NATIONAL PARKS TABLE 11.-Statement of appropriations made for, and revenues received from, the various national parks and national monuments, and expenditures made therefrom during the fiscal years 1917-1921, inclusive; also appropriations for the fiscal year 1930-Continued 1 For statement of appropriations and revenues prior to 1917 see 1920 Annual Report, pp. 354-358. Appropriation for 1919 made under the name of Sieur de Monts National Monument. Expenditure of revenue for park purposes not authorized. Sundry civil act of June 12, 1917 (40 Stat.. 153); Hot Springs, act of May 24, 1922 (42 Stat. 590). Appropriation transfer. See Table 13. Made available during fiscal years 1920 and 1921 by sundry civil acts approved July 19, 1919 (41 Stat. 204), and June 5, 1920 (41 Stat. 918). Includes $15,855 from sale of lots in 1925; $8,500 in 1926. 7 Unexpended balance of 1918 War Department appropriation of $20,000 made available under Interior Department during 1919. Sundry civil act of July 1, 1918 (40 Stat. 678). Made available during 1925, act of Mar. 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 1331). For purchase of private holdings. 10 Expenditure of revenues from Mesa Verde and Rocky Mountain Parks for park purposes not authorized. by statute. 11 Expenditure of revenue for monument purposes not authorized. 12 Expended under the direction of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. 15 Expended under direction of Smithsonian Institution. 14 $5,000 and $25,000 of appropriation for protection of national monuments for 1925 and 1926, respectively,. specifically made available for Carlsbad Cave. 15 Unexpended balance of 1925-26 appropriation made available for expenditure in 1927. Act of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 857). 16 $35,000 reappropriated and made available for expenditure in Yosemite during fiscal year 1929; $t,112.87 reappropriated and made available for expenditure for Southern Appalachian during fiscal year 1929; $13,134.54 reappropriated and made available for expenditure for emergency reconstruction and fighting forest fires during fiscal year 1929. 17 $8,661.78 reappropriated and made available for expenditure in Yosemite during fiscal year 1930;. $4,950.00 reappropriated and made available for expenditure at Carlsbad Cave during fiscal year 1930; $1,667.80 reappropriated and made available for expenditure for Southern Appalachian during fiscal year NATIONAL PARKS TABLE 12.-Summary of appropriations for the administration, protection, and improvement of the national parks and national monuments, together with the revenues received, for the fiscal years 19171-1930, inclusive 1 For summary of appropriations and revenues prior to 1917 see 1920 Annual Report, p. 359. 'The revenues from the various national parks were expendable during the years 1904 to 1918, inclusive, with the exception of those received from Crater Lake, Mesa Verde, and Rocky Mountain National Parks, the revenues from which were turned into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. NATIONAL PARKS TABLE 13.-Statement of amounts transferred under the authority contained in the appropriation acts to transfer 10 per cent from one appropriation to another APPENDIX C REPORTS OF OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF THE NATIONAL PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND ENGINEERING, EDUCATIONAL, AND FORESTRY DIVISIONS ACADIA NATIONAL PARK GEORGE B. DORR, Superintendent, Bar Harbor, Me. Acadia National Park, the former Lafayette National Park, has had the most eventful year since its establishment 10 years ago, thanks to the warm interest taken in it by Congressman Cramton, of Michigan, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Interior Department, who visited it for the first time last fall and through whose cooperation with the Hon. John E. Nelson, of Maine, Representative from its district, an act to change the name of the park to Acadia and to enlarge beyond the bounds of Mount Desert Island the authority given the Secretary of the Interior to accept lands donated for its increase was passed last winter. The passage of this act made possible the acceptance of a magnificent tract of land, Schoodic Point, framing the entrance to Frenchmans Bay upon the eastern side as Mount Desert Island does upon the western and comprising in a wild and wooded area of from 1,500 to 2,000 acres a superb headland and miles of surf-swept, rocky shore jutting far into the ocean. The headland on this tract rises boldly from the shore on either side to an elevation of over 400 feet and commands one of the finest coastal views the world affords, eastward toward the entrance of the Bay of Fundy, southward to a boundless sea' horizon, and westward across the island-broken entrance of Frenchmans Bay to the mountains of the national park. A good road is needed for the development of this new territory of the park, it having at present none but an old horse road of the early time, narrow, rough, and winding, and now wrecked beyond repair by water, use, and time. A preliminary survey and thorough study of the need and opportunity by the Federal Bureau of Public Roads is called for. HOMANS PROPERTY Another feature of great interest in the park's development during the past year, also made possible through the interest and cooperation of Congressman Cramton, is the acquisition by the park of one of the earliest summer homes and most beautiful sites upon Mount Desert Island, whose lands connect uninterruptedly westward with mountain lands long since secured and front boldly eastward across the entrance to Frenchmans Bay to the newly acquired Schoodic territory. From the owner of this land, Mrs. Charles D. Homans, of Boston, came the earliest considerable donation of land received by the trustees of public reservations, whose gift to the Government initiated the national park. In her memory the house, repaired and put in order, will be named the Homans House, and used in connection with park administration. The work of restoration, through an appropriation obtained for the purpose by Mr. Cramton, is well advanced, and the house, beautiful beyond expectation, will henceforth be a leading and central feature of the park. The restoration of the Homans House has already won for the park a magnificent tract of land adjoining and superbly widening its site and frontage on the sea, which has been recently acquired for future inclusion in the park when plans for its development in conjunction with the Homans property have been worked out. UTILITY BUILDING Work on the utility building for which an appropriation of $3,000 was made has been delayed owing to the need felt for further study of its location, on land to be donated for the purpose, in relation to the planned approach from the park office at Bar Harbor to the park's mountain areas. A structure of this character can be erected quickly when the site is chosen. CADILLAC MOUNTAIN ROAD After long delay, owing to transfer of construction to the Federal Bureau of Roads and a new survey of route, the road to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest point in the park or on our eastern coast, is again under way under a contract which promises its completion, apart from surfacing, by next summer and final completion for the season of 1931. This is the only road to a mountain summit contemplated in the park and will be of outstanding interest to motorists from every eastern section of the country, commanding magnificent and unique views of mingled land and sea to far horizons. FLYING SERVICE The commencement of flying service to Bar Harbor and the park from the great cities of our eastern seaboard has been instituted this year but not as yet developed. For hydroplanes the opportunity is great, with quiet waters at every hand for landing. For landing fields for airplanes the rugged nature of the country offers little opportunity, and use of these must wait till greater progress has been made in vertical descents and ascents. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY An important movement is taking place in the development of the region bordering the national park as a summer home for research workers along biologic lines, over 40 of whom, men of national and world-wide standing, have carried on their studies this summer as members or associates of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, established on its own land at Salisbury Cove on upper Frenchmans Bay. The president of the laboratory is Dr. Hermon C. Bumpus, a member of Secretary Wilbur's educational committee on national parks, who sees a most interesting opportunity here to carry out the Secretary's educational park policy. VISITORS AT SIEUR DE MONTS SPRING AND THE INDIAN MUSEUM Visitors in numbers greater than ever before have come to the Sieur de Monts Spring entrance, while the recorded visitation of the present season at the Indian Museum adjoining it, first opened a year ago last August, has exceeded 19,000 people. A pamphlet written by the museum curator, Walter B. Smith, of Bangor, an archeologist, on the exploration made last season of a shell mound on the neighboring shore has been printed and is on distribution at a nominal price, its publication being made possible by the generosity of one of the trustees of the museum. The total number of visitors to the park recorded for the year on October 1 was 149,554, an increase of 14,657 over the figure of a year ago. ROADS, TRAILS, AND TELEPHONE LINES There are within the park 7 miles of important motor road, 16 miles of carriage road, and 150 miles of foot trail. In the Schoodic Peninsula area of the park there are 4.8 miles of old carriage road roughly passable to motor use. WILD LIFE An accurate estimate of the number of wild animals within the park is impossible, but it is safe to say that the number of deer stands at about 150, ruffed grouse are many, and there is an indeterminate number of small furbearing animals-foxes, muskrats, skunks, mink, weasel, and otter. 76008-29-5 BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK EIVIND T. SCOYEN, Superintendent, Springdale, Utah ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION Bryce Canyon National Park was established September 15, 1928, under authority of the acts of Congress approved June 7, 1924. and February 25, 1928. The first act provided for the creation of the Utah National Park upon certain conditions. Before these conditions were met the second act was passed changing the name to Bryce Canyon and doubling its area. The effective date of the act was conditional upon the transfer of all private holdings in the park to the Government, and when these had been met the area was proclaimed a park on the date given above. The past year has been our first year of operation in the park, and the area can hardly be called organized as yet. The superintendent, supervisor, chief ranger, and chief clerk of Zion Park also have appointments covering these positions in the Bryce organization. During the summer two temporary rangers were on duty, one for general police work and the other acting in the capacity of ranger-naturalist. Labor was hired as needed. WEATHER CONDITIONS In common with the rest of the southwestern country, the park suffered from drought conditions. Temperatures were about normal. On July 27 rainstorms of cloudburst proportions occurred in the vicinity of the park. Bus transportation was behind schedule and private motor travel practically stopped. The storm did thousands of dollars worth of damage to roads in the Sevier River Valley, which form the approach system to the park. This storm was followed by others and a flood at some point along the route was a daily occurrence for two weeks. PARK TRAVEL As this was the first year that travel records were kept for the park, there is no definite way in which to compare the 1929 records with those of previous years. However, it is believed that travel for other seasons was greatly exceeded. The total number of visitors was 21,997, of which 17,211 came in 5,223 automobiles, 4,784 by stages of the Utah Parks Co., and 2 by miscellaneous means. The following table shows the park travel, by months: Above are only months for which records are available. PARK SERVICE ACTIVITIES Construction.-After a somewhat late start, due to delay in getting plans for projects, work on all construction projects was rushed, and by October 1 all buildings and improvements had been completed with the exception of the custodian's residence, which was 75 per cent complete. There will be no projects carried over for contruction next spring. The work in the park was supervised by Guy D. Edwards, assistant engineer, from the San Francisco office. The following buildings were completed: Custodian's residence (75 per cent), two standard comfort stations built of logs, checking station, and two pit toilets. |