The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-07
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President Harding, in announcing this admin
istration policy, was not anticipating popular de-
mand so mEh as answering it. The truth is that
the American people have within the last three
years adopted our nineteen national parks as a
part of their conception of the greatness of their
nation Hands off" applies to the national
parks as well as to Old Glory. They eager
to defend them and to keep them invioate. And
they have developed organized strength through
the animation OF dozen or so nationwide organ
zations to see that congress shall legisate wisely
concerning the national parks. The announce
ment Of the conservation policy was received with
nationwide delight The national park enthusi.
asts hoped that the conservation policy would be
broGdened to uphold Secretary Lanes important
plank.
Yellowstone also gets into the limeght this
season because President Harding paid it two
days visit on his way to Alaska. The Presidents
party went in and out through the north entrance
and did about $50 miles of motoring In seeing
various points of interest. On the Continental
Divide they drove through snowbanks The Pres
ident went yachting Yellowstone lake-un- |
damned. He many wild animals and fed
gingerbread and molasses TO a black bear and her
cub. He saw the Painted Terraces of Mammoth !
Hot Springs. Old Faithful geyser spouted $50
feet into the air every sixty-fve minutes for
him-as it does for every visitor. The photog aph
reproduced herewith shows the President and
Mrs. Harding, under escort of Superintendent Hor-
ace NJ. Albright viewing from Artist Point the
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Lower
Falls. The President was visbly impressed by
the sight-one of the grandest and most beau
tiful In the world.
Just slxty-three years-1S07- 1S70-were re-
CURED to put Yellowstone on the map; the Ainer
can people simply wouldn't believe there was any
such place. The Lewis and Clark expedition of
lS04-06 passed close by It, but the Indians never
mentioned it, considering II the abode of evil
Spirits who punished. all talk about them John ,
Golfer. member of the party who went back ,
to trap beaver, discovered 1t In 1907 Upon his !
return to st. Louis in 1910 the people dubbed II
Golfers He'll and laughed him and his tale ont
If court. James Bridger rediscovered IL about
1928 and the public said Jus, another Of Jim '
3rldger's big yarns" The gold prospectors of |
S62 described II and set down as liars II c
ook the Northumberland expedition of 1870 to t
make the people believe In its wonders The men,
ers of that expedition were for pre-empting the
cenie points and making their fortunes Cor S
elius Hedges rebuked them and proposed the h
atlonal park pan-the first in all history The 4
ark established by act of congress In 1872 Il
nd Yellowstone celebrated Its semcentennial
list fall.
Yellowstone contains 3,34S square mIIes-Y1l4 b
Wyoming. 1913 in Montana and 80 In Idaho is
ig as II Is. the plan is to enlarge 1t by the add L
on of many square miles to the south-the Jack
IN Hole country. which contains jackson lake !,
nd the Teton mountains and Is natural part OF :,
e park