton socks wished they had or
cavalry boots. The nets were black witt
the swarrning and surging stingers, and
they seemed as big as ants. Much as the
boy0 wanted to smoke they were obliged tc
forego. They were fairly driven into theil
entrencbments behind the netting.
Fortunately these pestiferous insects did
not molest US in the day time, unless We
got Off into the thick woods, and the nights
after 10 o'clock were too cold for them
When l speak Of cold mean an atmos
phere that gives ice in the morning six.
teenth OF an inch in thickness.
We lived well in the park during the
week OF our travels. Mr.. J. w. Hobart
the Superintendent OF the Park Improve
ment Company, was our Quartermaster
General and CommiSsary oil Subsistence
and with great energy he anticipated food
and shelter. He astonished the boys the
last night they were together-at the ialls
by giving them champagne banquet.
THE PARK IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
Perhaps you will want to know what the
"Park Improvement Company" means. 1t
is company headed by Rufus Hatch, Of
New York, and includes such stockholders
as Roscoe Conkling and other prominent
men, who have under the act Of Congress,
and under the rules and regulations OF the
Interior Department OF the Government,
taken a ten years lease Of the park as re-
spects providing for the tourists who may
visit it. They propose to build hotel al
each leading point-ten in all-aud have
nearly completed their first hotel at the
Mammoth Hot Springs, where we entered
the park. AT the end OF ten years all their
Improvements revert to the Government at
a valuation 10 be fixed by arbitrators mu-
tuaIly chosen, and the Government will
have the option Of releasing to the same
company or making new arrangements on
better terms with other parties. Their
scale Of charges had all to be submitted
and approved by the Secretary OF the In.
terror and they can make no changes in
them without his approval.
All this was done to get things started in
the Park, with view TO making it great
National resort for tourists. Congress makes
an appropriation every year in order TO
open new roads, provide bridges, &c, and
sich Improvements are s.i te ng much
needed. 1t is intended 10 keep the ParE,
as much as may be, in state of nature,
and no one is allowed to cut wood or kill
game within its limits.
The object OF the present Associated
Press expedition to the Park, on the part
OF the Northern Pacific railroad company,
was to bring out class OF men who would
take some pains 10 understand; appreciate
and write about the Park in its true and
wonderful character.
TO SPREAD KNOWLEDGE.
Up to this time the country knows very
little OF what it is. AS l said in another
letter, there are not 5000 people in the
United States who have ever visited it, and
not 10000 perhaps who have by reading
Government reports or other accounts
made themselves specifically acquainted
with this wonderland" Of our country, as
it has been very appropriately named.
The importance that was attached to this
expedition is shown by the fact that the
Northern Pacific Company sent two such
men with ii as H. ]. Wesner and General
Passenger Agent Barnes, and further by
the fact that the Northwestern: Railroad
Company sent along with it Mr.. K. S. Hair,
their accomplished Assistant General Pas
senger Agent-all OF whom contributed 80
much to its pleasure and success.
date this letter, as you sac, at LivingS.
ton, "the gateway city" as it is called, to
the Park-the point where the branch road
leads to the main line OF the Northern
Pacific for the Park. All but two Of our
goodly company OF journalists have reached
this point and departed eastward, while
two OF US remain over to journey on the
next train further towards the settingsun.
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