The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
ALASKA'S NATIONAL PARK.

Mt. Mckinley National Park, of the nineteen in the United States, is second to the largest and by the addition of 465 square miles provided by Dele gate Sutherands bill which recently passed the House of Representatives is but little smaller than Yellowstone. the largest of them all. Yellowstone contains 3,34S square miles while Mt. Mckinley with the recent addition has of 2645 square miles
 One of the smallest parks is at Hot Springs, Ark, containing and one-haif square miles. This was created in 1892 Not until 40 years later, in 1872, the second one established this one being Yellow stone Eighteen years elapsed before any additions were made when three were added These were Sequoa, Yosemite and General Grant, all in Cali fornia. In 1899, Mount Rainier National Park was established, the next being made in 1902 at Crater Lake, Oregon One, Wind Cave, South Dakota was added the following year. The two smallest parks created in 1904 these being Platt, in Southern Oklahoma, and Sullys Hill in North Dakota, both containing and one-eighth square miles In 1906, Mesa Verde, in Southwestern Colorado estab lshed followed by Glacier Montana, in 1910, Rocky Mountain Colorado, in 1915 Hawaii in 1916, Lassen Volcano, Colorado, in 1916, Mt Mckinley in 1917, Grand Canyon, Arizona, Lafayette the Maine coast and Zion in Utah, in 1919.
 While the Alaska national park was set aside containing the highest mountain in North America it is also regarded for breeding grounds for big the finest of it's kind in existence. The addition to it under Delegate Sutherland's bill made for the latter In commenting the addition Secretary Fall stated Recently surveyors of the United States Geological Survey engaged topo graphic mapping in that section of Alaska reported that the directly east of the present park is the natural breeding ground for mountain sheep. Large herds of caribou also found ranging in this tion" By changing the boundaries proposed in the measure, these breeding grounds are to be in cluded in the park.
 Up to July l. of this year, nothing had ever been done to recognize Mt. Mckinley a national park beyond the fact that it had been set aside such by Congress- Former Governor Riggs, during his ten of ofce appealed for appropriations for develop ment of the park and his efforts reinforced by the National Park Service. Not until July l. how ever any action taken At that time very limited appropriation made available and Harry Karsens. who guide had made himself familiar with the park region, was appointed Forest Ranger at-large for the park under the National Park Serv- ice At the same time force of U. S. Surveyors, under Woodbury Abbey started marking out the, boundaries of certain sections of the park
 MT Karstens with the limited amount of funds at his disposal will not be able to accomplish much in developing the park this year. He is capable man and do much to open up the country if heI gets funds Some of Alaskas greatest scenic attrac tons located in that district and it should be the for thousands of visitors every year. To draw them, accommodations must be provided and they be provided by the National Park Service Alaska should make yery effort to get the National Park Service to include in Its estimates for next as much money as be efficiently expended for this purpose. We will have fight for funds in order to get them because other states with similar reserva tons pushing their claims in Congress for recogn tion with all the influence they command.
 Alaska should not neglect this matter a day longer. Too much time has been allowed to go by as 1t is Since 1917, when the park was established not single cabin had been built, not trail bazed dollar expended until July 1, to make Mt. Me Kiney National Park accessible to the public for whom it was specifically set aside by Congressional Act