▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Park s , ▁the ▁explo itation ▁of ▁natural ▁resources ▁such ▁as ▁coal , ▁l umber , ▁and ▁other ▁min er als ▁became ▁another ▁major ▁area ▁of ▁re venue . ▁These ▁resources ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁abund ance ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁and ▁were ▁interpreted ▁as ▁being ▁in ex ha ust ible . ▁ ▁Co al ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁pl ent iful ▁and ▁prof itable ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁min er als ▁and ▁therefore ▁its ▁min ing ▁in ▁par ks ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁polit icians ▁and ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁officials . ▁This ▁was ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Bank head , ▁a ▁coal ▁town ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Lake ▁Min new anka ▁that ▁was ▁established . ▁This ▁coal ▁town ▁was ▁not ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁det r iment ▁to ▁the ▁overall ▁scen ery ▁of ▁Ban ff ▁National ▁Park , ▁but ▁was ▁instead ▁an ▁added ▁att raction ▁for ▁visitors . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁resource ▁explo itation ▁and ▁tour ism ▁worked ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁more ▁prof itable ▁national ▁park . ▁Although ▁tour ism ▁and ▁resource ▁development ▁could ▁work ▁together , ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁from ▁policy ▁making ▁that ▁tour ism ▁became ▁secondary ▁to ▁resource ▁explo itation . ▁ ▁The ▁resources ▁that ▁were ▁explo ited ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁were ▁essential ▁to ▁the ▁C PR ' s ▁income ▁as ▁it ▁fre ight ed ▁these ▁resources ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁Park ▁Act ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁Mac don ald