Note AF — Front matter (continued 2)

Mr. Folsom deserves mention in this connection. In the manuscript of his article in the Western Monthly was a reference to the Park idea; but the publishers cut out a large part of his paper, giving only the descriptions of the natural wonders, and this reference was cut out with the rest. Mr. Folsom also suggested the idea to General Washburn, of which fact Mr. N. P. Langford is still a living witness. From Mr. Folsom’s suggestion, however, as from Mr. Catlin’s, no direct result can be traced.