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than those on any of the other sides of the mountain. It would seem that the exigencies of j)ohtical ex- 



This is onlv natural, as the northern slopes receive much jjediency alone would be sufficient to secure an appro- 

 less sun. The Carbon Glacier is perhaps the longest in priation from Congress for the proper development of 

 the svstem and reaches down to form the source of the this Park, for it lies within a short automobile ride from 

 Carbon River. Lving between the Carbon Glacier and the two cities of Taconia and Seattle (or perhaps Seattle 

 its nearest big neighbor are Spray Park and Seattle Park, and Tacoma), and is the only great national park wdiere 



the residents of large cities can spend 

 their Sundays picnicking. It would ap- 

 pear, therefore, to be politically expedi- 

 ent to do something really worth while in 

 this Park if for no other reason than that 

 such action would undoubtedly develop 

 considerable vote-getting propensities. 

 l'crha])S. if the lovers of nature could get 

 the national parks into the Rivers and 

 Harbors Rill, the long-practised custom 

 of over-a])proi)riation in that branch of 

 our Federal Government might be made 

 to apply to our scenic areas. But possi- 

 bly the knowledge that this peak, which 

 was once so well loved by the Indians, 

 has been thoroughly taken away from 

 ilieni, has caused the interest of those in 

 power to be diverted to other districts 

 where the Indians still have a hold, at 

 least in their minds, ii])(in their small 

 remaining territorv. 



PARADISE PARK AND TATOOSH RANGE 



The Tatoosh range presents, as true lovers of mountain scenery view it. the most picturesque view 

 in the Parle. The serrated crest of the range is sharply defined by the southern sky, against whose 

 brilliant blues the towering pinnacles stand out like watch-towers of fairyland. 



tile latter being one that is seldoiii mentioned in the 

 vicinity of Tacoma. It is a bit confusing to find that most 

 of the beauty spots inside the Xational Park are them- 

 selves named Parks, such as \'ernal Park, Moraine Park, 

 Spray Park and many others. 



An unfortunate circumstance in the ]iresent arrange- 

 ment of roads entering the Park is that they are in no 

 way connected up within the Park lioundaries. As a 

 result, if one wishes to visit the great number of wonder- 

 ful sights and to become familiar with the variety of 

 scenery that is available, it is necessary to back out and 

 attack the Park from some other point of entrance. It 

 is quite possible to reach a point near the northwestern 

 corner of the Park by automobile, from whence the 

 Mother Mountain country and the Carbon and Russell 

 (daciers can be reached by trail. There are practicall)' 

 no facilities, however, for jiack train travel in this imni 

 diate district, and to get from this country over to the 

 northeastern or southeastern corners one must retrace an.! 

 attack the problem again. 



There is, undoubtedly, no district in the Cnited States 

 of the area of Mount Rainier Xational Park which ha> 

 such a tremendous diversity of scenerv or is so broken 

 by canyons, mountain walls and glaciers. For this very 

 reason the tourist or mountain clinil)er who visits the 

 district is immediately fired with a burning desire to 

 exhaust at least a portion of its tremendous scenic re- nisijually clai ier and river 



sources, and his humor is in no wise softened by the From this point is to be seen oneofthemostmipressive views m the Park. The 



•' stream m the narrow valley is well filled all the year round and the glacier m the 



knowledge of the fact that the money neceSSar}' to build distance moves at the rate of sixteen inches a day. 



an encircling highway about the peak was consumed last The Indians in this district held Mount Rainier or 



year by the expenditure of $200,000 for the erection of a Tacoma, as they called it, in reverential awe, in fact, one 

 white stone postoffice in Squeegee, North Dakota. author has written a l)ook ujion the subject entitled " The 



