THE TEN THOUSAND SMOKES MONUMENT 



365 





aph by Jasper D. Sayre 



MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OE A EUMAROEE 



The temperature of this insignificant little hole was 300 C. (572° F.). Others in the 

 same line near by ran above 400 C. (752 F.). The difference in temperature between the 

 hot and cold junctions at opposite ends of the thermocouple sets up an electrical current whose 

 intensity, recorded by the meter in the foreground, is a measure of the temperature. 



PEANS EOR OPENING THE KATMAI 

 DISTRICT 



To many it will appear, doubtless, that 

 the new Katmai National Monument is so 

 remote that there is little possibility of 

 its ever becoming a place of popular re- 

 sort. But if one will examine the geo- 

 graphical situation of the area, he will 

 see that it is far otherwise. It is much 

 less remote and far more accessible than 

 was the Yellowstone Park at the time of 

 its creation. The difficulties incident to 

 its exploitation as a show place are much 

 less than those that have been so success- 

 fully overcome at the Grand Canyon, 

 which thousands upon thousands of peo- 

 ple visit without any realization of the 

 problems that had to be solved ere their 

 comfort and pleasure could be provided 

 for. 



Katmai and the Ten Thousand Smokes 

 lie less than one hundred miles to one 

 side of what is certainly destined to be 



the greatest tourist route in the world — 

 the trip up along the Alaska coast by 

 Kodiak and Cook Inlet into the interior 

 via the new Government railroad now 

 under construction. 



From Kukak Bay, which is a fine har- 

 bor, suitable for the largest ships, it is 

 but a scant 25 miles overland to the 

 Crater of Katmai. If a suitable road 

 were available, it would, therefore, be 

 easy for one to leave a steamer after 

 breakfast and in an automobile roll 

 through the whole of the volcanic district 

 in a single day, returning to his ship in 

 time for dinner. 



Few there are, to be sure, who would 

 not be compelled by the wonders they 

 saw to stop over until the next boat ; but, 

 so far as covering the ground is con- 

 cerned, it would be only a short day's 

 tour for a motor car. 



The only problems are the road and 

 the organization necessary to furnish the 



