The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-17

The pictures given herewith show suggestive
glimpses Of typical national park scenery. No. ]
is Trick Falls in Glaeier-merely one of hundreds
Of varying forms and sizes in the parks. Nos,
and 3 are contrasting trails there are thousands
equally attractive. These two are in Rocky Noun
tain.
No. 4 is a good likeness in silhouette of Director
Stephen T.. Mather Of the national park service,
a unique figure among federal officials. He Is q
rich enthusiast who deYOteS all his time to the ma.
tOnal parks and annually spends on them in dOna
tons many times the amount of his salary. Ell
was appointed by Secretary Lane in the Wilson
cabinet; changing administration very properly
have continued him in his post for twelve years.
The pen sketch, Nc 3, is after a spirited color
drawing by R.. Bruce Horsfall In the Nature Maya
zine Of that kingly big-game animsl, the wapiti OF
American elk. 1t is extinct in most of its former
habitats. There are still something like 10000 elk
in the two Yellowstone herds, but radical measures
will be necessary to prevent their determination
The winter SHOWS drive the elk from their sum,
mer feeding grounds in the mountains and force
them beyond the park lines. Then hunters-sc
caled-slaughter them-or they starve on lands
already stripped of forage by cattle and by hay
makers. The movement to add enough territory
to Yellowstone on the south TO feed these herds Ii
apparently doomed to failure; the ranchers op
pose 1t and the forest service, in its efforts tC
make the national forests a competitor of the ma
Il0ual parks, IS pidHulhS mass Fecreal1Ou II Lne
region. Incidentally TIE IZaak Walton league Ii
raising a fund Of $1OO0aO for the purchase Of lands
for the feeding Of the Yellowstone elk in winter.
No. 6 shows Timberline House 11,5O0 feet eleva
tiOn) on the trail up Longs peak in Rocky Noun
tain. This famous shelter, familiar to the majority
OF the more than 100000 visitors ia Rocky Noun
tain since its establishment in 1915, figured largely
in the tragedy Of last January which cost the lives
Of Miss Agnes w. Vale, secretary Of the Denver
0hownhoT of cOnounnrao owd uorhcw4 C0~fIoud oowo
taker Of Longs Peak inn in Tahosa valley. Miss
Vale, a member of the Colorado Mountain club
and one Of the most noted mOuntaineers of tbs
country. and Walter Kiener, an experienced noun
taineer from Switzerland, left Timberline House al
noon, descended to Chasm lake in East gorge and
climbed up the almost perpendicular 2s300-fooi
East Face OF Longs Peak. They arrived on Tbs
Summit (14,255 feet) at 4 o'clock the next morn
Ing. Here they were beset by a storm Of wint
and snow. They attempted to descend the nortE
slope to Boulder Field, Miss Vale became ex
hausted. Kiener kept on to Timberline House
where he found a rescue party. He led the wa
back to Miss Vale, who was found dead. In thu
meantime Sortland had become lost from the re
cue party. Searching parties, recruited from Este
Park, did their best in vain. Miss Wales bod.
was recovered with difficulty. Sortland's bod.
was not found until February rs, near Longs Peal
inn Klener lost most Of bis fingers and toes iron
the effects Of freezing. The rescue parties usina
T8nberline House nearly roze to death ia CHI
rarnsnackAe old structure An adequate shelter
imperatlveIy Needed as more than q thousand yls
tors ascend Longs Peak-by the regular trail
each sumner and there Is no other shelter.
Winter sports Ii the national parks are lncreaa
ane id popularity. Rocky Mountain. an all-vea
park haa viak5es Ell winter end SIS March pr
am attracted more than 20o0 participants an
spectators Mount hainAer bad heaKE 10000 vla
tos during 0A winter eageF tor wlnaek spors
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