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Letter from S. B. M. Young to William Loeb

Superintendent Young updates William Loeb on recent unlawful activity in Yellowstone National Park. He and Major Henry T. Allen, commander of the troops at Fort Yellowstone, “encouraged” the conviction of a corporal from Tower Falls station for poaching as well as another soldier who vandalized a tree. Young believes he should stay in the park until mid January to prevent poaching and asks what President Roosevelt’s feelings are about a mounted police force to protect the park. Young will attend the wedding of Ellen Dean Child, daughter of a family with concessions in the park, and William Morse Nichols of California.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-05

Creator(s)

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924

Letter from David Starr Jordan to James Carson Needham

David Starr Jordan writes to Congressman Needham regarding recent proposals that the Pinnacles be withdrawn from the forest reserve and turned into open land again to the benefit of cattlemen and others. Jordan explains that he and Professor William Russel Dudley were involved in its initial inclusion as part of the forest reserve, and support its continued protection. He admits he is not fully informed about the current matter, but hopes that Needham will take an interest in making sure that this valuable natural attraction will not be commercially exploited.

Collection

Pinnacles National Park

Creation Date

1908-04-25

Creator(s)

Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931

Letter from James Carson Needham to David Starr Jordan

Representative Needham responds to David Starr Jordan’s letter regarding the Pinnacles. The National Forest Service intends to abandon the area’s designation as national forest but assures continued protection of the Pinnacles as a national monument. Needham has asked Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot to delay action until Needham has had the opportunity to talk with interested parties. Needham suggests that Jordan write to Pinchot on the topic.

Collection

Pinnacles National Park

Creation Date

1908-05-04

Creator(s)

Needham, James Carson, 1864-1942

Letter from David Starr Jordan to Gifford Pinchot

David Starr Jordan writes to Chief Forester Pinchot regarding the proposed removal of the Pinnacles National Monument from the National Forest of which it is currently a part. Jordan acknowledges that the Pinnacles cannot be harmed whether they are owned privately or publicly, but he believes that if they were privately owned, access to them would be restricted, which he opposes. While the forest around the Pinnacles is not of much value as a forest, there is value in having the lands under governmental protection, as it preserves the local flora and fauna, which would otherwise be threatened by the grazing of sheep.

Collection

Pinnacles National Park

Creation Date

1908-05-11

Creator(s)

Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931