Show department OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PAUK PARK PA UK SERVICE yellowstone NATIONAL PARK despite heavy snows and abundant rains in tho the intermountain intel mountain territory adjacent to yellowstone national park bulletins compiled by automobile and highway associations show that with bath possibly two exceptions all roads approaching pro aching the park are lu in excellent shape and improving steadily through the aid of state and private contributions to highway funds according to the reports ot of the information bureau ot of yellowstone national park the exceptions noted are the roads leading north and northwest from southern louthern lout heru wyoming points to the south entrance trance in of 0 tho the yellowstone by way ot of the wind river and the hoback canyon which can not be negotiated by cars until some time in july the roads roada in the park itself are in unusually good condition all of 0 the passes have been cleared of 0 snow except dunraven Dun raven and it will be open tor for traffic on june it was necessary this year to clear most ot of the park paric roads of snow using a heavy snowplow attached to a caterpillar tractor all entrances to yellowstone national park will be opened oMe officially lally on june officials ot of the great transcontinental highways the yellowstone trail and the national parks highway have carefully inspected their routes and have just announced that they are in good condition for tourist travel special eff forts aro are being brought to bear by the associations to have their roads in better condition this year than ever before the main approach road to the park from the yellowstone trail and the national parks highway leaves livingston montana and reaches the park at gardiner citizens ot of gardiner have re graded ten miles ot of this highway and have placed cinders on the surface surface of the road this section la Is in excellent condition and park county officials and citizens of livingston levingston aro are rapidly rounding the remainder of this t ls approach road in shape other approach roads from the yellowstone low stone trail and the national parks highway leave butte and billings montana the former leading to tile the west entrance via the beautiful ruby valley and alder gulch famous in the 01 old d montana placer mining days the latter leading from billings to cody wyoming tile the eastern gateway are in ill good condition for automobile tray travel the dillings billings cody road has been re graded along numerous stretches which will be open to travel june 20 the main approach to tile the cody or I 1 east entrance to the park is tile the yellowstone low stone highway and the ho oil regions ol of wyoming and the famous Thermo thermopolis polis hot springs to the old home of buffalo bul bill cody cody thi ahw road Is reported to be in knust unusually ally good condition and has been newly marked by the yellowstone association tor for the benefit 0 the tourists the approach from cody to fie main park system of roid has iwer nen er been in as good condition Is as it lq is today information tiia tate state automobile association is to tle fe effect that mat tile me main approach to tc the tha west vet entrance bpark parc from fi OM the south and west particularly f i sa salt it lake city is in a condition folit autor ator ing that tar far surpasses that of previous years almost the entire ll 11 stance between salt lake city cit Y and ashton idaho is paved or graveled and north 0 of ashton the bad pieces ot of road that gave trouble last year have been improved considerably idaho parties already in ill the park report that the road across the teton mountains through teton pass into the jackson hole and thence north to tile he south entrance of 0 the park is 1 in 1 good condition the two roads from southern wyoming via the wind river and hoback can canyon canon on leading into the jackson hole Is as already stated will not be available until some solle time in july the G gallatin a clatin valley highway irom from bozegian Bo B to yellowstone park will bo be cload for the season at the request of forestry officials new stretches ot of road and other construction work in i progress is responsible tor for the automobile tourists contee plating the use ot of this road should adjust plans to use the north approach road to gardiner reports ot of inter park highways indicate that the geysers to glaciers trail ia a icelena connecting yellowstone and glacier national parks is ready for or travel work just being completed on the Black teet indian reservation will make trips over the inter park route much easier than last year the big new nev tourist hotel camp develop especially to inter park tourists the ment at Dro broadwater adwater 14 helena elena will cater yellowstone glacier dee dec line highway white sulphur springs and great falls will be ready for travel about july first the road from froin yellowstone park to the west entrance of glacier park via butte missoula and kalispell Kal is reported to be in fine shape G glacier national park roads are in improved condition and are already being used by motorists ats I 1 signed HORACE M ALBRIGHT superintendent |