The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-13
THEPACIFIC RESERVE
Return Of the Forestry Com
mission from Mt. Rainier.
A PARK FoR AL THE PEOPLE
Whas should Be Done - Preserve
the Game and Trmber-Te
Portland Today.

Four OF the tve members Of The United
States forestry commission which left
here n August 70 examine the Paciac re-
serve and 20 climb Mount Rainier. ar
riFe1 back last evening AMI registered
Al the Rainier-Grand hotel
Gen. Henry l. .AbSsost. late Of the
engineer service OF the United States
army Prof William III. Brewer. OF Yale:
Arnold Hague. OF the United states geo.
logical survey. ard Prof. c. s. s.Tgeng..
or Harvard. are the members OF the party
VINO arrived last night. The s5fta mem
Der or the party. e. II. SchAster. was left
al the Camp Of the Clouds or Monday.
where he. with others. NOT Of the party.
INTENDED 20 scale the big mountain 10 its
very top. The four members who ar
rived did not go up any higher fhaa to
the Camp OF the Clouds The members
are greatly pleased with the Pacific re-
serve and with Mount Rainier ana its
mighty glaciers They think that the
reserve. when It's scenic beauties come
TO be better known and easier approaches
10 IL are made. will become the great at
traction OF the state. Prof. William II.
Brewer said, Ii relation 70 the trip:
Our trip was a most pleasant one and
was fuli OF scenic surprises. The first
cay we got as far as EIoas and on the
second day We arrived at Longmore's.
which Is at the end OF the wagon road.
On Saturday. the next day, we got 70 the
Camp of the Clouds. where we remained
till Monday. We made our excursion
from this point. II was cloudy on Satur-
DAY and Sunday. bat on Monday II was
clear and bright We went up especially
10 see the country and the woods. and to
learn their character and composition.
mo. We did not go TO the top OF the
mountain, but Mr.. Schaster. OF our party.
was left behind on Monday. when we
started TO return. II was his intention.
With several others who are outside OF
the party. TO climb TO the top OF Mount
Rainier. We viii not know how he Jared
on the ascent until he resoins Us. but feel
sure that he will return all right.
While we saw a great deal that was
Interesting, we did not observe much that
was new in the fora OF the reserve. There
was nothing noticeable but what has
been written up before by previous visit
ors. There Is a great deal OF good timber
there. II Is not the best In the state.
but II Is stu splendid timber. better. per-
haps. than can be found In the older por-
lions OF the United States. There are
few other places where you can find four
species OF FIR. such fine cedar and Alaska
cedar. The beauty and wealth of the
forests there is very great. Altogether.
pleasure. While Ii would have been
pleasant with fewer clouds, I am sure
that every member OF the party enjoyed
the experience.
Personally. believe the reserve is des-
tined to be OF great interest to those out
side Of the state. The scenery in the APP
proaches TO the mountains is grand and
beautiful. There is not handsomer or
grander peak In the United States than
Rainier outside OF Alaska Such great gla-
ciers cannot be found anywhere else In
tho United States except in Alaska. When
the reserve is better known. and when
good roads are constructed into the re-
serve. IL will attract tourists from all over
the United States. TX will bring consider
able money TO the state. and looking at i
from its higher standpoint, 1t viii be
breathing and resting place for the people
for all time 10 come. Il viii be a beautiful
place set apart as a pleasure ground for
men, women and children OF the present
and future.
1.-THE papers ought TO try to establish a
sentiment TO protect the park from the
acts of vandais. who would destroy its
beautiful trees. refer 10 those who sc;
fire 10 the timber Just for the purpose OF
seeing II burn. The game there should
also be protected. or II will soon be exter-
minated.
Congress should pass an act making the
reserve a park. There is a difference be-
tween a timber reserve and national
park. A reserve Is exempted from Settle
ment by the proclamation OF the president.
A national park Is made by an act OF con-
gress. When the national legislature
makes a national park OF the Paciic re-
serve IL should at the same time make al
appropriation for the protection OF It's
flora and fauna. | believe II would be al
economical investment for the govern
ment 10 make the reserve national PARK.
.eThe present reserve does not take In
ALI of the mountains or all OF the glaciers
on the western side. ] would like 20 see
Il extended on It's western side, and ara
opposed to cutting OF slice on the SOUTH
eru side. as has been proposed. IL II
beautiful park, even as II IL. but would be
sttli better n extended as have outlined.
ARNOLD Hague, OF our party, viii start
for the Olympic mountains tomorrow 70
explore them from the north side. We
have already explored them on the south
side The other members of the party
start for Portland tomorrow. Mr.. Hague
viii Join us there and We will then In
spect the Cascade reserve in Oregon. La
ter we Will examine reserves in California,
and perhaps those in Arizona
L. Y