Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-07
M'KINLEY PARK
 TRIP ENJOYED
 RAILROADPARTY
LAUD SERVICE EXTENDED THEM IN PARK AND OVER THE
 ALASKA RAILROAD.
Glimpse of Wild Animals
Special Sleeper Cars Convey Party To National Park Station
 from Curry Hotel

Mckinley National Park had all the aspect of a tourist mecca thls week, according to Seward arrivals last evening from the Interior for last Mondays train, out of Seward, carried 9 people, all for the Park Special arrangements were made at Curry to transport them directly to the Park station without the neces' sity of remaining over at the Hotel Curry on Monday night.
 Railroad Giving Service
 This was accomplished by tha ad- dition of two sleeper cars attached to the northbound freight leaving Curry at 10 o'clock Monday night, shortly after the arrival of the par ty from the coast. Arriving at the park the party was met by the Me Kinley Park Tourist and Transpor- tation Company's automobiles and taken out to Savage river, about 15 miles away from steel, where a sour dough breakfast was enjoyed, Fol lowing breakfast, for period of two hours the party devoted themselves to taking pictures of the bands of sheep and several caribou that ob- ligingly presented themselves to the cameras. The sound of the cameras clicking closely resembled a machine gun in operation, it was stated.
 Members Hunt for Fox.
 A number Of the more ardent mem bers made trip of two miles and attempted to smoke out litter of red foxes that have their abode near the Savage river camp. The re- turn trip to the railroad held a bit of extra excitement, two of the cars having to halt abruptly in order to permit the passage of several cari bou that blocked the roadway.
 Hunt for AIaska's "lbex"
 Hal c. Evarts, Saturday Evening Post contributor, who, which his fam fly, left Seward last Monday for the Park, is anxious to verify the moot ed question, as to the existence of the 'Ibex," in the Southwestern Al askan mountain ranges. The. "Ibex' is a specie of wild goat and has horns which curve backwards, trans verely ridged in front In the male specie the horns average about two feet in length. During the day time the animal lives above the snow line, but at night descends to graze.
 Kerry Party In Park.
 A. s. Kerry, one of the most in fluential and prominent business men in the Pacific Northwest, who, with his party of ten, were brief visitors in Seward this week, were among those making the trip into the park. They are now on the Richardson trail, headed for Cordo- va on the Golden Belt tour. The Misses Rose Lute, Luella Arnts, Mayme Wigtail and Julia Pattsner, were enthusiastic park trippers and will remain over in Fairbanks, de- voting several days to motoring before returning to Seward to connect with the steamer Yukon which is schedul- ed to leave port Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. Mcleod of the Blu reau of Education were among the party making the park trip. They are going down the river on the AL aska Railroad steamer, General Ja- cobs, to investigate departmental con- ditions at the various stations on the Yukon river and at other points. They expressed themselves as being much surprised at the Interior seen cry which they acknowledged was quite bewildering. The impression of land of desolation was quickly dis pelled and they look forward to the river trip as a climax to what has been journey of education and scen- ,a