The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-07

people the weulthlest possession held by any
milton in the world Mineral, agriculture. fish
cries stock raising-every ything for future develop
ment. 1t is the golden land of promise for the
coming generation. All they want is your help.
Come ana help them. Let us have 250,000 people
in Alaska.
None of the speakers mentioned Mount Nc
Kinley 1t will be noted that the small map sug-
gesting the general of the Alaskan railroad
shows Mount Mckinley This great peak, with
surrounding of 2200 square miles. is now
Mount Mckinley National park. The government
railroad runs close to one corner of the peak and
will make 1t accessible
Mount Mckinley National park lies approx
mately in the center of Alaska in the midst Of
the vast wilderness to the south of the Yukon and
to the west of the Tnnana. Here the Alaskan
range. which forms line of snow-capped sum-
mts 200 miles long eliminates in several gigantic
peaks. the highest of which--Mount Mckinley
towering 10000 feet is the highest mountain In
the world above the line of perpetual snow, and
one of the most impressive mountains of the
earth. Seen from nm altitude of 1,SOO feet Mount
Mckinley is stupendous; travellers say that there
is nothing like it, among the higher Andes or
Himaayas.
The park area is In scenic keeping with forests,
glaciers lakes. streams and lofty peaks. So from
n scenic viewpoint the Mckinley National
park takes place in the front rank of our II ma
tionn parks
Mount Mckinley is a natural big game refuge.
Ii Is the fountan-head of the big game supply
south of the Yukon and west of the Tanana, 1t is
the center of region where big game abounds.
Here can still be seen the wild game living in
security. protected by the remoteness and rugged
ness of the region. Great moose stalk through the
valleys about timber line. Herds of caribou feed
on the moss-covered hills. Bands of bighorns
browse on the high mountain slopes. The grizzly,
monarch of the American wilderness, gives the
crowning touch to this picture Of wild game
paradise.
But nlreadyis this big game paradise menaced.
The prospector miner and market hunter are
closing In The white mans civilization Is draw
ing near Already sedloads of wild game reach
the Fairbanks market. With the completion of
the government railroad New York will be but
three weeks away. Our national expansion has
always carried with 1t evils well good.
Fires have swept away forests; dynamite and
filth have killed Off the fish; leaden hail has
extermnated the wild life. Remember the buf-
falol"
When this day the big game of the region
will naturally gravtate to Mount Mckinley And
there IL will find sanctuary in the national park
So aside from its scenic magnifcence the creation
of Mount Mckinley National park is well worth
while as game preserve
ON the other hnnd. so remote is this vast wilder.
ness that the act contains concession the pros
hector and the miner in the matter of killing
game for food. The act establishes the park as n
game refuge and provides heavy punishment for
the killing of game. There is. however, this pro-
viso:
.Provided. That prospectors and miners en-.
gagged in prospecting or mining in said park may
tuke and kill there so much game birds as may
be needed for thelr actual necessities when short
of food but in no case shall animals birds be
killed in said park for sale removal therefrom
or wantonly.
1t is obvious that inasnuch ms the passing OF the
park act does not modify affect the mineral inpd
laws now applicable tn the area and hence doe.
not exclude prospectors and miners II would NOT
do Drohibit the killing
In of necessity.