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Stewart Edward White writes to President Roosevelt that he has “passed along word to [Joseph] LeConte” and will inform Roosevelt of LeConte’s response. White asks Roosevelt to say hello to Mike Dwyer. White also states he is going on a cougar hunt in Arizona.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-24
President Roosevelt is frustrated with Californians requesting statements on his policy and improvement plans for Yosemite, and says that “the matter must rest on the general proposition that we will treat it as we have treated the Yellowstone.” He asks Stewart Edward White to inquire what Joseph LeConte expects him to say.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-18
Frank Ross McCoy reports on activities in Yosemite National Park, hoping to remind President Roosevelt of the “fine work and sport of the summertime.” John Muir, Joseph N. LeConte, and other members of the Sierra Club have said that the change in the valley has been very positive since it became part of the national park this year. The superintendent, Harry Coupland Benson, knows the park well and is popular with the Sierra Club. McCoy describes the park rangers and some encounters with grizzly bears, noting he found the instinct to shoot very strong but felt “stern duty’s restraining hand.” McCoy says Interior Secretary James R. Garfield came and went in a flurry, mentioning that he finds Roosevelt’s cabinet officers showing up everywhere to be “inspiring,” now that he has experienced it in the Philippines, Cuba, and the United States. McCoy offers his thoughts on race relations between the Californians and Japanese, as well as the attitudes of people on the West Coast regarding the Great White Fleet. McCoy regrets he cannot conduct Roosevelt and his family personally through the park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-07