The National Park Service expresses its appreciation to all those persons who made the preparation and production of this handbook possible. The Service also gratefully acknowledges the financial support given this handbook project by the Devils Tower Natural History Association a nonprofit group that assists interpretive efforts at Devils Tower National Monument. Texts Greg Beaumont, who wrote Part 2, is a wildlife photographer and naturalist who lives in Muscatine, Iowa. Map R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 68. Illustrations The prairie dog burrow diagram on page 57 is from the August 1979 issue of “National Geographic” and is used with the permission of the National Geographic Society. Russell Lamb cover, 6-7, and 22-23. Greg Beaumont 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 31 top of Tower, 37-39 except raccoon, 44-45, 54-57, 60, and 61 golden eaglets, coyote, bullsnake, prairie falcon, burrowing owl. Jaime Quintero 27. Galen Rowell, Visualeyes Photographic Agency 18, 30, and 31 wood rat, cactus, doves. Tom Bean 48-49, and 61 badger. All other illustrations come from the files of Devils Tower National Monument and the National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of these through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources to assure that their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in island territories under U.S. administration. Transcriber’s Notes —Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication. —Relocated all image captions to be immediately under the corresponding images, removing references like “preceding page”. —Silently corrected a few palpable typos. —In the text versions only, text in italic font is delimited by _underscores_. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, by National Park Service