West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-08-06

which must be found uubroken
or else they are liable to get into
trouble and lose the guns. The
soldiers are also on duty around the
more important objects Of curiosity
to prevent the visitors from defacing
the terraces, basins, formations
around the hot springs and geysers,
etc. When person sees some beau
tlful specimen you like to carry
away with you as n souvenir Of the
place it seems hard TO be prohibited,
when there are hundreds more lying
around loose, but still it Is a very
good and necessary regulation, for
il there were no rules of this kind,
the many thousand people who an
nually visit the Park would soon
carry away and destroy it's beauty,
and the worst feature is, that par
ties would go there and collect and
haul out wagon loads to ship and
sell all over the country. II you
are SLY and learn the ropes, you can
get all the specimens that you can
carry away. The Park is so large
that it is impossible for the troops
to watch all parts of it all the time,
and it is an easy matter to fill your
pockets with specimens and carry
them to your hotel and pack in
your baggage, as most of our party
did. As they do not dare to search
you person or examine your luggage,
you can easily secure fine oOllec-
ton il you choose, and most of the
soldiers will turn their back on you
and walk away, il you slip them
half dollar or drink of liquor, and
you can then pocket what you
please. For instance, certain gen.
tleman from this State had collected
several very choice specimens and
was i'll the act of slowing Them away
when a soldier whistled and came
toward him, stating that he was
violating the rules OF the Park and
could not be allowed to carry off
anything. The gent lovingly held
ON to one very pretty piece and
begged to be allowed to retain it.
"No," said the dutiful soldier, al
cannot give you permission to keep
it," but he laughed good naturally,
and turning his back walked away.
The hint was sufficient, and our
friend quickly transferred the COY.
eted specimen to his pocket.
Our party, the largest that has
ever been in the Park, (nearly 200)
being newspaper people, received
unusual consideration from the OFF,
Gals and all parties concerned. AS
nearly every State in the Union was
represented, it was calculated that
the write-ups and reports from so
many editors would be big adver-
tisement for the Park and bring
thousands of visitors there in the
future, hence especial privileges
were extended to MS.
The main wonders of this region
are the gcysers, which throw col
umns of hot water fifty to three
hundred feet in the air, playing at
intervals Of one minute to fourteen
days. In many respects, the most
remarkable is cold Faithful" hay
ing an eruption every hour and
throwing thrce-foot column of hot
water $50 feet high, lasting several
minutes. This reliable friend Of
the tourist is located in the Upper
Basin, near and In full view of the
hotel. Day and night, summer aud
winter, this wonderful freak of ma
1 eNAC bifOo ITO WITHOUT
money and without price. Honce
its name "Old Faithful" Situated
at the south end of the basin, it
commands clear view of the other
objects Of interest, and its moon
light displays are sights, once seen,
never to be forgotten. Excelsior
Geyscr, the largest in the world,
throws a column of hot water fifty
feet in diameter $50 to 300 feet
high several times a day. Fifty
other large and interesting geysers,
paint pots, pools and boiling springs
are found in the geyser basins.
b eautiful ce-buIlding hot
springs, colored beyond description,
occupying over 10 acres Of ground,
form the attractions at the entrance
TO the Park. Yellowstone Lake.
fifteen miles wide and twenty long.
and is the largest body Of water in