The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-19

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Q-Can please give list of the largest National
Parks of the United States and how they be reacheda
A-The National parks and reservations mentioned below
under the supervision of the Secretary of the
General informatien the annual administrative reports
of the rules and regulations and compilations the laws
relating the parks be obtained from Secretary
Interior or from the superinendents of the parks.
Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming, Montana
and 1daho and has of g. 142, 72O The Super
ntendents address Yellowstone Park Wyoming The park
be reached by the following railroads. Northern
Railroad Gardiner the northern entrance Livingston
Mont, Oregon Short Line Railroad Yellowstone, Mont
the western entrances Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
to Cody Wyo, from which the park
accessible Stage and private transportation
reservation made all these points, tourist season
extends from June l 10 September 15
Yosemite National Park California, including the
Yosemite Valley and Marposa Big Tree Grove embraces
f78 622 The superintendent Yosemite
CAL The park be eeched from MERGED Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific Railroad
of Yosemite Valley Railroad which runs TO the western
boundary, and by connections of the roads Raymond
the southwest; stage lines from the terminus the
Yosemite Valley Railroad and from Raymond Yosemite
Valley within the park The extends May
dations furnished the entire year.
Glacier National Park, Montana approx
mate of which 900 have been surveyed
Within the limits stated there $50 lakes ranging
miles few hundred feet There about 80
glaciers between square miles and few in There
wild animals plants and rocks in number and quantity
satisfy the ardent STUDENT and great variety,
beauty and grandeur to crafty the artist and the lover of
The address of the superintendent Beton Mont
The park be reached via Northern Railway
Thofo pIcf Mou1 ,bor1
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, of
2O36O The superintendent address Ashford WASH
The park is reached by stage private transportation from
Ashford, Wash the Tacoma Eastern Railroad, and by trail
from Fairfax, the Northern Pacific Railroad. The
extends from June Is to September Is.
Sequoia National Park California, has ,597
acres The address of the superintendent Three River CAL
This park may be reached from Visala, Southern
Pacific and the Achson Topeka and San Fe railroads by
of the Vsala Electric Railroad Company Lemon Cove
thence by private the Giant Forest
within the park by private conveyance from Vaa via
Lemon Cove.
General Grant National Park, California, has area of
1856 This administered jointly with
Sequoa National Park and the tourist extends from
June September 15 The address of the superintendent is
given above The park may be reached from Sanger the
Southern Pacific Railroad thence by
veyance distance of 46 miles the park also from Cutler
Station the Ahison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad thence
80 miles by private by of Oost and
Badger to the park
Crater Lake National Park Oregon, has of 159 800
The address of the superintendent during the tourist
months Uune is September 30 is Crater Lake. Ore and
during the balance of the klamath Falls, Ore This park
may be reached by automobile from klamath Falls
Medford Chioquin, Ashland, Oe the Southern
Pacific Railroad
Wind Cave National Park South Dakota contains 10, 522
The superintendent address is Wind Cave. S. Oak.
This park may be reached by private conveyances from Hot
Springs, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Northwestern
from CUSTER the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The reservation is open to tourists the entire year.
Suys Hill Park, North Dakota, the shore of Devils
Lake. of 78O The address of superin
tendent is Fort Toen, N. Oak. Devils Lake. Narrow and
TOXIC the Great Northern Railroad close the park
and from these points the reservation be approached by
wagon, or by boat (prvate conveyance).
Plat National Park, Sulphur Oklahoma has of
84S22 Sulphur the postoce address of the supen
tendent. The accessible by the Atchison Topeka
and Santa Fe and the ST. Louis and San Francisco railroads
The park, which tourists the entire year, within
walking riding distance of the railroads.
Mesa Verde National Park Colorado, under the organic
approved June 49, 1906 contained of a. 376 acres
and the Smile strip under the park jurisdiction for the protection
of ruins provided for by the abuttng the park contained
TX, 800 The Smile strip eliminated from park
supervision by of June 3d. 1913 and the boundaries
the park proper changed make the
aggregate 1851 miles, 489664 acres The
address of the superintendent Mancos, COL, the nearest rail-
road station, the Rio Grande Southern Railroad The
station abon Is miles from the ruins which be reached
only by horseback foot. The tourist extends
from May to September 80.
o:-Wha is meant by the "Boston Port Billi''
A-This an act proposed in Parliament by Lord
North and passed March 3D. 1774, in retaliation for the
destruction of cargoes of in Boston Harbor. The act
provided for the discrimination of Handing and dischargng
landing shipping of goods, and merchandise
town and within the harbor of Boston," Commerce was
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