What to see in America . 1890 copperwas found there, and the district was invaded by a rush ofprospectors. To open it for mining purposes the governmentbought the land from the Indians, who moved to a reservationeast of it where they now breed cattle and cultivate irrigatedfarms. Not enough copper was found to make miningprofitable, and the prospectors left. About this time theGreat Northern Railroad came to the vicinity, and sportsmenand sightseers began to resort to it. Presently a campaignwas started to make this a vacation reserve for the nation,and in 1910 the effort was crowned with succ
What to see in America . 1890 copperwas found there, and the district was invaded by a rush ofprospectors. To open it for mining purposes the governmentbought the land from the Indians, who moved to a reservationeast of it where they now breed cattle and cultivate irrigatedfarms. Not enough copper was found to make miningprofitable, and the prospectors left. About this time theGreat Northern Railroad came to the vicinity, and sportsmenand sightseers began to resort to it. Presently a campaignwas started to make this a vacation reserve for the nation,and in 1910 the effort was crowned with success. The chief entrance is the eastern one, where there is amassive rustic hotel at the Glacier Park Railroad long exterior galleries of the hotel are supported byhuge tree trunks processed so that their bark is of them is less than six feet in diameter. The mostnotable feature of the interior is the Forest Lobby, wheresplendid fir tree pillars four feet thick rise to a skylight set Montana 345. Mt. Grinnell and McDermott Falls THE NEW yow .PUBLIC LIBRARY I ASTOR, LJr>?ov I |tilden found. Montana 347 in the roof. xother unique attraction is the open camp fireon the lobby floor. Pine sticks merrily crackle on a greatslab of stone in the evenings, and around the fire gathertourists, dignified Blackfeet chiefs, and weather-beatenguides. The auto-stage highway that goes into the park herefollows the old Rocky INIountain Trail that was for centuriesthe north and south travel route of the Indians, and whichextended into South America. In the heart of the park are nearly a dozen groups oflodges within a days walk of one another to serve as touringbases. Stages and launches, saddle horses, and guides assistthe sightseer to get around effectively. On either side of thecontinental ridge, which runs through the center of the park,bridle paths have been prepared linking lakes, passes,glaciers, and principal peaks to the scattered stoppingplaces. The regular sea
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