The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-01
He Participates in Laying of Corner
Stone at Entrance of yell
lowstone Park.
THANKS The PEOPLE FOR HIS HOLIDAY.
ties of Nature Found in the Park
Declares They Must BE Preserved
for the Enjoyment of the People
President in Nebraska.

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sumed his tour to the Pacific coast.
Before going, however, he participant
ed in the laying of the corner stone
OF the new gate at the northern en-
trance to Yellowstone Park. The
ceremony was performed according
to the masonic ritual, and was in
charge of the grand officers of the
state of Montana. Special trains
brought hundreds of people here, in
Guiding large body of masons, and
as the weather was perfect the scene
was very pretty one. The president
rode down from the post, accompa-
MED by Maj. Pitcher, and was escorted
to the gayly decorated stand where
he delivered an address.
Wonders of the Park.
The president began his address by
thanking the people and the soldiers
for his enjoyable two weeks holiday
and then spoke of the natural Won
ders of the park. ''The Yellowstone
Park" he said, sis something abso-
lutely unique in this world as far as
l know. Nowhere else in any civil
lied country is there to be found
such a tract of veritable wonder
land, made accessible to all visitors,
where at the same time not only the
scenery of the wilderness, but the
wild creatures of the park are scru-
pulously preserved as they were. The
only change being that these same
wild creatures have been so carefully
protected as to show literally as
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preserver of such a natural play
ground in the midst Of our people as
a whole is credit to the nation, but
above all, a credit to Montana, wv
oming and Idaho. 1t has been pre-
served with wise foresight. The
scheme of its preservation is note
worthy in its essential, democracy.
For Enjoyment of the People.
"This park was created, and now is
administered for the benefit and en-
joyment of the people. The govern
ment must continue to appropriate
for it, and especially in the direction
of completing and perfecting an ex-
eellent system of driyeways. The
only way that the people as a whole
can secure to themselves and their
children the enjoyment in perpetu-
ity of what the Yellowstone Park
has to give is by assuming tire OWL
ership in the name of the nation. and
by jealousy safeguarding and pre-
serving the scenery, the forests and
the creatures. At present it is rather
singular that greater number of
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than come from our own eastern
states to see it. The people nearby
seem awake to its beauties, and [
hope that more and more of our peg
pie who dwell far off will appreci-
ate its really marvellous character,
Duty of Congress.
'.The preservation of the forests is,
of course. the matter of prime inn
portance in every public reserve of
this character. In this region Of the
Rocky mountains and the great
plains the problem of the water sup
! ply is the most important part of the
home makers Office. Congress has
not of recent years done anything
more important than passing the ir-
tial to the preservation of the water
supply than they make in the pres
ervation of the forests. Montana has
in it's water power source of de-
velopment which has hardly been
touched. This water power viii be
seriously impaired if ample protec-
ton is not given the forests. There
fore this park, like the forest re-
serves generally, is of the utmost adj
vantage to the country around from
/ the merely unitarian side. Also be-
cause of its peculiar features it is to be
reserved as beautiful playground.
Here all the wild creatures of the osd
days are being preserved, and their
overflow into the surrounding coun-
try means that the people of the sur
rounding country, so long as they
see that the laws are observed by all,
will be able to insure to themselves,
and to their children, and to their
children's children much of the old
time pleasure of the hardy life of the
wilderness, and of the hunter in the
wilderness"
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the presidents train pulled out for
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President Enters Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., April 27.-President
Roosevelt and party became The
guests of the state of Nebraska at
4:f5 o'clock Saturday afternoon with
the arrival of the special train at
Alliance, Neb. From Saturday after
noon until the party leaves the state
Tuesday the president will be ac-
| corded one of the most brilliant and
hospitable receptions ever given to
an executive in this state.
At the first formal stop in the aft
crnoon at Alliance, Gen. Culver and
special reception committee, on be-
half of Gov Mickey, welcomed the
party to the state. Many persons
came 100 miles overland to see the
president at the western Nebraska
town. President Roosevelt spent enc
hour and fifteen minutes in Alliance
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