Hearings Before the Committee on the Public Lands, January 11, 1905, For Preservation of Prehistoric Ruins on the Public Lands. Creation of the Pajarito Cliff Dwellers National Park in New Mexico and The Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado....

Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, Fifty-Eighth Congress, 1905. Early copy of 39 pages; Owner's name ink-stamped on front cover; A report of the Committee on The Public Lands to consider the following bills: A Bill (H.R. 13478) to establish and administer national parks, and for other purposes. A bill (H.R. 13349) for the preservation of historic and prehistoric ruins, monuments, archaeological objects, and other antiquities, and to prevent their counterfeiting. A bill (S. 5603) for the preservation of historic and prehistoric ruins, monuments, archaeological objects, and other antiquities, and to prevent their counterfeiting. Testimony then follows from a large number of scholars and scientists concerning the preservation and protection of the prehistoric ruins. The Appendix contains the full text of the proposed legislation, and includes an extensive bibliography. Beginning on page 34 is the full text of H.R. 15986, Fifty-eighth Congress, Third session, A BILL creating the Mesa Verde National Park. [Mesa Verde National Park became the ninth national park in the United States on June 29,1906, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt.] . Side Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.