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in size of the United States parks, but second to none in point of grandeur and interest, Glacier National Park comprises some 915,000 acres in Northern Montana. Here are 1,430 square miles of wild and rugged land in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, wholly unspoiled by the hand of man, yet so equipped with conveniences for the traveler and so accessible by means of the Great North Railway from both east and west that it is one of the finest recreation grounds in the world.

Glacier National Park is the newest of the parks under Federal supervision. It takes its name from the many glaciers which are scattered among the mountain heights throughout its area. Within its borders there are more than 250 lakes, in whose clear depths are mirrored lofty mountains, some heavily wooded with primeval forests and others gaunt craggy