Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-10-28
Geysers that Make the Earth Tremble
with Their Outbursts of Mud
and Water.
The Famous Yellowstone Falls and tho
Remarkable Geyser Lake and
River Scenery.
Snow Tipped Mountains, Rugged Can
yons and Charming Trout
Ponds and Streams.
The Trip.

The Trip
Special Correspondence Of the Daily Tribune.
YELLowTToNE NATIONAL PARK, Oct.
1O.-As many readers of the TRIBUNE an
ticlpate trip to this wonderland before
many seasons perhaps description of
our journey might be of interest. We
left Bismarck Monday, August 20, on the
North Pacific Railread for Glendive The
country between the Missouri and Yel-
lowstone rivers along the railroad has
many attractive features The Hart river
valley through which the road runs IS a
fine farming country and soon fields of
golden grain will be Bs numerous as
along the Dakota division, between Bis
marck and Red river. Our ride through
the Bad Lands on the Little Missouri, al
though too rapid for inspection, was in
tensely interesting. From a beautiful
rolling prairie one is suddenly brought
in contact with a region apparently
worthless, but paradise for the geologist,
tourist and hunter. The remark promi-
nent general made upon his first visit to
this place. "He]l with the fires out" de-
scribes it tar better than I will attempt
Huge petrified stumps, pictured rocks,
burning coal veins, canyons and buttes,
greet the eye in every direction. For
twenty miles we rode through this inter-
esting country. Between the Bad Lands
and where the road first touches Glendive
creek, another fine section of farming
land was passed. Regarding the name
Bad Lands we were informed that the In
dians named that region, as it was nearly
impossible; not that the land was bad,
simply bad travelling. In the valleys of
the Bad Lands fine pasturage is found
and Montana bunch and buffalo grass
.abounds. The hills afford protection for
game in winter. For twenty miles or so
the road passes down Glendive creek
which empires into the Yellowstone
river at ...... .... ~
THE CITY OF GLENDIvE.
We found Glendive a bustling little
city situated at the end Of the Missouri
and beginning of the Yellowstone di-
visions of the North Pacific Railroad
Hotel stores and business. places fill the
Main street and more business than any.
thing else. We visited the railroad sup.
ply store of Kurtz & Bruins, who furnish
contractors on the Yellowstone division
with all articles needed in building the
road, save iron and ties. We saw an in.
voice ofa car of canned goods shipped
direct from California to Messrs Kurtz
& Bruins. Their banking house and store
exhibit signs Of activity, while the local
manager of business, Mr.. T. G. Kurtz,
thoroughly understands each branch.
we left Glendive at g o'clock p. M. for
Miles City, 80 miles up the river on a
Concord coach arriving at Miles City, at
4o'lock p. m. the following day. Miles
City is situated at the juno
ton of the Tourge and Yellowstone
rivers surrounded by a fine farming and
grazing country Across the Yellow.
stone several buffalo ranges are located,
and immense herds OF buffalo roam over
the prairles within twenty miles of the
river. The killing of buffalo for the robes
constitutes, at present, a large orion of
the busines of Miles City. Merchants
outfit men in the fall with guns, provls-
iens etc, taking their pay in
ROBES AND HIDES
Over sixty-ive thousand buffalo hides
were shipped from Miles City last spring
by boats and rail from Glendive: The
anticipation of the railroad at an early
day has infused boom unreal estate, and
business. A daily line Of stages leave
Miles City for Bozeman $50 miles further
up the Yellowstone Fort Keogh, a
prominent military post, is situated across
Tongue river from Miles City.
At Z p M. we took the stage for Boze
man crossing the Yellowstone to the
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