, 1924-07-09

tiers. Both the rail and auto tt
owe last years registrations, 6
was not open until nearly the n
issued here were almost as mum
and not far behind West Fellows
opened for practically the entire
Yellowstone Parks tremendous
growth in popular favor as a vaca-
ion resort is significantly revealed
in statistics showing hat for the
month of June. just ended. a total
of 20,82S visitors crossed the four
boundaries of the scenic wonderland.
This is an increase of more than As
per cent of June, 1928, when the
whole lumber of visitors entertained
was 1866.
June's tremendous influx of tour
lists brought the total for this season
up to the same time last season.
This is an increase in excess of SO
per cent, and If the same rate is
maintained. the park this yea will
show its wonders to more than
10000. instead of s13S,352, who
saw it. in 1928, the banner season
up to hat time.
Thus the anticipation of the Ma
tional Park service that Yellow
stones SEND tourist season would
far eclipse n preceding one in the
number of those taking advantage
of the opportunity to see this great
wilderness of natural marvels is
being borne out to the fullest. 1t
may even be that the estimates
upon which this years plans were
made will be exceeded.
The figures for June show a re-
markable increase in the number
of those entering the park in their
own motor vehicles.
Automobile permits issued this
June numbered 4,593. This great
motor caravan, in which hardly a
state in the union was unrepresent-
ed, poured into the parks four
gates. carrying a total of 14,47O
visitors. Last June the automobile
permits totaled 2944, and they
brought in s,5OS persons. This June
the visitors coming in via hired
transportation" that is, train pas
sengers. conveyed through the park
by the Park Transportation company,
numbered 5,574, while last year
they were 4,784. But this year, it
will be noted. the proportion of
these who came by automobile was
much greater than last year which
may have something to do with the
ever-growing demand for better
roads.
The western gateway, at West
Yellowstone, received more of the
months total of visitors than any
of the other three entrances, tax
ing away from the Gardiner or
northern gate this distinction, which
Gardiner held last June.
At West Yellowstone, 8213 visit
ors came in. 1929 of them in their
own conveyance and 1884 on the
train. Gardiner gateway, where the
great arch stands. was second with
I'LL. OF these $3.50 were in their
own vehicles, and 1928 came by
train.
The Cody on the east
attracted 4O24, of whom 1878 mo-
tored in, and 651 were railroad pas
sengers. At the Snake River or
south gate, $50 passed through.
800 of them making their own way,
while II were train passengers from
Lander, Wyoming.
AT each gate a large increase in
the amount of motor travel was
registered. From West Yellowstone
1901 motor vehicles started their
park tour this June, against ISL
last June. The shadow of the Gar
diner arch fell on 1897 autos and
motorcycles this June, while last
year the total for that month was
1862. Vending their way through
gorgeous Shoshone canyon, 1869
cars entered Cody gate on the east
against 901 last a At Snake
River 1926 automobiles were regis
tered by the rangers, against 81
last June.
In spite of the fact that Califor-
mia has four national parks of its
own, that state led in the number
of automobile travellers entering the
Yellowstone up to July list. A total
of 68S California. cars were issued
permits at the four park entrances.
They carried 1878 passengers.
These had to come a thousand miles
or more, whereas the visitor from
the second state in line, Montana,
had comparatively short distances
to cover. This is one evidence of
the great popularity of the Yellow
stone, based on the variety of the
scenic marvels it contains.
Montana. the econd state, sent
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