St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
encircling mountains before the enthusi-
asts were clamoring for their breakfast,
anxious to get away among

anxious to get away among
THE MARvELs OF THE WONDERLAND.
Wagons went away loaded, horsemen gal
loped up the gorge and pedestrians travelled
away with sticks. BY o'clock the hotel
was deserted.
Within radius Of two miles Of the great.
Yellowstone Park hotel are massed prob
ably more wonders than can be found
in any other equal area in the world.
On entering the park, the excellent road,
constructed by the government, winds along
the rushing river. fantastic cascades APP
pearing at every turn. just inside the
mystic limits of the national breathing
ground, stream of water, SO hot as to
almost scald the hand, forms a junction
with the cold waters Of a noun
tain stream, the Gardiner river.
The bluffs form perfect castellated
heights and on lone spire, but few feet
In diameter at the top, an eagle has made
his nest Here perfect wall perhaps ten
feet in width and hundreds of feet long,
stands firm ON mountain side and it is inn
possible to believe that it is not the cunning
work of human hands. On both
sides rise lofty peaks whose sum-
mits are continually clothed in snow.
and near by the great electric peak, where
the lightning finds welcome, scars into the
clouds. Near the hotel we find a peculiar
freak of nature called McCartneys grave,
hole said to extend hundreds of feet under
the surface At distance of about 100
feet a stream Of hot water crosses the cave,
and beyond that the cave extends
an unknown distance. Breathing becomes
laboriOus at the stream, but some adyen
turous spirits have penetrated beyond. At
the right of the hotel the fomous hot spring
formation arises, and our party, under the
guidance of the constabulary of the park,
were taken over the whole of the curious
deposit. A description OF the terraces and
springs with their varied beau
ties, wonderful hues and medicated
fumes would occupy space which
is amply covered by guide books and hence
has no position in my correspondence. The
party were guided to the loftiest pinnacle in
the formation, being terrace No. 16, which
is about 1,7OO feet above the foundation of
the hotel. They inspected Cupid's cave,
Cleoyatra's bowl, the mammoth cave,
the orange geyser, hot bath lake,
golden gate and hellsgate and re-
turned after forenoon of constant
change and pleasure to the hotel at IL high
noon mountain time, which is one hour
behind st. Paul timekeepers. One enthll-
siastic young lady, determined to Guido all
others, climbed a mountain to the snow
line, and while picking flowers with one
hand she gathered snow with the other.
Promptly at noon all had assembled on
the piazza of the hotel, and the official
photographer of the park, T. Jay Haynes of
Fargo, took views OF the party.
Soon after noon we were away from the
land of wonders and early in the evening
we again arrived at the town of Livingston.
Quite delay occurred here an dthe hospit-
able people of the place arranged
AN IAIPROMPTU DANCE
in the spacious roller skating rink. 1t was
a delightful affair and the resident beauS
were extremely devoted and gallant.
1t was with regret that the tired tourists
took leave of their kind hosts, but more fun
was ahead and sleep was necessary.
On westward went the perambulating
hotel; the long, park tunnel was penetrated
without single scream from the girls; the
handsome Gallatin valley was traversed,
and Bozeman was reached. The old city,
which was started long before
the civil war, was visited and
admired, and then came the
unwelcome news that we would be obliged
to return eastward without visiting the fine
city of Helena, the objective point. A re-
ception had been prepared for us there and
it was truly a regretful message that was
forwarded to the good people OF that burgh.
Fate was against us, and owing to unfOre-
seen obstacles we were obliged to return,
passing through much of the country we
had slept through in the same state of
SOmnolency.
Our run home was marked by no particu
lar incident. A brief stop was made at the
city of Brainerd, and the guests expe-
rienced new sensation in viewing purely
pine-timber country. From here the run
to Minneapolis was made without delay,
part of the run being made at the rate of
thirty-seven miles per hour.
On arriving in Minneapolis, and while
the guests were assembled in the dining
room at the West hotel, a splendid gold
headed cane was presented to George B.
Clason as token of his birthday (Which
occurred on Tuesday, and his courtesy dur
ing the Yellowstone excursion. An
other was presented to Mr.. Allen
railway, both presentation speeches being
made by Col. Lassiter of Norfolk, Va.
The responses were very happy, especially
surprise and then made characteristic ora
ton.
1 have not undertaken to describe the
country nor to give the impressions of the
visiting conductors as the following reso-
buttons, unanimously adopted, fully express
both:
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, The extended and magnificent
been to us an event such as occurs but sell
dom in lifetime; that by it we have been
enabled to become better informed of the
grand Republic of which we are citi-
zens, and that out views and knowledge
of the dignity, power and worth of our
nation have been greatly broadened and en-
larged by an an inspection of the splendid
and versatile Northwest. That the reality
far surpasses what had appeared to us ex-
aggerated claims for this rich portion of our
national domain, and we cheerfully ack-
nowledge that no statements have been
made which are not amply justified by the
facts. We urge all to form their judgmentby
personal inspection, assuring them that
by so doing all the prejudice and unbelief
they may have acquired will be quickly and
effectually eradicateq.
When we respect and esteem the men
whose enterprise and faith have opened to
the world the magnificent Park region of
Minnesota, with its glittering lakes, it's
stately forests, it's handsome prairies, and
placed through it's midst two
pathways affording access to the
happy abiding places of thousands of pros
porous tillers of the fertile soil, who have
supplied the facilities for tanning the vast
wheat fields of the famous Red river valley.
and have brought to the use of man fer
tile territory whose capacity is more than
ample to produce the best wheat known, in
quantities sufficient to supply the whole
world. We thoroughly recognize the inn