Show MESA VERDE registration LARGEST IN HISTORY OF PARK mesa veme national park travel statistics for the current on at as a t released le leased from the office of the fu o In show the largest early eaily eira registration in lio ibe history of tho ithe paik bark the total number of visitors oy on june 1 was 2501 its as compared to 1530 1590 for the corresponding period last season or an increase in ccase of 57 per font cent travel figures show tint that this seasons travel la Is 92 per pei cent increase over that of 1928 when a new atten attendance dince record was as made A comparatively conj para lively mild whiter to gether with the early opening of th thu mountain on roads loads 0 i i the paik account in no small email for the great increase all of the f high highways wilys are in good co condition nUtIon and the paik entrance tiance en road lod Is in excellent condition A study of the figurs figur s show that of the early eaily travel was local there was wa a widespread distribution of visitors from many distant states and sonic some foreign counti I les tile the re gular schedule of trips to the i ulna ruins Is made dally daily now the tha morning trip leaves from headquarters for foi one group of ruins at 8 0 clock anil and is a short trip which leaves leases av 10 for the benefit of visitors who ar rive rh e too late tor for the regular trip the afternoon trip leaves for another group of ruins at and there Is a short trip which le leaves ayes at 3 for the sama group the campfire campf lre program in the evening at 8 which has always been an attraction atti action toi for visitors Is ia given each day now several short talks concerning the people who first inhabited the southwest ind the tha featured navajo dance comprise this thia program the great gibat increase in travel Is an index to the ever growing popularity of this park and it Is thith confidence that the authorities look forward to a accord breaking bieak lne attendance tills year cai |