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Show mesa park opened The Mesa Verde National Park, S. ul li w esl ecu Colorado, w as opened lo Ibe public Monday. May 22, for Ihe 1 1 1; tourist season. The camps at Spruce Tree House are now ready for visitors, and tile Government automobile au-tomobile scenic highway leading from Mancos lo the prehistoric Clin Dwellings Dwell-ings is in line condition. It is quite notable that the Moa Verde is open to the public about thirty days earlier than the Yellowstone Yellow-stone or Glacier National Parks, and tho season also lasts one month longer in the fall, often continuing until I ho lirsl of December. Last year over l.lon visitors registered at the headquarters of Superintendent Riekner in the Park, and it is anticipated antici-pated that fully three limes that number will record their names this season. This is the first year that Eastern railroads have advertised tourist fares lo and through the Mesa Verde National Park the same as has been done for the Yellowstone snd Glacier Parks for a number ot yea rs. |