Boar, Sus scrofa; 12. Puma, Felis hippolestes, from Utah; 13. Puma from Southern Arizona, Felis azteca.

Continuing N. W., the next building is the ZEBRA HOUSE, containing: I. Grant's Zebra, Equus burchelli grantii; 2. *Zebra-horse, Hybrid "Juno": sire, Grevy's Zebra; and Morgan mare; 3. *Zebra-ass, Hybrid from male Grevy's and female domestic ass.

Directly W. is the enclosure occupied at present by Peacocks. North is the small circular enclosure containing: Prairie Dogs, Cynomys ludovilianus (Ord.). Adjoining on E. is the RABBIT WARREN.

Northwest from the Zebra House are SHEEP PENS (See plan, p. 445), containing at present: 1. Barbary Sheep, Ammotragus lervia; 2. Cashmere Deer, Cervus hanglu; 3. Rocky Mountain Sheep, from Banff, Alberta (gift of Canadian Government); 4. Livingstone's Eland, Taurotragus oryx livingstonii, presented by Duke of Bedford.

To reach the remaining exhibits, we now cross the driveway and proceed westward to the LLAMA PENS, at which point the path forks, the right branch following the curve of the Driveway to the Jewett St. gate, while the left path leads to the same spot in an almost straight line. Following the curve of the R. path we pass the following exhibits: 1. Llama, Lama glama; 2. Zebu, Bos indicus; 3. Guanaco, Lama huanachus; 4. Arabian Camel, Camelus dromedarius; 5. Sambar or Rusa Deer, Rusa unicolor; 6. Grevy's Zebra, "Jerry," sire of the two hybrids in Zebra House; 7. Alpaca, Lama pacos; 8. Arizona Mountain Sheep, Ovis canadensis; 9. Tahr, Hemitragus jemlahicus.

Returning to the fork in the paths we may now follow the L. branch, passing on R. a series of DEER RANGES containing the following species: 1. Red Deer, Cervus elaphus (Linn.); 2. Barasingha or Indian Swamp Deer, Rucervus duvaucelii; 3. Japanese Deer, Sika nippon. On L. in the valley below these Ranges, are three large Bird Cages; 1. Aquatic Birds, including White-faced Tree Duck, Dendrocygna viduata; Baikal Teal, Nettion formosum; Rosy-billed Pochard, Metopiana peposaca; Garganey, Querquedula_querquedula; Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata; 2. Large Flying Cage, used as summer home for the inmates of the main Bird House; 3. Smaller Flying Cage, summer home for Parrots, Macaws and Cockatoos.

Southward on hillside are more Deer Ranges, containing: I. Fallow Deer, Dama dama; 2. Indian Spotted Deer, Axis

aris; 3. White-tailed or Virginian Deer, Odocoileus virginianus; 4. Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus.

Lastly, just before reaching the Connecticut Ave. exit, we pass the extensive RANGE FOR AMERICAN BISON, a herd numbering approximately 17 head, the surplus stock of which is exchanged to other parks and reservations. Between 30 and 40 calves have been born in the park herd.

ROCK CREEK PARK (Pl. III—A2), extending from Klingle Ford Bridge (the N. boundary of the Zoological Park) to a point near the District line, constitutes Washington's largest public park, embracing 1606 acres of forest and stream, hill and valley. Although this territory was set off as a park as early as 1867, in a map prepared by the Engineer Corps in response to a Senate Resolution, no further action was taken until 1889, when fear that pollution of the stream might cost more than the price of the land involved led to the passage of an Act for purchase of the territory. By the terms of this act, approved Sept. 27, 1890, a sum of $1,200,000 was appropriated for the acquisition of a tract following the course of the creek, of a width nowhere less than 600 ft. nor more than 1200 ft., with a total area not to exceed 2000 acres. One-half the cost was to be appropriated from the Treasury and one-half from the revenues of the District of Columbia.

To effect the purchase, the President appointed a Commission including among others the Chief of Engineers, U. S. A., the Engineer Commissioner of the District, and Professor Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. After a long delay caused by dissatisfied land owners, who carried their case to the Supreme Court, the desired property was at last acquired at a total cost of only $1,174,511.45.

a man

"To Rock Creek Park there is nothing comparable in any capital city of Europe. What city in the world is there where can within a quarter of an hour on his own feet get in a beautiful rocky glen, such as you would find in the woods of Maine or Scotland-a winding rocky glen with a broad stream foaming over its stony bed, and wild leafy woods looking down on each side, where you not only have a carriage road at the bottom, but an inexhaustible variety of foot-paths, where you can force your way through thickets and test your physical ability in scaling the faces of bold cliffs?" (Viscount James Bryce).

The old log cabin, for many years occupied by Joaquin Miller, "Poet of the Sierras," was some years ago removed from Meridian Hill, near 16th St., to Rock Creek Park, near the line of the Military Road,

VI. The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul

The Cathedral Close of the projected *CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL (Pl. III-CI) is situated about a quarter of a mile N. W. of the United States Naval Observatory, on a height known as Mt. Alban, with its main entrance on Wisconsin Ave. The Cathedral Close may be most conveniently reached by taking trolley to Georgetown and then transferring, at Wisconsin Ave. and M St., to the Tenleytown-Rockville Line. The entrance is near the intersection of Wisconsin and Massachusetts Aves.

The idea of a great National Cathedral for all people was, according to Major L'Enfant, a feature of Washington's original scheme for the Capital city. L'Enfant defined it as "a church for National purposes, such as public prayer, thanksgiving, funeral orations, etc, and to be assigned to the special use of no particular denomination or sect; but to be equally open to all.” The idea, however, was abandoned, and the site selected is to-day occupied by the Patent Office. By a curious coincidence, the land finally acquired a century later once belonged to Joseph Nourse, a friend of Washington, and first Registrar of the Treasury, who, we are told, used to pray "that at some future date God would build a church on Alban Hill."

Before Joseph Nourse acquired it, Alban Hill formed part of Rosedale, the estate of Gen. Uriah Forrest, First Clerk of the Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, whose daughter, Alice, married the son of President Yturbide of Mexico.

The tract in question, about 60 acres in extent, is a wooded height some 400 feet above the level of lower Pennsylvania Ave. It is bounded on the N. by Woodley Road, on the W. by Wisconsin Ave. and Garfield St., and by the extension of 34th St. on the E. It slopes into a shallow ravine on the S., commanding an unrivalled view of the capital city. The vista seen through All Hallow's gate has been compared to the view of Florence from the Boboli Gardens. This desirable site was occupied first in 1845 by St. John's School for Boys, and, secondly, in 1855, by St. Alban's Free Church, the first free Episcopal church in the District.

St. Alban's Church and, in an indirect way, the Washington Cathedral, owe their existence to the modest gift of Joseph Nourse's

granddaughter, Miss Phoebe Nourse, who left by will forty gold dollars "for a free church on Mount Alban."

The charter for the Washington Cathedral Foundation was granted by Congress in 1893. Two years later the Diocese of Washington was set off from Maryland, and in 1896 Dr. Satterlee was consecrated First Bishop of Washington. The land on Mt. Alban, first suggested for the proposed Cathedral of Washington in 1866, was purchased in 1898 for $245,000.

The first ceremony was the erection of the Peace Cross, Oct. 23, 1898, marking: 1. The close of the war with Spain; 2. The foundation of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul. There were about 7000 persons present, and the address was made by President McKinley. On Ascension Day, 1906, took place the Hallowing of the Cathedral Close, commemorated by the erection of a Landmark recording the final payment of the purchase money for the land.

The following month a committee to select an architect was appointed, consisting of D. H. Burnham and Charles H. McKim, of the "Park Commission" (p. 354), and Bernard R. Green, Sir C. Purdon Clarke and Prof. Moore, of Harvard. Their unanimous vote resulted in the selection of Henry Vaughan, of Boston, and Dr. G. F. Bodley, of London. The joint plans of these two architects were accepted in June, 1907. Not long after the preliminary drawings were made, Dr. Bodley died, and Mr. Vaughan continued the work alone, until his death on June 30, 1917. The present architects are Frohaman, Robb & Little, with Cram & Ferguson as consulting architects.

Since the Cathedral has advanced only SO far as completion of the entire foundation, the Apse, and the Crypt or Bethlehem Chapel, directly beneath it, a lengthy description of the proposed structure would here be out of place. Briefly stated, the general architectural scheme is 14th century English Gothic, a style which the architects characterize in their report as "the most beautiful, as we think, that the world has ever seen." In dimensions the Cathedral will compare favorably with most of the great Cathedrals of Europe. Its dimersions will be: length 480 ft.; breadth 132 ft.; height of nave 95 ft.; span of nave 39 ft. It will have three square towers, the two smaller ones flanking the main entrance on the W. façade, while above the crossing of the nave and transepts will rise the great central tower 262 ft. higgh. Towers have been chosen in place of spires for the reason that the latter "in the bright, golden sunshine of our atmosphere would appear attenuated and indistinct." An illustrated "Hand book of Washington Cathedral," containing history and full description, may be obtained from the Verger, price 25 c.