Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-28
Professor Hayden,s work in the
summer OF 1879.

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/ Professor r vi Hayden. Of the United
states geological survey. parsed eastward
OVER the Union Pacific road, ON Sunday last
l ffofil personal conversation with Inn. va
] oolal..etl the following iacls regarding his
4 summers work in the mountains. Ii will be
remembered that. the special Neaos .corres
po'ldent with tie expedition, during the
simmer. furnished our readers with lnal,y
I lnasres tins facts. regarding the organization
anu movements OF the party, with several
graphic descriptions Of the Mud Geysers, and
oliler wonders OF the Yellowstone National
| Park.
| The expedition was divided into two par
| Ties: o'ie under the immediate charge OF Pro-
lessor Hayden, and the other under tile di-
rection Of his efficient assistant, Mr.. james
Stevenson. The former began It's labsrs ut
bozeInan. Montana; explored the feilowstoi,
| 70 It's source: examined the valleys OF Maids
OH and Gallafin river and their branches
made careful examination Of the geology
botany mineral and agricultural RESOURCES.
etc.. Of the entire country passed over OBJ
scryations Were taken ut all the camps. and
also ut Helena NJ, d Forts Ellis and Hall and
virginia city. A minute survey OF the Ma
tional Park was made; AMI materials for
thap OF the whole cOuuly examined obtained.
This map will beson scale Of three inches to
the mile.
The party under the charge OF Mr.. Steven
SOC started from Ogden, Utah. on the 9th
Of June, and Travelled the old Stage road to
Fort Halt II aseen1-d tile valley of Snake
river. on tthe east siIe TO Henry's Fork; pass
cd up this fork to Its sotlrce-H Henry u Lake
aud explored. the greet Teton range. The
highest peak Of this range WAS climbed By
Messrs. Stevensoifand Langtord; feat de-
scrIbed alresdy III these columns by our spc-
cial correspondent, Mr.. Savage. From the
source OF Henry's Fork. this party passed
over the divide into Madison Basin: explored
the geysers and the Madison to its source,
and descending, examined the main branch
OF Shake River or the west side of the Teton
range. taking in all tile smaller streams and
branches, arriving again ut Fort Hall, about
The 18th Of October.
At the het d OF Henry's Fork four remark
able passes were discovered. The Targec
pass CONNECTS the sources Of the Madison and
the Yellowstone, and has IN elevation OF six
Thousand live hundred feet. The Madison
pass leads into the valley ( the lower Mad
isoa opening that regiun to the Three Forks,
and is six thousand three hundred feet high.
The Red Rock pass opens up TIE Jefferson
valley. being six thousand three hundred
iest high; while Heasy's pass, six Thousand
fssnf. extends southwark toward Teton Basin.
Hill staise River valley toward Fort Hall.
Many other Interesting discoveries were made.
Inc maps Of the entire region were found to
be Incorrect; aud the observations Of the ex-
lTdiiion will effect 4 great change in posi-
lion OF lakes. mountains etc., as they are put
down in the biographies. Madison Lake,
which has always been pt down as the
source OF Madison river was found to be the |
heat waters OF the Snake, and MAS nam d |
AXE Shoae. Jackson Lake was sounded to |
Is greatest depth found to be two hundred |
md fifty-eignt ieet. From Red mountain |
which forms the dividing range between |
Yellowstone Lake and the Snake. four linn
ired and seventy peaks We're counted within |
ht range Of vision. which varied from nine
thousand i've hundred to eleven thousand T
We hundred feet in height.
The expedition las now left the field and its
liief with his assistants, have repaired to
where the reports are to. be
,;nle out. The very liberal appropriation OF
1880. made by congress, has enabled Pro-
.ssor Hayden to Conduct his OF CREATIONS on
lrger an,l moro scientific scale thnE ever be-
ire. Tnis summers labors are unsurpassed
Importance. aud ilavs resulted in obtain
" Il mass OF & eographiral and scientific in.
which will be Of the creates. val
I IN aiding the growth Rnd development OF
re g-cat far west.