Show 9 The Tho Wonders of America EL By Bp T T. T T MAXEY MAXEY MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TIn mountain that was God wrote 1 John D. D Williams Mount Big RIg Snow said the IlI Indian At nn any rate late th the most mORt wonderful mountain In the tho United United States States Its Its hoar hoary headed peak piercing the blue blur sky k ky to a height of almost three miles mile while Its base ba e COrs covers cow cov era ers rs a hundred square miles of territory Its isolation standing alone ns as It t doas 1 Instead of In a Il range makes make Its mightiness mightiness ne ness s all alt the more Impressive Uncle Sam created a n national park pari around it and t thus ms preserved It ns fiS one of of f our greatest tights rights so we can call all go and see it and find wonder for ourselves I Like all an volcanoes Rainier built up its con cone cone from the material thrown out from front its interior But a terrific explosion explosion plo plo- sion destro destroyed ed Its top ant nail and greatly reduced its height It has not been blen In eruption for nearly 50 years jears though steam jets sometimes melt the snow at Its summit and hot springs flow from Its base Twenty eight glaciers born from the be snow which covers the mountain radiate ra ra- radiate diate from its peak and form one of tin tho largest larget known glacial filarial s systems From these great Ice lee fields there naturally naturally ally lend lead off ot numerous streams and rivers which find their way war through beautiful canyons to the lower alti alU- tudes tulles Below the glaciers glaciers' In an open space space which cIr circles le the mountain glow V lI millions ll low of or gorgeous wild flowers presenting pre pre- a beautiful spectacle as well wen as asa a J marvelous contrast to the snow above Below the tho flowers are dense and Immense forests of fir spruce and cl cedar r |