The Arvada enterprise., 1919-12-04

Gun people the weaithest possession held by any
nation in the world. Mineral. agriculture. nsh-
cries. stock raislnG-ever ythng for future develop
ment 1t is the golden land Of promise for the
coming generation. All they want 10 your help.
Come and help them. Let US have 10000 people
in Alaska.
None Of the speakers mentioned Mount Nc.
Kinley. 1t will be noted that the small map sus.
gesting the general Of the Alaskan railroad
shows Mount Mckinley. This great peak. with .
surrounding area Of 900 square miles, 10 now
Mount Mckinley National park. The government
railroad runs close to one corner OF the peak ana
will make It accessible.
Mount Mckinley National park lies appsoTi.
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 Tanana. Here the AIaskaa
range which forms q line Of suow.capped sum
mts 200 miles long. eliminates IN several gigantic
uesks the highest Of which-Mount AcKialey-
towering 2O,SO feet. IL the highest mountain u
tho world above the line Of perpetual snow. and
one Of the most impressive mountains OF tho
earth Seen from an altitude Of 1,000 feet Mount
Mckinley u stupendous; travellers say that there
Is nothing like It. even among the higher Andes ~
HimalayaG. -
The park area d in scenic keeping with forests.
glaciers, lakes. streams and lofty peaks. 30 from
4 scenic viewpoint the new Mckinley Natiooal
park takes place 10 the front rank Of our II %.
tionai parks.
Mount Mckinley 10 . natural big game refuge.
Il 10 the fountain-head Of the big game supply
south Of the Yukon and west Of the Tanana. II 70
tho center Of Q region where big game abounds.
Here can still be seen the Tild game living in
security, protected By the remoteness and rugged.
ness Of the region. Great moose stalk through The
yslleys about timber line. Herds Of caribou feed
On the mOss-covered hills. Bands Of bigh0rus
browse on the high mountain slopes The grixsly.
monarch Of the American wilderness. gives The
80 l. s~lAAssR ~ sarfnA
paradise.
But already IL this big game paradise menaeed,
The prospsctor, miner and market hunter ara
closing In. The white mans civilization 10 draw:
ins near. Already slsdloads Of wild game reac4
the Fairbanks market. With the completion a
three weeks away. Our national expansioa has
alvay, carried with It evils a. well a. good.
Firss have swept away forests; dynamite and
0ith have killed on the dsh . leaden hail has
exterminated the wild life. Remember the but.
faloi"
viii naturally sravitate to Mount Mckinley. And
there Il will nnd sanctuary 10 the national pask.
"a aside from lts scenic magnihcencs the crsatioa
of Mount Mckinley National park 10 well worth
while ~ q game preserve
On the other hand. 10 remote 10 this vast wilder.
ness that the act contains couceasiou to the peos.
hector and the miner In the matter Of killjns
ana for food. The act estabiishes the park % q
e.ms refuge and provldcs heavy punishmeot foe
ths killing Of game. There 10, however. this peo.
viso:
~rrovided. That proapectors and miners a,
eaesd In prospecting a. minins 10 said park nsy
take aAA klll there - much gams Of hr6s % naS
be needed for their actual necessities when shoe1
Of food bat In no case shall animals q birde b
killed in aaid part foe sale or removal tAsesfron
o. wankoaly."
y sbvteus that issanscA % the paasine q ~
part oct ooss not modify o. AFFECT ths nisseal Ma
laws sew applicable 10 ~ area aad hsses 60
Det s1eiu0e proopectoss aa1 uinsss, Il woelA -
10 70 pseAblt ths killing q eans IT food b. -
b GnDD e aeceGslty.