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Show FAVORS ENLARGING YELLOWSTONE PARK With reference to the proposed enlargement en-largement of Yellowstone National park and the controversy started over Congressman Mondell's proposal by the stockmen in Wyoming, a letter reached W. H. Chevers. general agent for the Union Pacific railroad, this morning, asking that he use his influence influ-ence to Bee 'hat the farmers and Btockmen in Wyoming be properly advised ad-vised as to what is intended in the proposal so that their influence may 'be had for. instead of against, the J changes to be made. A description of I the new proposed boundary line Is (given in the letter. The letter is as follows: "Dear Sir- It was the Intention of Congressman Mondell of Wyoming to introduce at the present session of congress, a bill which had as its ob-ect, ob-ect, the extension of the southern boundary of the Yellowstone park, so as 1 1 1 take in ihe Jackson Hole country. coun-try. ' I hrough an article which appeared in one of the leading periodicals the impression was given that the south - ern boundary would be extended about sixty miles As a r suit, the cattle and sheepmen in Wyoming have protested the enlargement of the park on the ground that it would take in a considerable consid-erable area of valuable grazing land. It was unfortunate that the impres- Ision was given thai the boundary j would be extended sixty miles south, as there is no intention to extend 11 j anvwhere near this distance. As a matter-of-fact, the southernmost point Of the enlarged park, if the plan of the 'national park service which is embodied embod-ied m Congressman Mondell's bill is given the consideration of congress, will li- just south of the Grand Teton. The summit of the Teton's forming the west boundary of the new park area. From the Crand Teton, the line will run north along the edge of the mountain moun-tain to Jackson Lke: thence over to the divide between Pacific creek and Buffalo Fork, thence to the Continental divide and then around the Thoroughfare Thorough-fare basin "Practically all of this land lies in ihe Teton game preserve, and it is my understanding that there are no cattle cat-tle pastured in this region, and lor many years, it has not been used for pasturage of either cattle or sheep. It is not even proposed to place the new south boundary at the Buffalo Fork, inn the ridge above this stream has been chosen in order that there might be no interference of the privileges of the ranchers. "Thi bill which Congressman Mon-dell Mon-dell has In mind merely attempts to And a natural boundary' for Yellowstone Yellow-stone park, which would include the scenic Tetons, Jackson Lake and the , In ad waters of the Yellowstone, lands which naturally belong to the park, aud arc useful for no other purposes. I am enclosing two copies of map Issued by the National park service, and one copy of an article issued by .the department oi" the Interior outlining outlin-ing the proposed new boundary. e are anxious that the cattle and i sheep me n of Wyoming shall know the true situation regarding the pro- I posed changes in the boundaries or Yellowstone park and I hope you will I find the opportunity with the information informa-tion I have given you to explain the I situation to those with whom you come in contact "If the statements contained in this I. iter in regard to there not beim. anj grazing land within the proposed boundaries are correct, and I think they are. 1 am sure thai the people Tit the" western part of W yoming would not object to writing Congressman Mondell and stating they hae no objection ob-jection to the proposed changes." |