Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
YELLOWSTONE PARK
TO OPEN ON TIME:
Exceptionally Heavy Travel In
dicated by Thousands
of Inquiries
Yellowstone Park. Wyoming. June

Yellowstone Park. Wyoming. June
14.-Thousands OF inquiries regarding
touring conditions in Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. indicating exceptionally
heavy travel this year. are pouring
into the superintendent Office and
prompts this announcement that the
park will be open on time, despite an
unusually long, cold spring. and that
the roads will be in first -cInsG condition
for motoring from the very beginning
Of the season.
The autumn of 1921 was warm and
dry. thus making il possible to do heavy
hauling by trucks in connection with
construction work without cutting up
the roads. Thus. all of the highways
went into the winter in splendid shape,
and under the system of ranger patrol
in the spring, to prevent washing by
melting snow water. they are bound TO
emerge from their winter covering in
good condition.
The park will be open to private mo-
tor!ots as soon rs the passes are cleared
of snow. but travel by rail cannot h."
accommodated until June 20, when all
OF the public utilities Of the park ar"
ready for operations. Tn that date II
with the possible exception of the Mount
Washburn road. will bc open and every
human effort will be put forth to make
accessible to authorities this spectacu-
lar and thrilling highway to the sum-
NIT of Washburn, 10, 100 feet above
the sea.
Always advancing, Yellowstone Ma
tional Park will have many new fpa-
lures available for its tourists to ENJOY.
better facilities for their accominoda-
ton and entertainment and more op-
portunities for healthful recreation.
Glacier Accessible
The old Cooke City road, leading from
Camp Roosevelt in the direction of the
wonderful GrasShoppcr Glacier. Il road
that has been in di~r"pNir for years on
account of insufficient funds 10 main
tain It. will be repaired this year and
patroled throughout the summer.
Camps at Cooke City and GooSc Lake.
and good horses, will make the Grass
hopper Glacier easily accessible from
Camp Roosevelt.
Tie road around HunScn Peak.
closed to travel since the admission Of
automobiles to the park, wdill be re-
opened this year in improved condition,
and will make accessible the sensational
Gardiner Canyon, second deepest in
the park. In the Canyon is Osprey
Falls. 100 feet, one of the parks tinest
water exhibits.
The buffalo corral at Mammoth Hot
Springs has been part!tioncd, and this
year elk will be in the reach of tourtsr
cameras. as we'll as the most magniti-
cent bulls Of the buffalo herds.
Saddle. Horse Tours Over New Trails
The Yellowstone Park Camps Com
pany will conduct four fourteen day
saddle horse tours of the trails. which
this year will parallel every road in the
park. These tours will be under the
direction of Tex Holm. famous Cody
guide and horseman. Also. there will
be more saddle horses available at
Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful.
Grand Canyon and Camp Roosevelt,
than ever before. New side "trip trails
will make the marvellous scenic submits
Of Mount Everest. BunNsn Peak and
Sepulchre Mountain, all near head
quarters. within easy reach OF the