The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-11
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BY ARvINE w. Sewers.
Washington, July 11.-Wild in many
places Is when Kit Carson and his
band of trappers scaled the sides of It's
lofty mountains in quest Of grizzly
hides and beaver skins, it's rugged see
mic grandeur rivaling the most famous
sections Of the Alps. Estes Park in
Colorado is just now very much in the
national limelight by reason of the
movement inaugurated in Denver to
have 1t made a national park and
game preserve by congress.
Located fifty miles northwest OF
Denver in the Rocky mountains Estes
park Is nearly in the geographical CEN
ter of the United States. The park
proper is twelve miles long and from
n to three miles wide. The pro.
posed area Of the new park is forty
two miles east and west by twenty
four miles north and south.
The ley area Is principally noun
famous. Aside from the desire to in.
clude this wonderful mountain scenery
an extensive area Is necessary for the
protection of the animals and birds
that move up and down and across
the mountains in a wide range of ter
ritory. Such animals Al the mountain
sheep and mountain goat are becom-
ing extinct and can be found now only
In the highest and most inaccessible
attitudes where the foot Of man rarely
treads. With proper protection these
animals would undoubtedly become as
numerous as in the days when the
western boundary Of civilization was
along the eastern edge Of the great
plains.
Peaks In the Snow.
No part of this region Is below an
altitude Of 1000 feet and many Of the
peaks are from II 1000 to more than A.
900 feet above the level Of the sea.
Longs peak. one Of the most famous
mountains on the American continent
whose snow covered crest rises to an
altitude Of 1926 feet, is the command
ing giant Of all of the other peaks in
the park.
Upwards Of a thousand varieties of
wild flowers are found In the park and
birds Of brilliant plumage as we'll as
many species Of sweet throated song
sters have their habitat in this Won
derful region created by the artistic
hand Of nature.
Wander or climb where you will,
the beautiful wild flowers greet you.
The orchid. tiger lily. blazing star. sill
yer and blue columbine, buttercup.
Mariposa lily and wild red rose are
only a few of the vast number of for
al beauties. At times the park Is a
veritable flower garden.
Deer are seen frequently but elk and
bear are scarce. The coyote, fox,
beaver. mink. porcupine. chipmunk.
cotton tail and snowshoe rabbit are
numerous.
Would Prohibit Hunting.
At present hunting is permitted un.
der the state laws. Under govern
ment supervision hunting would be alb
solutely prohibited and such animals
as lear and elk would not be at the
mercy Of the hunter, even for a short
period as now. and would be given a
chance to multiply in great numbers.
Predatory animals would be slaugh-
tered by federal hunters as a protec-
tion to the stock belonging to settlers
whose lands are within or adjoining
the park.
The streams are alive with speckled
and rainbow trout and they are KEEP,
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which the state maintains In the park.
More than = million small trout are
placed In these streams annually.
Lakes upon which ice floats in mas
0ive cakes In midsummer are among