and grandeur of
its views. More descents, climbs and detours would bring it to the
foot of White glacier, and thence through Summerland and Cowlitz Park,
and westward to a junction with the existing road in Paradise. Its
elevation would range between four and seven thousand feet above the
sea. The route, as indicated on the contour map, suggests very plainly
the engineering feats involved in hanging roads on these steep and
deeply-carved slopes.

[Illustration: Reese's Camp, a tent hotel on a ridge in Paradise Park,
below Camp of the Clouds (Elevation, 5,557 feet). This is the usual
starting point of parties to the summit over the South-side route, via
Gibraltar. See p. 60.]

Between eighty and a hundred miles of construction work would be
required, costing approximately $10,000 a mile. Including the
completion of the present {p.067} road to standard width, Congress
will thus have to provide a round million if it wishes to give
reasonable protection to the Park and fully achieve the purpose of
"benefit and enjoyment" for which it was created. Such a road would
justify the Congress which authorizes it, immortalize the engineers
who build it, and honor the nation that owns it.

[Illustration {p.065}: Climbing the "horn" on the summit of Unicorn
Peak, the highest crag in the Tatoosh (Elevation, about 7,000 feet).
The man who first reached the top is dimly seen in the shadow on the
left.]

[Illustration {p.066}: Stevens Canyon in October, with Mt. Adams over
eastern end of Tatoosh range on right, and Cascade range on left. The
snow summits on the Cascade sky-line are "Goat Peaks." Goat Lick Basin
is in lower left corner of the picture.]

[Illustration: Sluiskin Falls, 150 feet, just below Paradise Glacier,
named after Sluiskin, the famous Indian who guided Van Trump and
Stevens to the snow line in 1870.]

Talking with President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University a few
weeks ago, I found that famous climber of mountains greatly interested
in the project for better roads and trails in the National Park. "How
much will the whole thing cost?" he asked. I told him.

[Illustration: An eminent scientist practices the simple life in camp
near the Timber Line.]

"Why, a million dollars would pay for the upkeep of one of our
battleships for a whole year!" exclaimed the great advocate of
disarmament. Whether Congress can be induced to value scenery as
highly as battleships remains to be seen. It has already done ver