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Show SCOUTS URGED TO GOME AGAIN Superintendent Albright of Yellowstone Yel-lowstone Park Addresses Boys on Hike ii 'iai to Standard -Examiner. ) FISHING HK1DGK. Yellowstone Park U)o Aug. 9 Uoi Scouts from' Ogden and Salt like. hiking through Yellowstone national pari., were told by Superintend nl Albright that national na-tional park service officials hoped their trip was a forerunner of what' scouts In every state would do in the 1 future 'Your visit here is the mott important import-ant event of Iho vear In Yellowstone." Mr Albright said Knowing that cnblnet members,, senators, representatives and men of I affairs have been In the .ark recently, the scouts realized the compliment 1 I paid them Your coming Is Important the: ! superintendent continued, "herause we! Want the i'oung citizens, scou.s especially, espe-cially, to know what tho national I i parks are to understand what these (places mean to the nation You are tramping through a wilderness, a re-i ;gion set aside for the preservniion of : animal and plant life as It was In the j beginning before the white man came j These plae-eg must be kept inviolate, from commercial exploitation to be a source of health and recreation and education to all our people "'We want scouts especlall.v to come here because thev understand these things better than most people and can go back and tell Intelligently of what thev- have Been and learned Scouting means not only that you are becoming better men physically and mentally, but that our countp Is becoming be-coming a greater nation through you. We are Rlad you are here The park Ik youra because you know how to use l without abusing It. We hope you will come again " In material proof of the park service ser-vice s desire to give Boy Scouts every opportunity to see the park, Superintendent Superin-tendent Albright offered the scout 1 officials whatever assistance they j needed In the way of transporting duffel duf-fel and supplies to enable them to mske the complete tour of the park Instead of turning west at the canyon without seeing the famous Roosevelt country around Tower Kails. As a result, re-sult, more than 60 miles will be added to the hike, without additional time or expense The Yellowstone hatchery of the bureau of fisheries gave the scouts a welcome no less warm than that accorded ac-corded them by Superintendent Albright. Al-bright. The boys were taken through the hatchery' and saw several million young trout, In sll stages of development, develop-ment, being prepared for restocking the lakes and streams of the park Experts Ex-perts explained the method of culture, after which the scouts aaw the ' herd of tame fish." some weighing several poundf. wnich congregate at the , halcherv's pier where abundant food is to be had. Two prlites offered for the oest : cotches of trout today went to Thoms -Wharton, who caught the limit, and Elton EXussey, Who landed seven. A big camp fro was held last night Louis .Miller gave a dance, Charles Murphv and ornon Arbor recitations, and Scout Executive Goates and Dr Plummet made talks. Mualc l the phonograph enlivened the evening. oo |