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Canyon
July 19, 1932.
Public camp visited from 6:30 - 7:00 AM:
One car Chevrolet roadster from Indiana,
had top, back of front seat, & side upholstery
& all to pieces by a bear while at
the lodge last night for the lecture.
They were utterly disgusted at the
situation & even though they had been
warned not to leave food in the car over
night they thought it would be perfectly
safe with them. They said, as did I
everyone else with whom I talked,
that they felt that they were entitled to
some protection, either insurance,
night watchman or some other
means. They protested that they paid
an entrance fee which should entitle
them to some protection.
Of 32 parties in the camp, I
talked to all of which gave the
same reaction. "If the govt. thinks
more of its bears than [illegible]
why we've had enough." "We've visited
Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, & many
other national parks where there
are wonderful camp grounds but
we've had enough here, we're moving
out," etc. etc.
One man's tent was torn up. He was
very angry.
One party of 3 kept one guard on