The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-30
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this fall (1923) Also a contract has been let for
the construction of eight nine miles. on the east
the St. Mary River. extending from ST. Mary Chalet
along the north shore of st. Mary Lake toward ~
way on both sides of the Continental Divide, the
Transmountain Road can be pushed with more
speed to completion.
And here is glimpse into the future that prom
ises all kinds of things for Glacier: 1t Will De
oaly short time before the Babb-International
Boundary Road is improved This road runs
through the Blackfeet Indian reservation adJoin'
ing Glacier on the east and will connect with the
Canadian National parks highway system Inc
National Park-to-Park Highway, which connects
all the western national parks, Is in full operation
and getting better every season. The Banf- VIM
dermere Highway across the Canadian ROCKIES
opened last year, makes direct connection WIN
the National Park-to-Park Highway at Spokane.
Wash.
With the Babb-Internatonal Boundary Road and
the Transmountain Road completed, Glacier will Of
fer much to automobile tourists. Any car owner In
the United States or Canada can easily reach Ola.
cier either to stay go on. The entire Scenic
West American and Canadian, will be open to him.
When Glacier comes to its own, its attendance
will jump up amazingly. And what 1t gains 1t will
keep, for its visitors have habit of going back
year after year. Glacier has its devotees, just as
have Rocky Mountain in Colorado and Yosemite
in California. Yellowstone, oldest, biggest and
most famous OF dl our ID udlloudl puAho, mas OSSH
lacking in this to date.
Take Mary Roberts Rinehart-nature lover, out
door woman novelist and nature writer-shes an
example. She has been much in Glacier. And
here is the way Glacier got her. Her enthusiasm
induced her to write an appreciation of Glacier
for publicity purposes. And here's what she says.
in part:
There are no Keep or the Grass" signs in GIa-
cier National Park 1t is the widest part of Amer
lea. 1t is perhaps the most unique of all
parks. as it is undouStedly the most magnia-
west and southeast. and In the glacier-carved ba-
sins great spaces; cool. shadowy depths in
which lie blue lakes: mountain-side threaded with
white. where. from hidden lake glacier
far above. the overflow falls a thousand feet
and over all the great silence of the Rockies
Here is the last home of vanishing
the Blackfeet Indians. Here is the last stand of
the Rocky Mountain sheep and the Rocky Noun
tain goat here elk. deer. black and grizzly
bears. and mountain lions Here trails that
follow the old game trails along the mountain
side; here meadows of June roses. forget me-
not. larkspur. and Indian paintbrush growing be-
side glaciers. snowfelds and trails of beauty to
make you gasp. But there is voice in
all the world so insstent to me as the wordless
call of these mountains. shall go back Those
who go once always hope to go back The lure of
the great free spaces is in their blood.
One can imagine withor' he slightest difficulty
a throng of devotees Of other national parks sur
rounding Mrs Rnehart, bawling her out-in per-
fectly polite language, of course-and asking In
unison: How do you get that way, Mary?" And
the babel. sifted out, interpreted and reduced TO
prosaic utterance. would contain these state
ments:
There's nothing in Glacier wilder than arc
areas in other parks Glacier isn't perhaps the
most unique" nor is it undoubtedly the most
magnificent" Other parks have "glacier-carved
basins" lakes. glaciers, falls, wild animals and
flowers. Yellowstone beats all the parks-except
possibly Mount McKinley-for wild animal fe
Rocky Mountain probably has more mountain
sheep than Glacier. Mount Rainier Is the cham
pion wild Flower Park" The Blackfeet are a
liability rather than an asset, inasmuch as they
slaughter reentlessy the park game that strays
into their~reservation; the big game on the east
side of the Continental Divide is gradually being
wiped out Glaciers highest mountain, Mount
Cleveland. is only 1043S feet; Rocky Mountain has
4S between 10000 and 1926 feet
Getting down TO the really unique features OF the