The Carlisle independent., 1910-06-09

supporters. Numerous national parks have al ready been established by the government, some because of their recognized standing as natural Wonderlands, such as Yellowstone, and others through insistent championship of enthusiasts
 The youngest member of the playground fam fly now knocking at the door for national protec- ton, Is the proposed Glacier National park in northern Montana. There are some people in the east who do not even know that there are gla- elers in the United States today, but think of them as extinct monsters belonging to past geo. loglc era. To such the very name, Glacier park, is an education. There are no longer, it is true vast continental glaciers; even the great frozen regions of Alaska are small in extent compared with the ancient glaciers but the remnants of the onetime universal ice sheets, such as can be seen in Glacier park, are so majestic and numer- ous as to awaken in the mind of the traveller sen- timents of unbounded awe and wonder at Ma tures matchless handiwork
 Give month at least to this precious re- serve, says John Muir some ten years ago, in speaking of the delights of this region The time will not be taken from the sum of your life Instead of shortening it will indefinitely Sengthen it and make you truly immortal"
 Nor are the attractions of the Glacier park region confined to the scenic. Here lies for in stance, the majestic Lake McDonald full of brisk trout described by MT. Muir in the heart of the splendid Flathead forests of giant pine, spruce and cedar, while ten miles above is Ava lanche lake, shimmering at the foot of group of glacier-laden mountains. Far up the white peaks hardly fail to meet the white goat or American chamois, while in other retreats dwell deer, elk and bear, and many smaller sleek-furred animals enjoying their beautiful lives in company with numerous bird species.
 It is hoped that the present session of con- gress will preserve for the nation this latest playground and constitute it another of our na- tional parks. It will then be our second largest park, surpassed only by the Yellowstone.
 The Sixtieth congress made a favorable re- port Glacier park bill, which had also the strong support of the secretaries of the interior and agriculture. This report was based largely upon a topographic survey made four years ago by a United States geological survey party and upon a later compilation by Robert H. Chapman one of the party embracing a total area of about 100000 acres lying just south of the Canadian line and between F1athead river and the Black feet Indian reservation. This area contains 50 or true glaciers, ranging in size from small glaciers of few acres each to those covering five square miles. It also contains over 250 glacial lakes from few hundred feet to ten miles in area
 The Rocky mountain system in the United States abounds in regions of wild and magnificent scenery but it is doubtful if any of them sur park From it's area water flows to Hudson bay the Gulf Of Mexico and the Pacific ocean. Mount Cleveland it's highest peak, reaches an eleva- tion of 104 434 feet and there are many other rug ged mountains ranging from 5000 to 10000 feet above level. This of the northern Rocky mountains, says MT. Chapman which lies to the north of the Great Northern railway and to the south of the Canadian boundary, is one of the most beautiful mountain regions in the world Approaching the divide from the plains region to the east, the mountains present to the traveller