Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-11-06

can people the wealthest possession held by any
nation in the world. Mineral, agriculture fish
cries stock raisng-every thing for future develop
ment. 1t is the golden land of promise for the
coming generation All they want is your help.
Come and help them. Let us have 25OOOO people
in Alaska.
None of the speakers mentioned Mount Nc
Knley 1t will be noted that the small map sug-
gesting the general course of the Alaskan railroad
shows Mount Mckinley. This great peak, with a
surrounding of 1900 square miles. is now
Mount Mckinley National park The government
railroad runs close to corner of the peak and
will make il accessible.
Mount Mckinley National park lies approx
mately III 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 Alaskan
range which forms a line of snow-capped sum-
mits 200 miles long, eliminates in several gigantic
peaks the highest of which-Mount Mckinley
towering 2O30O 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 altitude of 800 feet, Mount
Mckinley is stupendous; travellers say that there
is nothing like it, even among the higher Andes or
Hmaluyas.
The park area is in scenic keeping with forests,
glaciers, lakes, streams and lofty peaks So from
a scenic viewpoint the new Mckinley National
park takes place in the front RANK OIL our II ma
tional parks
Mount Mckinley is natural big game refuge.
If is the fountain-head of the big game supply
south of the Yukon and west of the Tanana. II is
the center of a region where big game abounds.
Here can still be 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
browning touch to this picture of wild game
paradise.
H,,t already is this big game paradise menaced.
The prospector miner and market hunter are
closing in The white mans civilization is draw
ing near Already SledloadS of wild game reach
the Fairbanks market. With the completion of
tho government railroad New York Will be hut
three weeks away. our national expansion has
ALWAYS cnrried with il evils well good.
Fires have swept away forests; dynamite and
filth have killed of the fish; leaden hail has
exterminated the wild life. Remember the buff
filOl"
When this day comes the hig game Of the region
will naturally gravitnte To Mount Mckinley. And
there il will find sanctuary in the national park.
Sn inside from its scenic magnfccncc. the creation
of Mount Mckinley National park is well worth
while Ms Il game preserve.
ON the other hand. remote is this vast wilder
ness that the act confirms concession to the pros
nector and the miner in the matter Of killing
c,me for food The act establishes the park as a
rnue refuge and provides a heavy punishment for
the killing of game. There is, however. this pro-
viso:
"Provided, That proSpectorS and miners en-
gagged in prospecting mining in said park may
take and kill there much game or birds MS NAV
be needed for their actual necessities when short
of food hut i'm shall animals or birds he
killed in said park for sale or removal therefrOm
or wantOnly'
II is obvious that inasmuch rs the passing Of the
park act does not modify affect the mineral land
laws now applicable to the and hence does
not exclude prOspecturs and miners. it would not
do to prohibit the killing of game for food 10y them
IN case of necessity.