The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
NEW AREAS MAY
BE ADDED TO
NATIONAL PARK

One Of the minor features OF the
closing hours Of the last Congress
was the neglect TO pass the bill e1-
tending the boundaries Of the Yellow
stone National Park TO take IN the
Jackson Lake region. being part Of
the famous Jackson hole country.
Yellowstone Park proper IS in the
mountains. but it is Disappointing to
tourists who expect impressive noun
tain scenery. Its natural attractions
are chiefly OF another sort The pro
posed extension OF the parks bou7-
darles, thirty miles southwark. would
take IN the most typicsIly alpine
range within the continental bour-
darles Of the United States" the Te-
ton range. whose peaks rise To al
most 1900 feet above sea level and
'."oh feet above the waters OF jackson
Lake and smaller lakes ~ heir feet
There appeared TO be no oblec, on
TO the bill. and IL was favored Iv
committees Of both the House and the
Senate. as well as by the Agriculture
Department AID the Department Of
the Interior II is likely that II will
pass at the present session. thus r-o-
NldInE l.eS5 square miles more Of mai
ural beauty. wildness and g-sndeu-
Tor the people to enjoy for az trr
The region belongs within the ma
tur2! Boundaries Of the Yellowstone
Park and Is frequently included Or,
park tourists in their itinerary. as
there Is good road down the vreer
shore OF Yellowstone Lake and sTo-z
me east shore OF Jackson Lake IN
Moran.
All Of the lands now proposed "a. ne
added 10 the Yellowstone Pa-k an, ~,
forest reserves. or State Of Wyoming
game reserves. except for a small
Wedge which menaces the great elk
nerd OF this region, and would he
Closed by Incorporating the region into
the park
The proposed addition 10 the park
lnCIudes the summer grazing ground
oi the last great herd or elk in Ane--
lCa. estimated 10 number abou, -nWg
the winter grazing -round OF nu-r--
Gus moose, and shelters many dec-.
antelope and other wild animals
This is a granite range typical o..
lhH Rocky Mountains in supreme man
lestauon. says Secretary Of the In
terror Lane OF the Tetons. The Te-
tons are sublime example OF what
q
the picture Together these REGIONS
are not only wonderfully contraztc,r
and profoundly spectacular. thp,- a-r
also highly educational. Apart from
tn" maEnIfcenCe Of this cont-n11lr-
feature. however, the proposed sdd.-
ti"n has many national park Quail
ties
The Snake River. at the outlet o.
tho Jackson Lake reclamation dam
Is one Of the finest trouting waters
on the continent. Every turn and
, reach OF the valleys Of Pacific Creek.
leading southwest from the Cont
mental Divide at Two Ocean Pass
and the Buffalo Fork OF the Snake.
command the teton view. The valley
OF Atlantic Creek. which flows from
Two Ocean Pass Northward into The
3 Yellowstone. and the splendid upper
valley Of the Yellowstone itself now
a wilderness, are other features or
the extension plan.
: The completion Of a motor road
along the eastern shore Of Yellow
/ stone Lake, up the Yellowstone
/ River. across Two Ocean Pass and
down to Jackson Lake, will complete
a delightful highway circuit Of the
enlarged park.
Two Ocean Pass is described as
presenting one Of the most remark
able geological phenomena in the
world. Here two streams. one fow-
ing north and the other flowing
: south, empty into a pass which runs
east and west. Each stream divides.
one half Of IL flowing east TO the
Atlantic and the other half west 70
the Pacific. thus forming a coutlnu-
Gus water route over the CONT
D mental Divide.
/ Victor. Idaho. on the Oregon short
Line. Is the nearest railway point
( to the southern end OF the park
extension, but it can be entered bv
existing auto roads not only from
. Victor but from Lander, Wyo.. on
/ the Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way, from Granger and Rock
4 Springs. on the Union Pacific, m
7 Southern Wyoming