The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-30
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President Harding, In announcing thu admin
istration policy, was not anticipating a popular de-
mand so much as answering II. 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 are eager
to defend them and to keep them inviclate. And
they have developed organized strength through
the utilization of a dozen or so nationwide organ
izations to see that congress shall legislate 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
broadened to uphold Secretary Lanes important
plank.
Yellowstone also gets into the limeIight this
season because President Harding paid II a 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 on Yellowstone lake-un-
damned. He saw 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 s~ixty-hve minutes for
him-as it does for every visitor. The photograph
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 visibly impressed by
the sight-one of the grandest and most beau
tiful In the world.
Just sixty-three years-1S07-1 701w re-
CURED to put Yellowstone on the map; the Ameri-
can people simply wouldn't believe there was any
such place. The Lewis and Clark expedition OF
ISO4-O6 passed close by II, but the Indians never
mentioned 1t, considering II the abode of EVIL
Spirits" who punished all talk about them. John
Golfer, a member Of the party who went back
to trap beaver, discovered II In 1907. Upon his
return to st. Louis In 1910 the people dubbed II
"Colter's Hell" and laughed him and his tale out
Of court. James Bridger rediscoyered II about
1898 and the public SAID Just another OF Jim
Bridger's big yarns" The gold prospectors Of
1892 described 1t and were set down as liars. II
took the washburn-Langfor expedition of 1870 10
make the people believe In Its wonders. The mem~
bers of that expedition were for pre- empting the
scenic points and making their fortunes. Cor.
nelius Hedges rebuked them and proposed The
national park plan-the first In all history. The
park was established by act Of congress In 1877
and Yellowstone celebrated Its semi-centenn,aI
last fall.
Yellowstone contains 3,34S square miles-s114
In Wyoming, 1893 In Montana and 80 In Idaho
Big as II Is. the plan Is to enlarge II by the ad6t.
ton Of many square miles to the south-the Jack.
son Hole country. which contains Jackson lake
and the Teton mountains and Is Q natural part Of
the park.