The Yellowstone National Park - historical and descriptive - illustrated with maps, views and portraits (1903) (14577084258)

Identifier: yellowstonenatio1904chit (find matches)
Title: The Yellowstone National Park : historical and descriptive : illustrated with maps, views and portraits
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Chittenden, Hiram Martin, 1858-1917
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Publisher: Cincinnati : R. Clarke Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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ed; but that it ought to be set apartby the government and forever held to the unrestricted useof the people. This higher view of the subject foundimmediate acceptance with the other members of the party.It was agreed that the project should be at once set afootand pushed vigorously to a finish. As soon as the party reached Helena, a series of articlesappeared in the daily papers of that city describing the lateexpedition, and in one of them, written by Mr. Hedges andpublished in the Helena Herald November 9, 1870, occurswhat is believed to be the first public reference to the Parkproject. The next mention of the subject was in Mr. Langfordslecture, delivered, as already related, in Washington, Jan-uary 19, 1871; in New York, January 21, 1871; and at a ders, and this reference was cut out with the rest. Mr. Folsomalso suggested the idea to General Washburn, of which factMr. N. P. Langford is still a living witness. From Mr. Fol*soms suggestion, however, no direct result can be traced.
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Forest Fire. NATIONAL PARK IDEA—ORIGIN AND REALIZATION. 91 later date in Minneapolis. At each of these places he closedhis lecture with a reference to the importance of settingapart this region as a National Park. The New YorkTribune of January 23, 1871, thus quotes Mr. Langford: This is probably the most remarkable region of naturalattractions in the world; and, while we already have ourNiagara and Yosemite, this new field of wonders shouldbe at once withdrawn from occupancy, and set apart as apublic National Park for the enjoyment of the Americanpeople for all time. Such is the origin of the idea which has found realiza-tion in our present Yellowstone Park. The history of theAct of dedication, by which the Park was created, may bebriefly told. The general plan for a vigorous prosecutionof the project was arranged in Helena, Montana, mainly byNathaniel P. Langford, Cornelius Hedges and William H.Clagett, who had just been elected delegate to Congressfrom Montana, and who had alread