The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-30
THE LAND OF WONDERS.
A nm to Admit the People 60 the yellow
stons Park.

A nm to Admit the People 60 the yellow
stons Park.
WAsHINoToS. April -. 29.-Conaressm an
Cofssn's bill ito encourage and establish
bsttsr facilities for travel into and through
the Yellowstone National park" will un-
donbtsdly be reported favorably By the
house committee on public lands. Inquiry
among the members OF that committee
shows a strong sentiment IN its favor aud
very little opposition. Its provisions. briefly
summarized, are; Firat-GrAntlnR one
common right of way 200 feet wide through
the park for the general uss OF any and ell
railroads subject 30 the conditions Of the
bill and 10 tho control. restrictions and
regulations of ths government. Second
The railroad first building under the
conditions prescribed shall have the
primary privilege 10 build and operate
lbs line under the regulations OF the
secretary OF the interior subject 10 the eK-
press provision that any other failfosd
company may connect With and use such
com mon right OF war, touching either ter
minuB, under regulations established by
the secretary. Third-Parties using such
right of way shall pay annually 20 the SEQ
retary of tho interior three per cent OF
their gross earnings within the patk, euch
fund TO be applied TO the maintenance OF
the park and the preservation OF the game
and natural wonders. kourih-fOr depot
hotel ana camping hutboheh II - pIoNAuta
that grounds may be selected consisting OF
tracts NOT less than twenty nor more than
forty acres each. and not exceeding ten
such locations within the park aud adjoining
timber reservation limits. none TO be nearer
than one-fourth mile TO any recognized
natural wonder.
The park as al present managed il
maintained by the people Of the United
states as nn exclusivs resort OF multi-mil-
lionsirss and foreign lerds, says Congress
man Coffsen. Occasionally newspaper
correspondent OF an artist breaks in there
by ways known only 20 the initiated. but
the fact ia that this grand park of the
nation, which contains ths mOst marvellous
display of nature's titanic agencies that ths
globe affords, is as much excluded from
the masses OF the American people as II it
WAS located In kamsoatka or in the fast
nesses Of the Himalaya mountains. OF
course the masses of our citizens-tho COM
mon people-ara not in H. They are RrA-
oiousIy permitted to read descriptions Of
it's enchanting and sublime scenery. its
spouNng Reysers splendid waterfalls, beau
tiful lakes, massive rocky terraceH Wild
CANYONS and weird natural phenomena
which disclose the secret OF earth's might-
eat conVulsions, but 10 - only reserved for
those away mp on the income tax list TO
gaze upon these scenes.
This park is worth more 90 the country
than any worlds exposition OF mans handi-
work. IL Is Abe RpothsOsis Of the sublime
and beautiful existing thfouRh the agss-a
perpetual and not temporary exhibition,
and coald the people have access to II, u
would bsooms an educator OF all that -
highest and best in the nature Of man. As
10 is now, the park is open 20 tourists only
three or four months in year. DurinG
this season the number Of visitors amounts
10 about twenty per day. The expense for
a single person will run from $40 to Sl0O
per day, according to his inclinatiOns and
tastss. IL can only be reached by oirouitous
routes OF tFavel-fTom the north IN Mon
tanA and from the west in Idaho, and then
over difficult mountain roads in stage
coaches. With proper facilities for reaoa-
ing the park. at q reasonable expense, / do
not hesitate TO say the people OF this coun-
try would be delighted 70 visit IL, and the
visitors would number thousands daily.
instead OF twenty or twsnty-hve per day.
"Ihe PARK contains, with the timber re-
serve. $3.50 square miles. railroad
/ going through tne valleys and forests OF
| the ia K would be lost 90 sight nearly the
entile distance and would only be noticed
for a few hundrsd yards 10 the vicinity Of
stations. 10 would be like a single thread
of silK in q carpet The small area oeeu.
tisd by a roadbsd would be inhnitssmal
compared 90 the vast region 10 penstrstes. a
region larger than ths state of Connecticut
and bigger than many European principal
ties