PENSIONS TABLE 6.-Disbursements for pensions and for maintenance of pension system 1866 to 1929 1 Expenses of medical examinations and special field examinations not included. PENSIONS TABLE 17.—Statement showing, by classes, the different monthly rates paid to pensioners under general pension laws and the number at each rate on the roll June 30, 1929 In addition to the above there were on the roll 298 pensioners at miscellaneous rates ranging from $2 to $160 per month, and 60 pensioners of the World War, receiving from $6 to $100 per month. NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL PARKS TABLE 1.-National parks administered by the National Park 16 23 249 1,534 General Grant ... Middle eastern Oct. 1, 1890 1890 Grand Canyon ... North central 4 (Feb. 26, 1919 Feb. 25, 1927 2 Mar. 7, 1928 2 Grand Teton ..... Northwestern Feb. 26, 1929 1,009 [The group of granite mountains upon Mount Desert Island and also bold point on opposite mainland across Frenchmans Bay. Formerly called the Lafayette National Park. (Box canyon filled with countless array of fantastically eroded pinnacles-Best exhibit of vivid coloring of earth's materials. Lake of extraordinary blue in crater of extinct volcano-Sides 1,000 feet high-Interesting lava formations-Fine fishing. Created to preserve the celebrated General Grant Tree, 40.3 feet in diameter-31 miles by trail from Sequoia National Park. Rugged mountain region of unsurpassed alpine character-250 glacier-fed lakes of romantic beauty-60 small glaciersPrecipices thousands of feet deepAlmost sensational scenery of marked individuality--Fine trout fishing. [The greatest example of erosion and the most sublime spectacle in the world. Includes spectacular Teton Mountains, a granite uplift of unusual grandeur. (Interesting volanic areas-Kilauea and Mauna Loa, active volcanoes on the island of Hawaii; Haleakala, a huge extinct volcano on the island of Maui. 112 46 hot springs said to possess healing properties-Many hotels and boarding houses19 bathhouses under Government supervision. Reserved by Congress in 1832 as the Hot Springs Reservation to prevent exploitation of hot waters. (Only active volcano in United States proper-Lassen Peak, 10,460 feet-Cinder cone, 6,907 feet-Hot springs-Mud Most notable and best preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings in United States, if not in the world. (Aug. 9, 1916 163 1916 fornia. May 21, 1928 80 2,645 Heart of the Rockies-Snowy range, peaks 11,000 to 14,255 feet altitude-Remarkable records of glacial period. The Big Tree National Park-Scores of Sequoias 20 to 30 feet in diameter, thousands over 10 feet in diameter-General Sherman Tree, 37.3 feet in diameter and 273.9 feet high-Towering mountain ranges Startling precipices-Mount Whitney and Kern River country. 1 General information circulars on these parks may be obtained free on application. 2 Boundary changed. ⚫ Date acquisition private land as provided by act of June 7, 1924. NATIONAL PARKS TABLE 1.-National parks administered by the National Park Service-Continued Name Location When established Area in Distinctive characteristics 1% Small park with woods, streams, and a lake Is a wild-animal preserve. 17 Cavern having several miles of galleries and More geysers than in all rest of world to- Magnificent gorge (Zion Canyon) depth 1 General information circulars on these parks may be obtained free on application. In Wyoming 3,145 square miles; in Montana, 215 square miles; in Idaho, 36 square miles. In Wyoming, 3,145 square miles; in Montana, 245 square miles; in Idaho, 36 square miles. NATIONAL PARKS TABLE 2.-National military and other parks administered by the War Department [Number, 11; total area, 21 square miles or 14,062 acres] NATIONAL PARKS TABLE 3.-National monuments administered by the National Park Service [Number, 33; total area, 3,728 square miles] Description Contains extraordinary examples of wind erosion in the shape of gigantic arches, windows, and other unique formations. Prehistoric ruin of pueblo type containing 500 rooms and other ruins. Cinder cone of geologically recent formation. Beautifully decorated limestone cavern, believed to be largest yet discov ered. [These ruins are one of the most noteworthy relics of a prehistoric age and people within the limits of the United States. Discovered in ruinous condition in 1694. Numerous cliff-dweller ruins, including communal houses, in good condition, and but little excavated. Many lofty monoliths, and is wonderful example of erosion, and of great scenic beauty and interest. [Best example of fissure lava flows; volcanic region with weird landscape effects. Remarkable natural rock tower, of volcanic origin, 1,200 feet in height. Deposits of fossil remains of prehistoric animal life of great scientific interest. (Enormous sandstone rock eroded in form of a castle, upon which inscriptions have been placed by early Spanish explorers. Contains cliff-dweller ruins. Of great historic, scenic, and ethnologic interest. Arca containing deposits of fossil plants. Contains tidewater glaciers of first rank. (One of the most important of earliest Spanish mission ruins in the Southwest. Monument also contains pueblo ruins. Four groups of prehistoric towers, Immense limestone cavern of great Prehistoric cliff-dwelling ruin of unusual size situated in a niche in face of a vertical cliff. Of scenic and ethnologic interest. [One of the most noted redwood groves in California, and was donated by Hon. William Kent, ex-Member of Congress. Located 7 miles from San Francisco. Three natural bridges, among_largest examples of their kind. Largest bridge is 222 feet high, 65 feet thick at top of arch; arch is 28 feet wide; span, 261 feet; height of span, 157 feet. Other two slightly smaller. Contains numerous pueblo, or cliffdweller ruins, in good preservation. [Splendid collection of characteristic desert flora and numerous pictographs. Interesting rock formations. Abundance of petrified coniferous trees, one of which forms a small natural bridge. Is of great scientific interest. From June 22, 1892, until Aug. 3, 1918, classified as a national park. |