The Forrest City times., 1910-06-10


 supporters Numerous national marks have al ready been established by the government some because Of their recognized standing as natural Wohderiands, such Yellowstone, and others through lnsistent championship of enthusiasts
 The youngest member of the playground fam lly 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- clers in the United States today, but think of them as extinct monsters belonging to a past geo. logic 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 one-time universal ice sheets such as can be seen in Glacier park, so majestic and numer- ous as to awaken in the mind of the traveller sen tments of unbounded and wonder at Ma ture's 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 1t will indefinitely lengthen il 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, as described by Mir Muir In the heart of the splendid Flathead forests of giant pine spruce and cedar while ten miles above is Ava ianehe lake, shimmering at the foot of a group of giaeier-laden mountains. Far up the white peaks one can hardly fail to meet the white goat or American chamois, while in other retreats dwell deer. elk and bear. and many smaller seek-furred animals enjoying their beautiful lives in company with numerous bird species
 It Is hoped that the present session of con- gross will preserve for the nation this latest playground and constitute it another of our na- tional parks. It will then be eur second largest park, surpassed only by the Yellowstone
 The Sxteth congress made a favorable re- port on a Glacier park bill. which had also the strong support of the secretaries of the interior and agriculture This report was based largely upon topographic survey made four years ago hy United States geological survey party and upon a later compilation by Robert H Chapman one of the party, embracing total area of about 1o00ooG acres lying just south of the Canadian line and between Flathead river and the Black feet Indian reservation. This area contains 60 CT noye true glaciers ranging in size from small glaciers of few acres each 70 those covering five sguare miles | also contains over o50 glacial lakes from few hundred feet to ten miles in area
 The Rocky mountain system in the United States abounds in regions ef wild and magnificent scenery. but 1t is doubtful if any of them sur. passes in grandeur and interest that of Glacier park. From it's area water flows To Hudson bay the Gulf ot Mexico and the Pacific ocean Mount Cleveland, its highest peak, reaches an eeya- tion of 10434 feet. and there are many other rug ged mountains ranging from 6,000 to 10000 feet above level. This area of the northern Rocky mountains, says Mir, Chapman. which lies to the north of the Great Northern railway and to the south of the Canadian boundary is one of the -ost beautiful mountain regions in the world Approaching the divide from the plains region to The east the mountains present to the traveller a