Maintenance, repair, and operation; increase, $2,740.—The sum of $835 is included to provide for the purchase of paints and stains, and for the replacement of plumbing fixtures, sills, joists, windows and casings, sidings, steps and posts for buildings damaged by the climatic and volcanic elements to such an extent that extensive repairs are an absolute necessity. Due to the heavy rains and frequent earthquakes, considerable damage is done to roads, requiring immediate repairs to prevent serious accidents. An increase of $885 is recommended to allow proper maintenance. An increase of $110 is included to provide for the maintenance of 38 miles of trails in the Haleakala section, constructed with emergency funds. The sum of $910 is recommended to provide for the employment of maintenance personnel on work incident to the repair and maintenance of the telephone, sewage, and water systems; trucks, machinery and equipment; and employees' quarters. Extensions have been made to the telephone, sewage, and water systems, and 5 new employees' quarters have been constructed with emergercy funds. The transfer to the park of the Volcano Observatory, and the leasing of the Research Association plant for the nominal sum of $1 a year, the latter including a machine shop with lathes and other accessories for which no additional funds have been provided, have added to the equipment to be repaired and maintained. Mr. SCRUGHAM. There is an increase of $4,500 requested for this park. Will you explain that? Mr. DEMARAY. We are asking for $3,730 for administration and protection. That includes $1,620 for a new position of clerk-accountant, and it also provides for $1,860 for the employment of an additional ranger to assist in the patrol and inspection of trails within the interior of the 26 square mile crater on the newly opened Haleakala section. The park there is on two islands-on the island of Maui and on the island of Hawaii. Within the last 2 years a road has been constructed to the summit of the Haleakala Crater, which is the largest extinct volcano in the world, and travel to the summit of the volcano and into the crater itself has increased considerably. There are a great many people going down there. It happens that there has been a decrease from 207,208 in 1935 to 186,049 in 1936, and that is explained by the fact that on the Island of Hawaii is the small crater of Kilauea. Whenever any lava begins to come into that crater everybody flocks over to Kilauea to see it. In 1935, for a short time, lava began to flow in Kilauea Crater, and during that period of activity everybody flocked over there to see it. So you have these fluctuations in travel as the volcano becomes active. SERVICES PERFORMED BY DR. JAGGAR Mr. SCRUGHAM. Is Dr. Jaggar employed by the National Park Service? Mr. DEMARAY. Yes, sir; he is now employed by the National Park Service. He is the park naturalist there. As you know, he was formerly with the Geological Survey, and we receive a special allotment, I believe, that was formerly made for the Geological Survey. Your committee decided, I think, year before last, that this special appropriation in the Survey budget would be eliminated and it would be transferred to the Park Service, and whatever funds he needed to carry on his volcanic studies should be secured from outside sources. That has been the case, and he gets some funds from the Bishop Museum and other places for his studies of volcanology. Mr. SCRUGHAM. I read a magazine article last week that complained bitterly about the treatment accorded to Dr. Jaggar by the Director of the Bureau. Have you had any complaints that he has been treated in such an outrageous manner and not been given sufficient funds to perform his functions properly! Mr. DEMARAY. No, sir; he has not complained to us. Of course, as I understand it, his studies before included a greater scope than they do now. His studies in connection with volcanoes extended to the Aleutian Peninsula, Alaska, and in Lassen Park, Calif. Mr. SCRUGHAM. I visited this park a few years ago, and I gained the impression that he was treated with remarkable generosity and liberality, and that every possible facility had been given to him, but in view of this magazine article I want to make the inquiry a matter of record. Mr. DEMARAY. No, sir; he has not complained to us. His services have been requested by a number of other governments which have the problem of volcanoes. Recently he was loaned to the Royal Society of London, England, at their request, to make certain studies on the Island of Montserrat in the West Indies. HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARK. Mr. SCRUGHAM. The next item is Hot Springs National Park, Ark. Mr. DEMARAY. The justification in support of this item is as follows: Amount included in the Budget, fiscal year 1938.... $72,300 71,200 Net increase, 1938 over 1937 -- 1.300 The net increase of $1,300, plus $200 representing a decrease in the equipment account from $1,750 to $1,550, provides $1.500 additional for other accounts as follows: Administration and protection; increase, $700,-- This additional sum is needed to provide for the increased cost for fuel, water, and electricity incident to the occupancy of the new administration building constructed with Public Works funds at a cost of $77,000. Maintenance, repair, and operation; increase, $800.- An Încrease of $300 is needed for the maintenance of the new administration building, and for ade quate repairs to old structures. The sum of $500 is needed to insure unin terrupted service in the distribution of water from the hot springs to the various bathhonses The increased use of the baths requires greater use of pumps and water lines with a consequent increase in maintenance costs. Mr. SCRUGHAM. There is a small increase there of $1,300. Will you explain that! Mr. DEMARAY. Seven hundred dollars of that increase is the increased cost of fuel, light, water, and electricity due to the occupancy of the new administration building which was constructed with Public Works funds, at a cost of $77,000. Formerly we had a small, rather poor office, and with an allocation of Public Works funds, we now have a new structure, a very nice and very adequate administration building. Mr. SCRUGHAM. How many people visited the park in 1935 and 1936! Mr. DEMARAY. In 1935 there were 247,3×9 visitors to the park, and in 1936 there were 273,0×3 visitors, LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK, CALIF. Mr. SCRUGHAM. The next item is Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif. Mr. DEMARAY. The justification in support of this item is as follows: Amount included in Budget, fiscal year 1938. Net increase 1938 over 1937‒‒‒‒‒ $35,000 28, 400 6,600 The language change is proposed to provide not to exceed $1,000 for the maintenance of approach roads through the Lassen National Forest. The Forest Service uses the Viola and Butte Lake roads principally for fire-protection purposes; therefore they are not interested in maintenance work thereon, except during the active fire season. Snow removal is necessary to keep these roads open for park purposes. The net increase of $6,600 is recommended to provide as follows: Administration and protection; increase, $2,065.-The sum of $900 is recommended for the employment of a clerk-stenographer for a period of approximately 7 months, and an increase of $615 is included to provide part-time janitor service for the museum building. It is now necessary for the bookkeeper, ranger, naturalist, and United States commissioner to perform typing and filing work, and the janitor work must be performed by ranger and naturalist persounel. An additional sum of $500 is required for the salary of a museum assistant for a period of 4 months to care for the museum and exhibits and explain the story of the park and its activities to visitors. The sum of $50 is recommended for the purchase of additional supplies, such as office and taxidermy supplies, gasoline, and oil, and materials necessary for the educational program. Maintenance, repair, and operation; increase, $3,685.—The additional sum of $200 is recommended to provide for necessary repairs and painting of park buildings which are subject to the severe winter climate of high altitudes. The additional sum of $2035 is recommended for the maintenance of 30 miles of standard paved highway, 17 miles of secondary roads, and 91 miles of trails in the park. An increase of $300 is proposed to provide for maintenance of the electric, telephone, sewage, and water systems which have been extended due to the development of the Manzanita Lake area with emergency funds. Repairs to trucks and other machinery and equipment will require an additional sum of $700 to keep the units in repair and obviate the necessity of purchasing new equipment. The purchase of an additional passenger vehicle in the fiscal year 1938 will require an increase of $50 for maintenance and operation. The sum of $400 is recommended to provide adequate sanitation facilities for four new campgrounds and to provide sufficiently for the opeartion of employees' quarters. Equipment; increase, $850.—The sum of $1.600 is recommended for the purchase of equipment, an increase of $850 over the amount of $750 appropriated for 1937. Of this amount, $750 is proposed for the purchase of a car to replace a 1929 model Nash sedan, which has traveled approximately 100,000 miles, and has been converted into an ambulance for emergency use. The sum of $850 is recommended for the purchase of a 4-ton pick-up truck, and miscellaneous office equipment. Mr. SCRUGHAM. An increase of $6,600 is requested for this item. Will you explain that? Mr. DEMARAY. Here we are asking for $2,065 for administration and protection; $900 is asked for the employment of a clerk-stenographer, for a period of approximately 7 months, and an increase of $615 is included to provide a part-tinie janitor service for the museum buildingb. It is now necessary for the bookkeeper, ranger, naturalist, and the United States Commissioner to provide typing and filing work, and the janitor work must be performed by the ranger and naturalist personnel, and when they do that, they are not available for the services of the park. DUTIES OF UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER Mr. SCRUGHAM. What has a United States Commissioner got to do with the park service? Mr. DEMARAY. The United States Commissioner is appointed by the United States district judge for that district of California, and his salary is appropriated in these items. He is required to live in the park, and acts almost as a clerk employee. Mr. SCRUGHAM. He performs, in effect, the functions of a justice of the peace? Mr. DEMARAY. Yes; in all of these parks where exclusive jurisdiction is exercised by the United States. MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, COLO. Mr. SCRUGHAM. The next item is "Mesa Verde National Park, Colo." Mr. DEMARAY. The justification in support of this item is as follows: Amount included in the Budget, fiscal year 1938. $55,540 $57, 250 10, 000 47,250 Net increase, 1938 over 1937 8.290 The sum of $10,000, indicated above as a deficiency appropriation, provided for emergency improvements to the water system in Mesa Verde National Park The net increase of $8,290, plus the sum of $1,070 representing a decrease in the equipment account from $2,600 to $1,530, provides $9,360 additional for other accounts as follows: Administration and protection; increase, $3,260.-Due to the steadily increas ing number of visitors and the need for patrol and game protection along the northern boundary of the park, an increase of $1,670 is recommended to estab lish a permanent ranger position in lieu of the present temporary rangerchecker position and for additional seasonal ranger-naturalist services. The sum of $490 is required to provide temporary clerical assistance during the summer season and for additional seasonal janitor services to care for the enlarged museum building. An increase of $1,100 is recommended to provide for additional supplies and materials, rental of horses, travel expenses, communication service, printing, and photographing for the additional ranger service and the enlarged museum activities. Maintenance, repair, and operations; increase, $6,100.—The sum of $300 is required to maintain 10 housekeeping cabins, an addition to the museum building, and several utility buildings constructed during 1936 with Emergency Con servation Work and Public Works funds. The increased sum of $2,550 is required for the employment of an electrician and temporary labor, for supplies and materials, and light and power for the proper maintenance of the electric and telephone systems. An increase of $200 is recommended for the mainte nance of the new sewer system constructed with Public Works funds. The sum of $1,500 is necessary to cover the cost of repairs and of electricity for pumping operations at the deep-water well, the spring, seep, and cistern system in the head of Spruce Tree Canyon and from the four catchment reservoirs to the main 6-inch service line. An increase of $300 is recommended for repairs to trucks, necessitated by the heavy demands by Emergency Conservation Works Public Works, and regular operations, and for the additional sanitation work necessary to accommodate the increased number of visitors. The sum of $50 is recommended to provide for the preservation of the pre historic ruins, the main attraction to visitors. The quarters operation of 10 new housekeeping cabins and 2 Indian hogans will require an additional sum of $250. With the increased travel and year-round operation of the park, an increase of $950 is recommended to provide for the full-time employment of the nurse, and for additional hospital supplies. Mr. SCRUGHAM. You are requesting an increase of $8,290 in this item. Will you explain that? Mr. DEMARAY. In Mesa Verde National Park we are requesting an increase of $8,290. Of that amount, $3,260 is for administration and protection. We are asking to establish a permanent ranger position in lieu of the temporary ranger-checker position, and for additional seasonal ranger-naturalist services. We are asking $490 for temporary clerical assistance during the summer and additional janitor services. We are asking for $1,100 to provide for additional supplies and materials, rental of horses, travel expenses, communications service, printing, and photographing for the additional ranger service and the enlarged museum activities. WATER SUPPLY IN MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK Mr. SCRUGHAM. As I recall it, you had great difficulty in obtaining a satisfactory water supply in this park a few years ago. Has that difficulty been solved? If so, how, and at what expense? Mr. DEMARAY. As you will no doubt recall, there was no source of live water on the Mesa Verde, except water which was gathered in a small reservoir and then percolated through a layer of about 900 feet of sandstone, coming out in small springs. That was not adequate. After a study made by the Geological Survey, we drilled a very deep water well. I forget the exact amount of the appropriation for that water well, but it has been drilled, and it is about 4.200 feet in depth. It goes completely through the formation and taps the water-bearing sands which extended out on the plateau below, where they had secured water at Ship Rock for the Indian reservation. Mr. SCRUGHAM. Has that been satisfactory? Mr. DEMARAY. The water supply has been satisfactory, but in drilling the well at such a depth, the pipe went on a slant, and in the pumping of the water we have had a great deal of difficulty with the wearing on the sucker rods in this pump. Last year you gave us an additional $10,000. This $10,000 was included in the first deficiency appropriation, and it read, "for the improvement of the water system." We contemplated the installation of an air lift to bring the water up without the use of sucker rods. Mr. SCRUGHAM. Why did you not use an air lift to start with? Mr. DEMARAY. Because of the length of the lift. We have nearly 1,000 feet to lift the water from the level in the well to the surface, and the best engineering advice that we can get at the present time is that an air lift will not be satisfactory. Mr. SCRUGHAM. On account of the great length of the lift? Mr. DEMARAY. Yes, sir; because of the length of the lift. Now, we have also had some unfortunate circumstances. Mr. Nusbaum has had a nervous breakdown. He has had to be away from the park, and, therefore, our program of expenditure and study has not resulted in working this problem out, and I would like to ask this committee to add this language if they will do so that the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $10,000, contained in the first deficiency appropriation act, fiscal year 1937, for improvement of the water system, is continued available for the same purposes for the fiscal year 1938. |