West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-08-20
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
More About This Great National
Wonderland.

wv NVAt ou AlSl week HI the Granu
Canyon and the Lower Falls where
the beautiful Yellowstone Ritter
makes one mad leap of 800 feet and
winds down the Canyon like a sill
ver ribbon IN the distance. There
is h trail winding down to the river
above tho falls SO that You ieay ride
horseback to the very brink, but it
is impossible to get down and view
the falls from below, without the
aid OF about 1000 feet Of rope, but
1T is expected that an elevator will
DC built here either by the Govern.
ment or Hotel, in the near future
and a foot bridge across the Canydn
just below the falls. The govern.
ment stage toad is being built
right along on the edge of the
Canyon and will continue on down
he river to Yanccys Camp, so that
the tourist can inspect the Fossil
Forest and Pctiilied Forest There
Is trail now over Mt. Washburn
l0,34o feet hlsh and connecting Mt
the Baronette Bridge with the road
to C!arks Fork Mines. From
either Point Lookout or Inspiration
Point, you get grand view of the
falls. The banks ofthe river along
the entire length Of the Cahyofi are
lined with ! o springs and the great
quantity of hot water poured from
them into the river current has the
effect of increasing the temperature
OF the river fully 20 degrees. The
eagles build their nest among the
penks and craigs Of the Canyon.
We were loath to leave this wonder.
land as the falls and Canyon are tho
most interesting sights in the Park.
From here we crossed Yellowstone
Ridge, and back to the Korr s
Basin and from there to the Mann
meth Hot Springs Hotel, our start
ing place in tho Park. We must
not 1eglect to speak Uf the trees.
flowers, birds and animals Of the
Park. Among the wild animals
are buffalo, moose, elk, big horn or
mountain sheep, deer. antelope.
bear, mountain lion, (panthcr) wolf,
red. gray and black foxes. coyUtg,
beaver, otter, mink, martin, sable,
muskrat, erminc, rabbit, badger,
horcupire, gray squirrel chipmnnH,
wolverine and skunk. Among the
animals enumerated the larger
varieties are Cn!y occasionally met
with. and then as general thing,
only III the moro inaccessible and
denscly wooded portions of the
Park, the latter being about three
fourths its entire ntea. The prin-
cipal varieties of trees found are
black spruce, fir, white pine, rcd
cedar, aspen, dwarf maple and will
low. Vast forests are dead from
fires that have r.igcd tlffodgh them.
being sOt on fire by the indians
several times. In some places the
ground is literally covered with
dead and fallen timb bcr the result of
the heaFy snow fall in winter. The
snow averages about twelve feet
deep in the Park in winter and can
be Travelled with gnoH shoes only.
The hotel people, DRYERS and near
ly everybody employed there i'm
summer but the soldiers leave at the
end Of the season. A few hunters.
soldiers and mail carriers are the
only humaff beings found there in
winter. They uso the Horweaian
Shoe or Ski, which is about four
inches wide and twelve feet long
and is slid over the snow, the opor-
ator carrying a pole some eight feet
long TO assist him and TO be used
as brake whon descending noun
tain sides, without which a velocity
would be attained that would be ex-
tremely dangerous. Orr driver;
while making the tour Of the Park
entertained as with his adventures
in Writer as he carries the mail
through the Park on snow shoes
and has nearly lost his life several
times. The circuit Of the Park on
snow-shocs covers nearly 200 miles
and the temperature varies from ten
to fifty-two degrees below zero.
Among the birds found in the
Park tmostlY migratory are !:
Grouse, owl, hawk, eagle, vulture,
ducks in great variety, goose, brant,
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