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lines announcing the appointments of the Secretary of the 

 Interior to the offices in the new park, and the wires from 

 Washington began to sing. As a result, a gentleman of 

 culture and education who had agreed to accept a posi- 



handsome profit on the deal. Perhaps all this discussion 

 of political conditions may seem extraneous to the subject 

 of scenery and national parks. It is, nevertheless, in 

 the particular instance of the Rocky Mountain National 



THE PEAK OF THE ROCKIES 



Th summit of Long's Peak u the highest point in the Rocky Mountains. It dominates the surrounding territory and rises like a protecting power over the 



little village of Esu-s Park which nestles near its base. 



tiim that carried a salary materially less than his private 

 income, was not appointed. The man who was big enough 

 to have the job seek him was set aside, and the time-worn 

 custom of going over the list of men seeking the job was 

 wearily begun. I lowcver, the telegraph company made a 



Park, of considerable value to the tourist who wishes to 

 enjoy the scenery with the least possible annoyance. 



The best approach to the Park is up the canyon of the 

 Thompson River to Estes Park, a small village nestling 

 at the base of Oldman Mountain, and surrounded on three 



