The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-31
NHYZED NEHRAN M~Zy0eS<Ao<o-

President Harding, in announcing this admin
istration policy, was not anticipating a popular de-
mand so much as answering it. The truth Is that
the American people have within the last three
years adopted our nineteen national parks rs n
part Of their conception of the greatness Of their
nation. Hands OFF, applies to the national
parks ms well as to Old Glory. They are eager
to defend them and to keep them inviolate. And
they have developed organized strength through
the utilization Of q 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 limeliGht 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-ln-
damned. He saw many wild animals and fed
gingerbread and molasses to Il black bear and her
cub. He saw the Painted Terraces OF Mammoth
Hot Springs. Old Faithful Geyser spouted $50
feet into the air every ~SiXtyfive minutes for
him-as II does for every visitor. The photograph
reproduced herewith shows the President and
Mrs. Harding, under escort of Superintendent IIor.
ace VI. AlDliEHl, NleNihS hOHl AIlSt IOlnt TIE
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Lower
Falls. The President was viSlbly impressed by
the sight-one Of the grandest and most beau
tiful IN the world.
Just siyty-tlree Observation-Disclosures re-
ouired to put Yellowstone on the map the Ameri-
can pcople simply wouldn't believe there was any
such place. The Lewis and Clark expedition OF
lSO4CG passed close by it, but The Indians never
mentioned it. considering it the abode of Evil
Shirts who punished all talk about them. John
Golfer. n member Of the party who went back
m tran beaver, discovered it in 1907. Upon his
return to st. Louis in 1910 the people dubbed II
.Colter's He'll and laughed him and his tale out
of court. James Bridger rediscovered it about
1898 and the public said "Just another OF Jim
Rridcer's big yarns" The gold prospectors OF
1860 described 1t and were set down as liars. II
took the Washburn-Langford expedition OF 1870 10
make the people believe in It's wonders. The mem.
bers of that expedition were for %pre-emptinc 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 1S7.
and Yellowstone celebrated It's semi-centennia,
last fall.
Yellowstone contains 3.34S square mlles-3I14
in Wyoming, 1913 in Montana and Sc In Idaho
Big as 1t is, the plan Is TO enlarge IL by the add.
ton OF many square miles TO the Jouth-the Jack.
son Hole country, which contains Jackson lake
and the Teton mountains and is a natural part o.
the park.