The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20

practicable. IN. It's native wildness. There has
beell..no yandal cutting down Of forest trees. no
ievelling Of the hille and no lining oithe rush
ing hock Greek. with Zinc. IL has hills moro
than 100 feet high, some Of them rocky and
preclpltous and others grassy. wooded aud
through &. winding about The base of. the
heights, has always water enough to form
rocks. The margins are varied with over
nunginR ~shrubbery and grassy. slopes and
TIER Sefe 9 Is a n Sossw gairs d ,ss wsse of tSo aE E1itSsafsi
snissb al over the grounds and kept in The most
stranger would never suspect tR3eihr presence.
ture, is carried may be had Rom The arrange
nlent III the drinking places. The thirsty per
Trunks SIN II E TaitsSr the hem pip Ses are aSsk siG q Sn0 T 1ESs
onlect rs TO avoid the use OF Iron hydrants. The
distan G " Se 9oSseS q te sn3sFa t fhe T g1Gds i Sea Son pSs
entrance, on the left and concealed from view
ny huge projecting rocks and trees. a. the base
fest high, are the quarters OF a number Of seals.
With their u sea lions and monster bears.
'front.' are tho pools. The animals are kept In
~ stout iron bars and every one has room for
The idea OF concealinR the animals from the
pTlnclpai drives has been carried out as far
as praet1cable., fairgrounds have, the appear.
section OF Central Park, On the right Of the
rGad near the entrance is an arm Of the creek
Nv h.tp y baSs w Which, .dtHCotus "
grassy slope. In the water are, storks, peli-
ems. swans and other waterfowl not native TO
ferny rayine. which spreads out into a flower
SnaIho and SIli M sIi ilSsG \ Tsrf Ss SSIISIsr and ssi.6 SsSSsSS
~ an i1closure, in which are bufralos. Across
f \ w rSsd from 3 The latter L. an 3,hsa htll; dense kean,ssss
central building wire fences %ineiose the pas
smallest duck to the ostrich and the peacock.
a. us y only when the visitor takes Q small path
most Of the animals. One u%npromising path
leads to o number of cages. in which are two
hhiE So sriIzly bears end a nair OF cubs, seSeral
mails and birds. In a clearing Is a stone wall
four feet high, lnclosing the home OF more
are the delight OF. the children.
While the Asiatic lions. tigers, leopards. ele-
learns that one object is to. have the zoology
q the United, States and Of North America az
IS isi Alone rsp infeqIost e. Fs5 1oss Sassi,i The sh Fish s exhibit tSt
particularly fine kanGaroos and many sheen
and goats. and there arecowlike animals from
merous are the. American bufraloes. deer.
moose. elk, Rocky Mountain sheep. and the
hyenas, and SO forth. There is an interesting
exhibition of . score or more .oi raccoons-
d asSet the r pslS things a5S ;r in sight m6t,t from RaI fine main Saa
may be seen curled up In the forks at every
p another dead tree. hollow. and with hollow
Limbs. full OF SQUIRRELS which protrude their
In the formation of o. collection OF animals
to interest the PUBLIC. the chipmunk should
3 heS q space ss .o 81 obeatf fd 5a one by q fw sse ho issfi here here
9 wire net in front. in which. nre more than q
hundred mountain chipmunks. and small yell
ground squirrels of the same size.
They are the most playful Of all the animals,
after. one another up and. down
everybody. These and the eagles are rivals
Of the prairie dogs and seals for popular favor
such s%S t as the su sapesb ' fien @0ra TS Ses easl sp esEe ens
aG1ss sGnt as es sTfba Be- ioG G1 rs B Bsrtstsitf 3i as sh al
habit. Their 'lfeathered legs appear as II In
'9lee adds to the ihudicrsosusst s eject. They are are
Nv *. i ri; 2 Quarrel ana their cries are more
han anything else. TO hear such cries from
strong. big bird. with piercing eye. surprises
ne observer beer into 2 laugh ugh Among the other
'elsome turkey %vultures. which nobody can re-
the temptation to tease, several voracious
lead and red eyes. ra SoefdH sfe egr ans wst hn fe a
lumber Of chachalacas sent from Mexico by
nd varied a collection Of foxes and wolves,
ONE OF the latter looking very like the dogs
a 6mn Sssgny ad Her quarters for PURPOSES Of
theirs, are also choice specimens.
Not less than forty acres e Wild woodland is
huts them in, and they have the run OF woods =,
nd pasture. through which the creek mean [
ers. There are hundreds OF these and nearly
IL are, quite tame. Inside their park the slop- 6
hill ascends fully sixty feet. In another i
art several acres are. set apart for the pecu-
ar sheep. goats and the like. A Chicago WISH
Or. who was disposed to boast of the animals J
t Lincoln Park in that city. confessed thar :
My in the matter of the bear pits could the
he compared with this. and that, 40 !
ago has nothing that will bear mention in !
opnection with the District Zoo. Besides the /
OF mentioned. the idea being to indicate 9
lther the way in which they are disposed /
ali {, dozen alligators. two seals, several Ieop- I
rds; lynHes, two extraordinary hyenas. and. 4
eSides the lions; tigers and their kind. q great |
OF birds and small animals. Yet the o
90 has been strangely overlooked by visitors q
because they are worn out by The
Their sights. (