| Show A New National Tropical Park TIlt wisdom of the Government In reserving1 for the people the I vast region known as Yellowstone park with Us incomparable panoroina of natures phenomena is nflinned every year by lie thousands of Americans who visit It Its sputtering basins and geysers arc a source of ncvprendlng wonder and amazement to all travelers According to Dr John C Gifford of the Bin can of Forestry of niihlngton who has buon exploring the Lugulllo enervation i In custom 1orto lllco Anieileans have In prospect a new national na-tional park l almost as rich in varied and strange natural phenomena as the Yellowstone Although Dr Giffords report re-port has not been published those who iccompinkd him In his researches have indicated in their Interviews the scope and IntirosL of his discoveries In this preserve abound strange and unknown plants fruit animal and insects The party crossed the El Yunpue range at Its highest point where It is claimed no white man has gone since the days of the Spanlih explorers four centuries ago To get through this region Is was necessary for the peons who accompanied accom-panied DI Glfford to cut pathways with their machetes Beautiful streams were found tumbling tum-bling over precipices hundreds of feet high affording valuable water power In aomc of these streams natives were panning gold that netted t t them from SO cents to 1 a day each Huge aromatic aro-matic sum trees from the gum of which nntivfx inilro runilloK a frnnf ibundnnce of tropical fruits and strange I botanical specimens and Insects were found That these latter specimens were puzsslers lo Prof Barrett the United States entomologist and botanist bota-nist gives some Idea of the fascinating Interest that this preserve will present to the scientists It Is to be hoped that the results of DI Giffords searches will lead the Government to establish within this re crve a great national tropical I I park At a comparatively small expense it Is olnlrned It could be made into one of ha Avonders of the world Chicago UocordIIerald |
