New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

Ihe Dakotas have each national park. Twelvs
miles southeast of Custer S. u. is the Wind Cave
Park. and last year 5000 TO Irists went down the
winding stairs there the wonders in the cave
far below On the south shore OF Devils Lake
y u, IS three-year-old national park containing
about 1000 acres and known as Sully's Hill Park
In this reservation are many prehistoric mounds
IN which skeletons stone copper and ivory trnkets
have been found
\ lone cowboy from the N1ancos. riding HIS wiry
cayuse out across the hills and mesas in search OF
lost cattle few years ago. came upon a number OF
ancient puebos built high against the face o. a
cliff The State Of Colorado realizing the value OF
these buildings, set about preserving them Later
they became the leading features Of the Mesa Verde
National Park The buildings and their contents
have suffered greatly from the hands OF vandals.
though the famous Spruce Tree House. the Balcony
House and the Cliff Palace have been preserved
Cliff Palace with its tapering. IoophoIed tower IS
said 10 be the most famous work OF prshistorto
Americans now IN existence.
The Casa Grande Ruin, discovered by Padre Klno
in 1884 is also another government acquisition I,
IS eighteen miles northeast Of Casa Grande Station
in Pinal County. Ariz,. and was taken under gov
eminent protection in 1859 The interesting prehis-
tOrtc ruins of the Gila and Verde River valleys and
the chalcedony of the famous petriled forest ot
giant trees In Arizona are exposed to the depreda-
tlons Of tourists and collectors. and should bs
placed under government protection
II 1870 It decided 10 preserve the famous
battlefield Of Chickan.auga a national military
park This was the first Of It's kind IN the world
BY 1897 the government had acquired ell the terri
tory lying about Chattanooga which the famous
eight-day battles had been fought. Under the d.
rection OF the Department Of War the territory was
turned into large military reservation where
monuments were set TO commemorate the deeds
OF Northern and Southern heroes and markers SCI
70 designate the positions OF the various com
mands. In the battles fought on this ground i've
OF the great armies OF the country were engaged
under such leaders Grant. Bragg. Sherman.
Longstreet. Sheridan. Forrest. Thomas Wheeler
Rosecrans and Stewart. The fields OF Chicza
mauga. Wauhatchie. Orchard Knob. Lookout
Mountain and Missionary Ridge are Included IN
the $500 acres. and the tract lies in Walker and
Coosa counties Ga. and Hamilton County. Tenn
Interstate drills and encampments are held IN this
park every summer
Another military park IS at shilon Hardin Coun-
" Tenn, where Grant and Buell. defeated the
Confederates under Albert Sidney Johnston and
beauregard. and where Johnston was killed Ths-e
are SotO acres in this park Wisconsin last wear
added $1,000 monument In honor OF her dead 70
thoSe already there Ten Southern and eleven
Northern states contributed The soldiers for This
memorable battle
NlcksburS was the third Of tie national military
parks II was provided for by act OF Congress-
N 1859. and dedicated with great ceremony not
long ago. This has about 40 acres OF land and
hes near Flcksburg, Warren County Miss 1t was
here that the Confederates vtthstood a stare ,,,-I
me women and children. living In bombproOf caves
half rations OF bad meal Then Peuberton seeing
on july {. 1855 -' - ~'
In n, 1904 bill creating national military park
az gettysburg, Penn, was passed Thirteen hum
ured acres have been taken under national care
and ana; IKE the three other parks. IT has been set
Win monuments and markers laid out IN drives
and walks. and made a veritable garden. There IS
little trace OF the warriors of long 90 T1s c,IT.
ones there to-day are the gray clad West Point
seniors, seniors, Who come down for annual rnanoeuvres.
FIowerS bloom where the blood Of Northern and
southern SnIVaIry was poured out long ago as a
ulpQte 70 Mars, and where the gathering battles
smoky shield once darkened the sky there smiles
serene ana cohnuent tho OF peace
FREDERIC J. HASEIN
AmeriCa."1 - ~ -'-N-9''S "a