The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-07-27
Believes That Idaho Scenery Is
Worthy
SENATOR WAKES ELOQUENT OF
WONDERS OF MOUNTAINS
Will Work for Establishment of .
National Park North of HALEY
Across Mountains.

Inc stupendous scenic grandeur of
the proposed Sawtooth national park
is IKE the world turned upside down"
at least this was the impression it
made on United States Senator Borah
VINO, accompanied by John J. Blake
and benjamin S. Crow, returned
by auto last night from trip to one
OF the most interesting spots in tn,
entire west which is destined to he
come Mecca for sightseers. Idaho's
senior senator was tired from the long
and strenuous trip but he declared he
felt well repaid for making it. His ad-
wee to Idahoans is to visit this SPOT
or great and magnificent beauty for it
can be reached by automobile over
very good roads with the one excep-
ton OF Galena summit. The natural
mountain roads within the proposed
boundaries of the park are almost as
remarkable as the scenery found
therein, according to members of the
party They left HALEY at noon Satur-
day and aside from short stops at Sol
dler and Fairfield to give Senator Borah
an opportunity to meet friends, came
straight through to Boise, arriving
mere shortly before midnight last
night
Cleut IuOSt EXTRAORDINARY,
We're l able to describe the won
derful scenery within the boundaries
OF the proposed Sawtooth national
park l would say that its stupendOus.
grand and magnificent panoramic
view is like the world turned upside
down., declared Senator Borah speak
ing of his first trip through the pro-
posed park. I'VE went all through the
park and saw most extraordinary
display Of scenery. l say most ex-
traordinary for it is certainly so.
have never seen anything like It and
doubt very much if many of the resi-
dents OF this state have. There is lit
tie merchantable timber in the park
and while most of it is thick it is
small and stunted. But it is the
mountains and their peaks piled one
upon another that impresses one with
its astonishing vast"nss.
Is for Parks Creation.
Il am satisfied that the park should
De created but l am as yet still doubt
1ul as to the boundaries. Certainly
LhlS magnificent spot should be pre-
served. All of the grazing country
am informed has been eliminated from
IT, Therefore there will be very little
INJURY to the stOckmen There is no
land that is agricultural within it, SO
that feature is therefore eliminated.
AS l said before the timber is small
and although thick it is not merchant
able and has no value as such so the
timber question is eliminated. It Is
therefore necessary only to definitely
settle the boundaries.
There are l should say aside from
the Reddish, the Stanley and the AL
turas some 20 or 25 other lakes some
of which are located on the very tons
|of the mountains. / was indeed sur
prised at the great number of them.
One has waterfall of some 1000 feet.
Another is so located on the top Of
a mountain and 1t Is said, and I be-
lieve 1t, that it flows In two different
directions, one way feeding the Pay
ette and another the Salmon.
The worst piece of road we .encoun-
tered and the most difficult was when
going over the Galena summit. On
reaching the proposed park, however,
we went every place over hard, nat
ural mountain roads, which are q won
der In themselves, by automobile with
the exception of about mile and
half.--Capital News.