Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-06-11

The pictures given herewith show suggestive
glimpses Of typical national park scenery. No.
Is Trick Falls In Glacier-merey one of hundreds
Of varying forms and sizes in the parks. Nos.
and are contrasting trails; there are thousands
equally attractive. These two are in Rocky Noun
tain.
No. Is a good likeness in silhouette Of Director
Stephen 7. Mather of the national park service.
unique figure among federal officials. He is a
rich enthusiast who devotes all his time to the na-
tional parks and annually spends on them In dona-
lions many times the amount OF his salary. He
was appointed by Secretary Lane In the Wilson
cabinet; changing administrations very properly
have continued him in his post for twelve years
The pen sketch. No O. is after a spirited color
drawing by r. Bruce Horsfall In the Nature Maya
zine OF that kingy big-game animal the wapitl or
American elk. II 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 bunters-so
called-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 the south to feed these herds Is
apparently doomed to failure; the ranchers op-
pose II and the forest service. in its efforts TO
make the national forests competitor Of the
tiOnal parks, Is planning mass recreation" In the
rnising fund Of 100000 for the purchase Of lands
for the feeding Of the Yellowstone elk In winter.
No 6 shows TimberlIne House III. 800 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 to 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 |
chamber OF commerce. and Herbert Sortland care |
taker Of Longs Peak inn In Tahosa valley. Miss !
Vale, a member of the Colorado Mountain club I
and one Of the most noted mountaineers OF the
country, and Walter KleneF. an experienced noun.
talneer from Switzerland left Timberllne House at
noon, descended TO Chasm lake In East gorge and
climbed up the almost perpendicular 2300Hfoot i
East Face OF Longs Peak. They arrived on The |
Summit 1925 feetl at o'clock the next morn
ing Here they were beset by a storm OF wind
and snow They attempted TO descend the north
slope to Boulder Field. Miss vaie became ex
hausted. Kiener kept on to Timberilne House
where he found rescue party. He led the way
back to Miss Vale. who was found dead. In the
meantime Sortland had become lost from the res
cue party Searching parties. recruited from Estes
Park, did their best In vain. Miss Wales body
was recovered with dlfnculty. Sortlands body
was not found until February %. near Longs Peak
Inn Kiener lost most OF his fingers and toes from
the effects OF freezing. The rescue parties using
Timberline House nearly froze to death in the
ramshaekle cid structure An adequate shelter Il
tcrs ascend Longs Peak-by the regular trall--
each summer and there Is no other shelter.
Winter sports ln the national parks are increas
ing in popularity. Rocky Mountain, an all-yeas
park had visitors al winter and It's March pro-
gram attracted more than 1000 participants and
spectators Mount Rainier had nearly 10000 vfsl.
tors during the winter. eager for winner sports
SeQuola and General Grant and Yosemite were
popular.
A coming feature Of the national parks is thels
educational use. with the aid Of nature guides mu
seums and natural history lectures Yosemite geka
good start with the Laura Spelman Rockefellas
Memorial museum rvs cost Is $4,000 and It vim II
be opened this summer. Several Of the Other parks
have made modest besinninzs