Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-04
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Great Preparations Being Made for
the Opening,
The Number Of Distinguished People Who
Will Participate-President Ar
thurs Plan.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Extensive prep
arations ere being made for the opening OF
the Yellowstone Pork Hotel on or about
August /. 1t is expected this event will
take place about the time of the driving
Of the last spike in the Northern Pacific
Railroad. 1t is understood that both oc.
casions will be graced by the presence OF a
number of distinguished people, both from
abroad and in this country. President Ar
thur and party will undoubtedly be pres
ent. He has already made arrangements
to visit the National Park about that time.
There will arrive at or before that time in
New York party OF about
Thirty EDgIishmen.
including Sir John Rose and Sir John Pin
dar and their ladies. This party will be
Joined by about the same number OF prom
inent Americans, and the whole party will
proceed in special car to the Northern
Pacific, and over that road to the National
Park. 1t is expected that the park will be
in readiness for the distinguished guests
BY that time A branch road to the border
of the park will be constructed by the
Northern Pacific Company, and roads,
bridges, and telegraph facilities completed
within the next month. 1t is understood
that the Secretary OF War Las authorized
the military commander OF the Division OF
the Missouri to detail an engineer to pro-
ceed to the park and superintend the
Construction OF Roads and bridges.
There seems to be some difficulty about
| the disposition of the superintendent OF
the park and assistants recently appointed
| by The secretary of last winter. A letter
| has lust been received by Secretary Teller
| frem P. II. Conger, the Superintendent,
| asking whether there is any provision for
| the subsistence, or compensation IN lieu OF
| subsistence, for these men, and whether he
| will be justified or not in providing neces'
| sary quarters and in maintaining them
| He saws their usefulness will be greatly i'm
| psired if some provision is not made tor
| their maintenance. 1t appears that the
| act omitted to make such provision. IL ap
propriated $4,000, Of which s2,cD was tc
| De
| Paid to n superintendent
and 5000 to each OF ten assistants for the
year, leaving balance of $50, 900 to be ex
| pended in the construction OF roads auC
bridges, under the direction OF civil engi
| neer to be appointed by the Secretary o.
War. Now these ten assistant superinten
dents are to be placed under the law at diff
! ferent points In the park, but the only
1
Springs. 1t can teadily be seen that all th'
| superintendents cannot be stationed there
| and yet they are without quarters any
where else The matter is under consider
alton by Secretary Teller and may be re
ferred to the Treasury Department for
decision as to whether any part OF the sun
appropriated can be used for maintain ihi
and providing quarters for these guardian
OF the park.
Telegraphic Cenmunieation.
The President yesterday sent an inquir,
n the chief sfspsl officer asking what facill
lies could he arranged to secure telegraph
Communication into the Yellowstone Par
SnTins the Presidential visit: The repl
xss that the signal corps could put vi.
IN there a, the rate OF 100 miie: q week
The n wire can be connected with the neares
present teIegrsphie point Fort ss EN- E,ii' % 2
| fort washable, and be completed INTO 70
! park before August lst The time no" fTe Te
Tor the President TO start tu 'se mp. 40
field telegraph wlIs can follow him f.ol
place TO place in the psrk. IL 1t ssou!d
thought best, with much greater IsPsat!