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National Park in Oregon and the Eio Grande National Park in New 

 Mexico. A bill was introduced in the last congress providing for the 

 creation of the Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon 

 now has the status of a national monument in a forest reserve. The 

 creation of the following national parks has been advocated, but no 

 bills have been introduced providing for them : The Kilauea National 

 Park around the volcano of Kilauea in Hawaii and the Estes National 

 Park in Colorado. 



The secretary of the interior is also charged with the supervision of 

 seventeen national monuments created b}^ executive proclamation under 

 authority of the act of congress approved June 8, 1906. This act au- 



General View of the City of Hot Springs. 



thorizes the President " in his discretion, to declare by public procla- 

 mation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and 

 other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon 

 the lands owned or controlled by the government of the United States 

 to be national monuments." The national monuments under the super- 

 vision of the secretary of the interior are as follows : the Devils Tower, 

 a landmark in "Wyoming; Montezuma Castle, Tumacacori, Chaco 

 Canyon and Gran Quivira in New Mexico, and Navajo in Arizona — 

 prehistoric or Spanish ruins; Muir Woods in California — a beautiful 

 redwood grove presented to the government by "William Kent ; El Morro 

 in New Mexico — a rock containing inscriptions made li^v the early 

 Spanish explorers; Pinnacles in California — a group of spire-like for- 



