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BOOK REVIEW. 
One of 'the most interesting and hazardous 
trips ever undertaken was that of the Kolb 
Brothers, who with an assistant in the way of 
an adventurous hired man, went through the 
Grand Canon from Wyoming to Mexico. The 
hired man, by the way, left the party about half¬ 
way on the route, but the brothers got through 
in two flat-bottomed rowboats. More than that, 
they succeeded in taking a lot of magnificent 
photographs and a number of moving picture * 
records. The book is published by the Mac¬ 
millan Company, ($2.00 net), and the 344 pages 
constitute a record of a trip which might be 
termed not only the grandest in the world, but 
one that affords more thrills than any other in 
America. The story is written in a quiet, modest 
way that carries conviction and removes any 
suspicion that exaggeration has been practiced 
in the least. On the contrary, one feels in read¬ 
ing the book that 'the authors have been almost 
too modest in their story. Owen Wister has 
written a very pleasing little foreword introduc¬ 
ing the authors and telling something of their 
work. Any man with a drop of red blood in 
his veins will sit up all night reading 'the hair- 
raising adventures of the Kolb Brothers. 
ANOTHER NATIONAL PARK. 
The United States 'has another National park 
■—the Rocky Mountain National Park in the 
State of Colorado. The law authorizing has 
passed both 'houses of Congress and ‘has been 
signed by the President. The park contains 
something over a quarter of a million acres and 
includes the most rugged section o'f the contin¬ 
ental divide of the Rocky Mountains. 
There are more than 60 peaks that rise above 
12,000 feet, and several between 12,000 and 13,- 
000 feet, and one, Longs Peak, rises above 14,000 
feet; between these peaks there are nearly 200 
lakes, varying in size 'from a few acres to 50 or 
60 acres; the timber line in the Alps is about 
6,500 feet elevation, while in these mountains in 
the proposed park the timber line is 11,500 feet; 
there are 40 species of plants growing there; be¬ 
sides many kinds of wild life, including the 
mountain sheep (Big-horn), grizzly bear, black 
bear, deer, and beaver abound; there are no less 
than 1,000 varieties of wild flowers, and the Alps 
do not contain as many kinds oif wild plants. The 
territory contains one extinct volcano, (which is 
probably the greatest mountain-sheep range in 
the world 'to-day) ; a half dozen glaciers; many 
snow fields, hundreds o'f cascades, and many 
passes in the Continental Divide above an alti¬ 
tude of 12,000 feet. No place in the world off 
o'f the railroads has been during the past few 
years visited by so many people as this Rocky 
Mountain National Park. The new park is in 
'the well known Estes Park country and is very 
easily accessible from Denver. 
MUSKRATS ELECT SENATOR. 
Salem, N. J.—To muskrats is given the 
credit for changing the political complexion of 
the upper house of the new State Legislature, 
through influencing the election of Collins B. 
Allen, Republican, of Mannington township, 
Salem county, over Senator Isaac Smick, Demo¬ 
crat, of Canton. The Democrats were in con¬ 
trol by just one vote, while this year the vote 
will be Republicans, 11; Democrats, 10. 
Muskrat trapping is one of the important in- 
THE DEMON OF THE ALLEGHENIES 
KILLED. 
Hagerstown, Md.—The “African Lion,” which 
killed several sheep, two cows, a 400-pound 
hog, and several dogs, besides terrorizing the 
people all the way from Cumberland to 
Keyser, W. Va., is no more. The “lion” 
proved to be a huge “catamount,” the largest 
ever seen in that part of the country. It weighed 
100 pounds and was slain on Warrior Mountain. 
Hunters got it, and the veracity of many 
people, including Rev. J. A. Shockey, is re-estab¬ 
lished. Here is the story of the battle to death 
from the Warrior Mountain correspondent: 
“The animal came to this section and has been 
alarming the neighborhood with its horrible 
cries and bold actions. Saturday it had stood in 
the middle of the road and defied a team, and at 
the same time, with its head down as if to 
charge, giving vent to blood-curdling cries. 
“Nine shots were necessary to dispatch the 
animal, William (“Bee”) Miller fired the first 
followed by George Twigg, John Dolan and 
Moses Twigg. 
“The animal was traced to its den, before the 
door of which it was dispatched. After the first 
shot, it pounced upon John Dolan, ripping him 
from shoulder to the abdomen. 
"The animal measured 5 feet 9% inches. It 
had crossed ears and a spotted hide. 
“On Warrior Mountain the same mien killed 
a bobtail wildcat that weighed 65 pounds.” 
