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line, and oflfers the visitor a wonderful panorama, with 

 the great plains on the east, and range after range of 

 snow dotted mountains in other directions. The snow 

 lies deep on this road, hut is opened as soon as possible 

 after June 15. and the early visitor drives past drifts of 

 snow in places higher than his automobile. 



The circle trip from Denver to Estes Park, then over 

 the I'all River Road to Grand Lake, an<l then recrossing 



the Continental Divide at Berthoud Pass, and returning 

 to Denver by way of the Denver Mountain Parks, makes 

 a remarkably fine automobile trip. This trip is 235 miles 

 in length and can be made in two days, but one should 

 allow at least a week for the trip in order to stop for a few 

 (lays in Estes Park, and again in Grand Lake. This 

 gives time to enjoy the beauties of the park, instead of 

 hurrying past them. 



DR. JOSEPH TRIMBLE ROTHROCK DEAD 



DR. JOSEPH TRLMBLE ROTHROCK, of Pennsyl- 

 vania, a vice president of the American Forestry As- 

 sociation and one of the most noted foresters in America, 

 died on June 2, aged 84 years. Dr. Rothrock was known 

 as the "Father of Pennsylvania Forestry." For many 

 years he devoted himself to advocating and practicing 

 forestry in his state and secured many beneficial forestry 

 laws. A short time ago he resigned after many years' 

 service as a member of the Board of Forestry Commis- 

 sioners. He had served the state in other positions and 

 was considered one of the leaders in botany, not only in 

 the United States, but in Canada and other countries. 

 He wrote many books and magazine articles on botariy, 

 having made researches and explorations. 



He was educated at Freeland Seminary, Montgomery 

 County, and the University of Pennsylvania, graduating 

 from the Medical Department of the latter institution 

 after his return from service in the Civil War. In the 

 war he served as a member of Company E, Twentieth 

 Cavalry, participating in many battles. He was badly 

 wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg. 



After graduating from the University he was made 

 ])rofessor of botany in that institution. He had also 

 graduated from the Lawrence Scientific School at Har- 

 vard University in 1864. He remained at the University 

 of Pensylvania until 1868, afterward conducting 

 the North Mountain School of Physical Culture and was 

 lecturer for the American Philosophical Society. 



Under the direction of the United States Government 

 he led an ex])edition to explore British Columbia. He 

 was afterwards appointed botanist of the United States 

 Geological Survey. 



He was noted as a big game hunter and made annual 

 trips into the wilds of Canada. On his last trip, last 

 autumn, he killed five deer and a caribou. 



Dr. Rothrock was noted as the inventor of pemmican, a 

 food composed of beef and apples which grew in great 

 favor with explorers in the frigid coimtry and was 

 claimed to be a preventive of many diseases, including 

 scurvy, the most fatal ailment facing the Arctic explorei 

 or hunters. 



Dr. Rothrock's most known work on botany was 

 "Medical Botany of North America," a work which is 

 considered an authority on many matters. He was a mem- 



ber of McCall Post, G. A. R. ; Chester County Historical 

 Society, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia 

 Academy of Natural Sciences, Society of Naturalists of 

 United States, Canada Botanical Society, Academy 01 

 Political and Social Science, Pennsylvania Historical So- 

 ciety, National Geographic Society, the Masonic Lodge at 

 McVeytown and the Pennsylvania State Forestry Asso- 

 ciation. 



He was a life member and a vice president of the Ameri- 

 can Forestry Association. When his death was announced 

 President Charles Lathrop Pack suggested to Governor 

 Si^roul, of Penn.sylvania, the advisability of the state 

 providing a large memorial forest for Dr. Rothrock, and 

 in reply received the following letter : 



"I am pleased to inform you that the State Forest 

 Commission at my request considered at its meeting of 

 June 12 your thoughtful suggestion that Pennsylvania 

 set aside a memorial forest in honor of Dr. Joseph T. 

 Rothrock. After earnest consideration, the Commission 

 decided that the previous designation by it of a State For- 

 est District comprising 474,880 acres of forest land, of 

 which 33,187 acres is State Forest, is as lasting a forest 

 memorial as could well be made to Dr. Rothrock. The 

 Commission desires, however, and in this I fully concur, 

 to do honor to Dr. Rothrock's memory in some substan- 

 tial way, and it has appointed Col. Henry W. Shoemaker, 

 of the Commission, to suggest the most fitting type of 

 memorial. I might say that Col. Shoemaker is now con- 

 sidering a medallion in the Department of Forestry of- 

 fices, a bust in the State Forest Academy, and a monu- 

 ment in the public square at McVeytown, the birthplace 

 of Dr. Rothrock. 



"Personally, and on behalf of the State Forest Com- 

 mission, I wish to express my deep appreciation of the 

 interest the American Forestry Association has taken 

 in Dr. Rothrock and his work. Pennsylvania is exceed- 

 ingly proud of him and his wonderful accomplishments. 



"Sincerely yours, 



"WM. C. SPROUL." 



Dr. Rothrock attended forestry meetings whenever 

 possible and was always an interesting and forceful 

 speaker on forestry. His loss will be deeply regretted 

 bv forest conservationists. 



