The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-06-27

all tourists, man 0r woman. His fac
CLEANS like the painted terraces, hi
heart is a perpetual geyser; he tucks
packs, straps and slows with amazing
rapidity. s.All right" he shouts ant
away you 60 over hill and vale in alb
solute safety toward Wonderland.
(lO) GARDNER CITY
is drawn up like an army in single fill
on the National Park frontier. 1t il
the miners and tourists headquarters
for all supplies needed either in CAM
or canyon, saddle or pack train. Leav
ing Gardiner City you are in the Pa1l
and are on one of the grand highway
constructed by Lieut.. ID. C. Kingman
park engineer, a man who is making
his record upon the rocks and among
the canyons that will live while geys
ers gush, terrace builds and tourists
tour.
(1D THIS LAMARTINE ROAD
leads up the Gardner river. On YOU
right hand are the foothills of Sepul'
eli ire Mountain, on the left the peakless
Mount Evarts with its vast stores o.
coal and glacial SCARED ribs. At tht
base of Mt. Evarts and close by the
road you see the
(I2) CASCADES OF THE GARDNER
rushing toward the Yellowstone, roar
ing, dashing, fretting and foaming like
maddened steed at full gallop. You
cross
(13) SPLIT ROCK BRIDGE
to the east side of the river, where ul
the mountain side, several hundred
feet, are many pinnacles and towers
on one of which,
14) EAGLE ROCK,
you are apt to see the great Ameri~
can bird gyrating fondly around hel
nest where the fat and lazy brood
awaits her coming with fish or fowl
still quivering in her remorseless
talons. Further up stream is
15) SENTINEL ROCK
with its human-like, upturned face
gazing at the heavens with fixed and
stony stare, seems to be on guard at
the entrance of all that is marvellous
and mysterious on earth.
(16) CASTLE ROCK
claims attention, being the first OF a
splendid series of huge cubes OF stone
arranged in vast semicircle like an
amphitheatre in ruins. This grand
curve is the finest view on the new
road and is a fine subject for artist
or poet. Still further up stream,
when the atmosphere is favorable,
vast clouds of steam are seen to rise and
enfOld Mt. Evarts as is in a grey man.
tie.
az THE BOILING RIVER
Is now but few yards from where
you cross the last bridge to the west
bank. Here you see Il boiling torrent
emerge from its subterreanean channel
and after flowing Il hundred yards
mingles with tie cold waters OF the
Gardiner. Here you can stand be.
tween the torrld and the frlgid
stream, catch fish in the latter and
without changing your position COOK
it in tho Boiling River. 1t is eStimat.
ed that the River at it's lowest stage
into the Gardner oU,OOO
barrels of boiling water every twenty
four hours and twice that amount
when the rain and melting snow pour
into the quick lime beds among the up.
per Terraces. After a rise of 700 #.
you ascend the
l8) CEDAR TERRACES
now covered with tall pines and dwarf
cedar. The visitors should be shown
the
(19) JELLY CAVE
out of which rises clouds of vapor
from the Boiling River that flows
through its tortuous channel below.
When the wind blows into the mouth
of the cave it may be entered and ex-
plored for a long distance, otherwise
the carbonic acid gas would be fatal
in a few seconds.
(2O) THE GIANTS STAIRWAY
is an extensive and ancient terrace now
extinct, so also is the
(2l) INFANT STAIRWAY,
differing only in width and mass.
These may all be seen to the right of
the road as you ascend the Cedar Ter
race.
(22) THE HOTEL PLATEAU
presents the appearance of young
city. The National Hotel is fine
three story structure with 4l4 feet
fronting the Grand Terraces. In front
of it is F. J. Haynes art gallery where
Photographic views are made of indi.
viduals or groups standing beside
cones, terraces or other marvels of the
Park. J. A. Clark is preparing to
meet all calls for carriages, saddle
horses and guides. The Cottage Hotel
is intended to supply long felt want
by parties who desire quiet, home
like and less expensive quarters.
Visitors whose time is limited should
secure all intelligent guide to conduct
them over the upper Terraces, and by
ascending the old Terrace Mountain
road will see all that is worth seeing
with the least fatigue and In the short.
est time as well as in the order of
heir increasing beauty.
(23) HYMEN TERRACE
is on the Hotel Plateau, its boiling
springs supplies all the sulphur baths
for the several hotels.
(24) LIBERTY CAP,
4 perpendicular cone with human
like face on one side, is Al feet high
above the terraces Of which it is the
mother and required 81 centuries for
it's growth.
(25) THE DEVILS THUMB
another of the same class and when
[, ,e Diana Terraces are decomp0sed it
ii II stand bare and alone, when Liberty
"a, has fallen into the abyss that un-
erl les it. This whole plateau is ram.
led by vast subterranean chambers
t gr. eat depth and length.
(26) MCCARTNEY s CAVE.
bout $50 yards from the east side of
he National Hotel, is one Of many
the rs where vast chambers are found
in every direction, and under