The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-09
IN YELLOWSTONE Park.
Rush Of Foreign Travei-LarKe Proper
ton Of Americans for Mckinley.

Frank K. Jago. who has spent the last
four months in Yellowstone park. as chief
clerk at the Mammoth hotel, has returned
to Seattle. To reporter last night he
said:
The travel through Yellowstone park
this summer has been fully as large as
II was last year, which, in view OF the
depressed condition Of financial affairs
throughout the country. Is certainly say
ing good deal. As he fame of the park
extends abroad II Is becoming more and
more OF an attraction to our foreign WIS.,
itors. OF whom this wear the park enter
tanned large number. The fact Is that
Europeans really seem TO appreciate the
wonders and beauties OF that remarkable
reservation more heartily and more fully
than our own people. Now ana tnen
enthusiasm of people who have actually
crossed the ocean mainly to visit Yellow
stone. gentleman from Butte, who. in
common with many of his fellow citizens.
had never been to Yellowstone, was in
New York city this summer. where be
happened TO meet German just arrived
from the Fatheriand- When the latter
was to Yellowstone park, he expressed
great interest. and n once began TO ply
him with innumerabie questions. some OF
which the Traveller from Butte was unable
TO answer.
A." said the German. 'bu, I sup
pose YOU have been there many times.
Rather shamefaeediy our fellow cit-
zen was compelled 10 confess that he had
never enjoyed the pleasure OF even sin
gle visit. The German was astounded.
even incredulOus.
What he exclaimed. You live so
near. and vet you have never been there.
why.-I have only heard some OF our pee
pie tell OF II, and yet ! have come Gil
the way from Berlin 10 see 1t. Yes. sir.
that is the main purpose OF nay coming
10 America, 10 see Yellowstone park
Not all Americans. however, are thus
irappreciative, and thousands OF them
come on a summer pilgrimage 10 the land
OF wonders. Some OF Americas best known
people are there every summer. One OF the
Iaet this summer was Charles Dudley War
Rer. Knowing his tastes when he set out
on the tour through the park / saved up
the New York papers for him. on his
interest. and almost his first comment as
he lifted hts head after an hours hungry
search OF their columns was. IN an ex-
prcsslve tone: All. see Brysns speech
was failure.
~ great number OF hunters passed
through the park this summer on their
south q the park; which aeounds IN
game. There Is still plenty OF big game
there. or course. there is IN abundance
o. game in the park. which hunters are not
mals seem 70 Know that The park IS a
place OF shelter ard safety for them. and
they become aimos; tame. deer standing
close along the drive ways. and fiocks
% geese and ducks nesting on the lakes,
and not even rising a; ne travellers APP
proach II Is estimated that there are
81 Go elk in me pack and there are still
a good many hSaTs. The buffalo. however,
las been almost estermiratea.
.'B.eyclgsfsT Well. I should say there
was simply an army o. Yheelmen in the
park this summer, They came from every
where. bringing their wheels with them,
ana they enjoyed the - miles OF tns road
through the park in every conceivable
manner Men ard women. BOYS and girls.
grouped suto all kinds OF excursions for
snort and long distance rides. tested the
park as a place for wheels, and all were
LOAD In Their praises
''Of course. at tns hotel. which Is the
leading one OF the seven under the man
agement Of one company. i heard great
many political discussions. | carefully
WATCHED thu tenor 81 these discussions.
and often drew men oct 70 see what side
they were on. and 'how they looked at the
pailticai Situati | am conservative n
saving that OF the Americans with whom
/ talked and whom heard talk fully = per
cent were for Mckinley and sound money
I VAS surprised 20 ma the number OF
Montana people who are going To vote the
straight Republican ticket. take IL that
the conversations % - m&ay people. from
All parts Of tse United States and drawn
together by no poslstcal attraction. hsnt
Simply on sightseeing. must he 20 some
extent representative Of tho general p0-
fffcal sentiment Of tho country. II SO
NckIuiev's election i assured hey oad al
possible 1oGot.