The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15


citation has been engaged in sorting, arranging,
and calendaring the Roosevelt correspondence in
the Library of Congress for the benefit of future
historians
g. Established Roosevelt awards for distin-
guished public service in fields associated espe-
cially with Roosevelt's career. These fields are:
Administration of public office; development of
public and international law; promotion of indus
trial peace conservation Of natural resources;
promotion of social justice; the study of natural
history; promotion of outdoor life; promotion of
the national defense; the field of American liter
ature; the field of international affairs; the ex-
preston of the pioneer virtues; the leadership
of youth and the development Of American
character.
Another striking memorial to this many-sided
strenuous American came into being when the
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial obelisk. author
lied by congress to honor the President who
made forest conservation national policy, was
dedicated at Summit, Mont, last fall Summit.
the apex of Marias pass on the continental
divide of the Rocky mountains Is II miles
west of Glacier park station and 1874 miles from
Great Falls and the obelisk stands line which
separates the Lewis and Clark National forest
from the Flathead National forest
This memorial is stone shaft 60 feet high,
standing on a 23-foot base and bearing two
bronze tablets. The tablet facing the east has
this inscription LEWIS AND CLARK MA
TIONAL FOREST. Memorial to Theodore
Roosevelt This memorial authorized by
a bill introduced in the congress Of the United
States of America by Representative Scott
Leavitt, February 49, 1929, and approved by
President Hoover June 2, $780," The in
scription on the tablet facing the west reads:
"FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST. Memorial
to Theodore Roosevelt in commemoration OF
his leadership in the conservation of the forests
ho tfodC of no lie m
many ways the most vital international problem
of the United States-Theodore Roosevelt"
The memorial stands on the Theodore Roose-
welt International highway, extending 4,060
miles from Portland, Maine to Portland, Ore.
The formal opening to motor travel of Marias
pass the last link In the Roosevelt highway,
took place in the summer Of 1880 with ceie-
bration during which Miss Corrne Alsop.
grandnece of Roosevelt, officated at the laying
of the cornerstone OF the obelisk which was
dedicated last fall.
Last fall also saw the laying of the corner
stone of the New York Theodore Roosevelt
memorial which is being erected by that state
as a part of the American Museum of Natural
History in New York city to symbolic "the
scientific, educational, outdoor and exploration
aspects of Theodore Roosevelts life"
According to the plans of the architect, John
Russell Pope designer of the memorial to be
facade of the New York city Roosevelt memorial
will be patterned after the triumphal arches
of ancient Rome The entrance arch will rise
60 feet above base reached by spreading stairs,
and is to be f1anked by huge columns of granite.
On the solid parapet which is to surmount 1t
will be cut the following inscription: STATE
OF NEW YORK MEMORIAL TO THEODORE
ROOSEVELT. A great leader of the youth of
America in energy and fortitude, in the faith Of
off no. srI,% <lo
in the love and conservation of nature and Of the
best in life and in man.
The man himself will be vsualized in the
heroic equestrian statue to stand on a
granite pedestal thirty feet in front Of the
archway 1t is to come from the studio of
the famous sculptor, James E. Fraser. The
figure is to be in the hunting garb of the west,
and mounted on a horse Of the type Roosevelt
usually rode. especially when he was on his
North Dakota ranch.
On either side of the horse and on foot will
be the figure of gun bearer; one a native
African, the other a North American Indian
These figures typify his deep interest in two
aboriginal peoples, members of which accom-
panied him so often in his hunting both in the
New World and the Old.
Four men who in character suggested the
ideals of Roosevelt, and whom he greatly adj
mired are represented in statues of heroic size
which are to cap the four classic columns of the
facade. They are Daniel Boone, John James
Audubon, George Rogers Clark and Meriwether
Lewis.
In inches on either side Of the entrance arch
will be the sculptured figures of two typical
specimens or American big game, the buffalo
and the bear. The bear was chosen to typify
courage and strength; the bisen romance hardi.
hood and endurance, outstanding characters
tics of Roosevelt.
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