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greatest attraction which the Park Service will have," and the
eastern and southeastern sections contained "a good deal of
game." In addition, an extension was needed
because it was difficult to enforce or monitor hunting access
into the existing
park. See page 56/57, and John Kauffmann, Mount McKinley National
Park, Alaska; a History of its Establishment and Revision of its
Boundaries (Washington, NPS, July
1954), 12-14
Olaus Murie was alleged by George Parks to have played an (out of
character) role in
shooting down the Railroad's proposal:
Mears's proposal was forwarded to George A. Parks of the General Land
Office, who
made a thorough investigation and issued a final report in November
1922. It was not encouraging. Parks obtained statements from Olaus
Murie, Maurice Morino, and even Harry Karstens that debunked the
notion that the eastern strip was laden with game; he noted, in fact,
that it "contains no game of any kind other than birds." In addition,
Murieaccording to Parksstated that the caribou that often
grazed north of the park boundaries were indicators of a
particularly large
herd and "that unless the surplus caribou are killed, the range
within the park will soon be overstocked." And in response to
Mears's ease-of-patrol argument, Parks stated that virtually all hunters
hoping to enter the park would use either Riley Creek or Windy Creek,
and to him, "efficient rangers can patrol these places just as easily as
they can forty miles of railroad." Interior Department officials in
Washington lost further interest in the idea.
three major parcels: the "wolf townships" west of Healy, a threetownship block
along the lower Toklat and Sushana rivers, and an irregularly
shaped area southwest of Cantwell between Lookout Mountain
and the lower reaches of Eldridge Glacier. - From Page 258
least four high-grade gold/silver vein deposits, placer gold deposits, and
large low
grade copper/precious metal deposits; and
WHEREAS the proximity of the Dunkle Township Area to the Alaska
Railroad and
the Parks Highway enhances the favorability of the area's mining
potential; and
WHEREAS claimholders had established rights to the minerals in the
area before the
time the park was expanded to include the claims; and
WHEREAS in recognition of the fact that the Dunkle Township Area
has known mineral potential, Section 202(3)(b) of ANILCA mandated
that a study of the relationship of mineral resources and mining
activity to the other resources of the area be done by the Alaska Land
Use Council in cooperation with the Secretary of Interior; and
WHEREAS the potential for mineral development of the Dunkle Township
Area will
be lost if the area stays within the park, as park status will not allow
new mining
claims and may invalidate many of the present claims; and
WHEREAS one of the alternatives offered in the 1983 Draft
Environmental Impact Statement of the Dunkle Mine Study was to
remove mineralized areas and mining activity from the park
boundaries and place them under the jurisdiction of the State of
Alaska; and
WHEREAS there is no conclusive evidence that deletion of the Dunkle
Township Area from the park would result in a lack of protection for
the caribou herd, as any adverse effects that may occur from
increased mining activity could be mitigated under the direction of
the state; and
WHEREAS there is state owned land contiguous to Denali National
Park and Preserve with scenic and wildlife values equal to the Dunkle
Township Area; and
WHEREAS Section 1302(h) of ANILCA clearly authorizes exchanges in
conservation
units; and
WHEREAS public testimony solicited during the study process was in
strong
support of an exchange; and
WHEREAS the Department of Interior has indicated that it regards a land
exchange
as one of the better solutions for the problems identified in the Dunkle
Mine Study, and initial discussions have occurred between the State
Department of Natural Resources, the National Park Service, and the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks indicating
a willingness by all parties to negotiate and exchange;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the State of Alaska
and the
of the park.
The largest and the most hotly debated parcel is 90,000 acres
north of Denali National Park and west of Healy around the
Stampede Trail.
The university assumes it could get $1,000 an acre, or $90
million, by selling
the land to the federal government to expand the park, Beedle
said.
But some officials from Fairbanks and the Denali Borough were
horrified at
the thought of giving more Alaska land to the federal
government, participants
said. Alaska Conservation Voters was given an advisory role in
the talks, and
is not sold on the package either. Spokeswoman Sue Schrader,
said one of the
worst parts of the package is a proposal to give UA patchwork of
timber land in Southeast.