The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-26
Special Correspondence OF the STANDARD

| Special CORES pondencs OF the standard
Livingston. May 25-The Yellowstone
| National Park tourist season Of '95 Is
| rapidly drawing near. and the most
wonderful region known to the world
will soon be enlivened by pleasure
| seeking people from every cline. The
fame Of the great national playground
has penetrated every nook and corner
| OF the United States and its praises
have been waited by the ocean breeZes
TO every foreign shore. The innumer-
| able natural wonders OF the park have
| furnished an inspiring theme for many
a descriptive writer. and the scenic
grandeur Of this. the most picturesque
spot on the American continent. has
been reproduced anew each year by the
photographers art and the artists
brush
Each season witnesses multitude Of
natures admirers fiocking TO the park
to view the handiwork Of the world s
Creator and inhale the balmy atmOs-
phere of the Rockies. and from present
indications this years tourist travel
promises to be greater than that OF any
previous season.
Arrangements have been perfected by
Manager j. II. Dean. of the National
Park Hotel association, for the formal
opening Of the hotels in Wonderland on
Saturday. June l. and two days later
the Northern Pacific will inaugurate
the seasons daily passenger train serv-
ice on the Park branch.
The snowfall i'm the park last winter
was exceptionally light. and all the
government roads are I'm excellent con-
dition. During past years snow has
laid deep i'm the Grand Canyon until
the middle Of June. and last year the
canyon road was not open until June
10 This year. however the snow had
sufficiently disappeared from the can
yon To admit Of the passage OF teams
over two weeks ago.
A sweeping reduction has been made
i'm park rates for the coming season.
and the cut will undoubtedly result in
largely increased travel to the land OF
geysers. Heretofore the round-trip
rate from this city has been SO. This
has been reduced to $3.50. and. as for
merly. includes hotel accommodations
in the park while the regulation trip is
being accomplished. The time FOR max
ing the round trip has also been re-
duccd. and tourists will be whiried
through the park this season by the
Transportation company i'm five days.
being returned TO Livingston by rail
from Cinnabar on the evening Of the
nth day The time formerly consumed
in making the round trip was six days.
The Park branch passenger viii be
equipped this season with dining car
and a sleeper. Agent DAZZLING Of this
CITY 4lhe llhN VT lfNNANftA N4AiA ieAi III
tice regarding the plan OF the sleeping
car service, but Il Is currently reported
i'm railway circles that both the east
and west bound trains on the main line
will be provided with National Park
sleepers. The sleeper on the west
bound train will be set on I'm this city
and attached TO the Park train. and re-
turning from the park will be attached
10 the east-bound train The extra
sleeper from the West will be set off in
Livingston to await the arrival Of the
next days train from the East 10
which IL will be attached. This will
furnish sleeping car accommodations
for tourists from both East and West
The Park branch passenger will leave
this city daily at o'clock a. m, and
returning from Cinnabar will arrive
here at 1880 p. m
The government road work In the
park this year will be under the super
vision Of Capt. George $. Anderson.
He has already advertised for propos-
ais for furnishing 40 two-horse teams.
with drivers and bids will be opened
at Mammoth Hot Springs on the 2Sth
inst. II appears that the appropriation
made by the last congress for govern
ment road building in the park for the
fiscal year beginning July I is not as
large as has been reported by 100000
IL has been claimed all along that the
appropriation was $50. 600. II. f.
Klame however. who is good authority
on park matters. told the Standards
correspondent to-day that congress
only appropriated $4,000 for this sea-
sons work. which with the amount
left over from last year. makes $4,000.
The $1,000 left over from last years
appropriation Of $50. 900, however. will
have to be expended before July l Of
this year as on that date what re-
mains Of the surplus from the appro-
rriation Of 1894 will revert back 10 the
United States treasury