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feet, with practically all of its height above the surround- seen from the waters of Puget Sound, on whose placid 



ing territon,'. Most of our other peaks, such as those in surface on a calm day the reflection of this sparkling 



Colorado which rise to an altitude nearly equal to ]\Iount mountain in the distance is a wonderful sight to behold. 



Rainier, can be seen only from territory that is in itself The mountain is so ever-present as not only to dom- 



at a great altitude, but Mount Rainier may be clearly inate the situation, but to intrude its individuality and 



SECRETARY OF THE IXTERIOR FRANKLIN K. LANE'S PARTY AT KISQUALLY GLACIER. RAIXIER NATIONAL PARK 



Secretary Lane was once engaged in newspaper work in Tacoma and his picture near the glaciers of Mt. Rainier may be found in the windows of many photo- 

 graph shops in that city. Dr. A. C. Miller, of the Federal Reserve Board, is seen on Mr. Lane's left. If the truth were told, it would be more generally known 

 that Dr. Miller really conceived and launched the movement for an intelligent and comprehensive plan for the development of otir National Parks. It was 

 during his term as Assistant Secretary of the Interior that this picture of Secretary Lane and his party was taken, at the snout of Nisqually Glacier. 



