The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12


exception The park authorities have re-
qucslec the scsfters 20 shoot the wolves
whenever possible. an they are very de-
sxEactye 70 young deer. elk ard buffalo.
Fish abound 10 al the lakes ard streams
o. TIE PARK. and visitors are allowed 20
axe as many rs they can with hook ard
ane In little creek near the Thumb No
saw hundreds Of trout. They were going
up from the AXE IA sh0als, much ike ths
salmon In Spawning tire. Two fishermen
wnou. We me-; had about ffty pounds each.
though doubt II they found the fish very
sporty.
Flowers and snow.
Coming over the divids We could ses
shoshone lake OK 70 the south. while BY
the roadside great patches Of snow we're
lying In tbs ahad<. ard IN the SUMMER
places Mowers were In blossom. / noticed
one species Of adder's tongue With three
blossoms 20 the stalk. On tire Sound I
have seen them sith two flowers. but
never before with three. Just on the d.
vide h . little pond, and from one side
the waters now into tho Pacific and from
The other little stream drains of q small
zmounf Of water which eventually d.ds
It's way through the Nississfppi and the
Gulf TO the Atlantic On the divide Ia .
sixnboard on one side OF which n Attain
TIC ssops." on the other Pacific Slope"
There are neat sfgnboards and misepos.s
AZ through the park, and the visitors can
not lose their way.
From the Lake house We followed down
the Yellowstone to the upper falls where
We mace quite . stay. unconscious Of the
within mile Of us- Passing down 10 the
lower falls along . tran we cana upon the
view OF all views IN the Yellowstone re-
gson- The Grand canyon L. a most sub
lime spectacle. The pen cannot do Il Jus
tee. and the painters brush IL also made
quate. II you have stood on Lookout point
or inspiration point and looked upon that
wonderful work Of nature you appreciate
the imposslbility OF describing IL: II you
have not seen II. I prefer that no feeble
effort OF mine shall beiittse II In your inn
aEinaiion- Niagara, though greater. more
Immense. is far less grand. II Ia not the
gem but the setting which makes Yellow
stone falls the pride of the American.
Speaking Of falls. the park IL repiets with
them. and they are all different and all
very bea utifui. Globe trottsrs claim that
the falls. the lakes. the cliffs and peaks,
the springs and geysers, make the worlds
grandest aggregation Of wonders. II IS
certainly one OF the most beautiful parts
OF Gods mundane hsndiwork. Three or
four years ago a tourist with some metrf-
cal ability and more invention wrote a it,
tie fiction showing how the wickedness of
Chicago. New York and San Francisco
not 70 mention Port Townsend-had made
It necessary TO enlarge haaes. % the devil
sent charon 10 ind place In the earth's
crust where he could easily make excava-
tons and construct sort OF annex 10 the
lower regions- Charon searched all over
the earth and finally wired his satanic
majesty that he had found a suitable place
in the heart OF the American mountains.
They went 70 work. bored holes In the
crust, made underground passages. and
even flied pools with hot sulphur water on
the surface. In tho language OF this tour
ist poet:
at happens. that now when old Charon
A remarkable load Of original sin.
His majesty quickly rakes ND the Goals
And up spouts thu water In Jets through
One may ten from the number Of Jets az
they come
How many poor morssis the Devil takes
"o":
but Yankees can sometimes. without Do
o'srmatch in sagacity even the Devil.
And said to himself. Here's the devil to
Successful rye been In all previous warA.
Now Satan shah bow to the Stripes and
This property's mine. and I hold II In Fee
And all OF this earth shall its majesty see.
The deer and the elk unmolested shall
The bear apd the buffalo each have a
The eagle shall spring from his eyre ana
soar
DER erags In tire canyons where catarac,s
roar.
The viii fowls shall eircis the pools In
their fight,
The ssy.srs shan cash IN the moOnbeams
Now | christsn the oountry-lst all ma
tons bark
I name II the Yellowstone National Park"
We remained at the canyon until after
sunset, and then. realizing that We must
leave n we would reach Norris basin that
night. we led car wheels up q mile OF
stcsp grade and hurried down the ten
mile ssope through the sand: before we had
gore half ire way the road became insiis-
tine, In the dim lgh. and We scored Sow
era. tufnhies. with 70 sericus injury 70 our
selves or our machines That night IN
The darkness my cyciometer passed the
fcoo-ynH- mark. and when We reached Nor
rts basin aud crawied under ths warm
Blankets provided by Serwt Larson the
meter showed new start OF SIX miles.
From Norris basin cur road was the
same as we followed IN. except that II
vas down grade. We stopped AZ Rustic
falls. rear the Goltrn Gate. for N the rsia
and snow which he'd greeted our entrance
few DAYS before We had not hsts appre-
clafed the beauty OF the spot
Our stay IN the park was comparatively
short Some people who have lived near
the place FOR years say IL il the quickest
run ever made. but believe we saw more
than the tourist who is patron &c TIE
transportation company. We were short
- time on the rial between po'ats OF In
tsrrs, ard had faliy "a much time q; RE
various basins However neither 4 wheel
rcr stage coach - tas proper way CT tos7x
the park II ladies' are IN the party. q
wagon ard camping outfit with a month %
snare ssrss~ I. the best way. n party of
men wish 70 properly zee IRE points Of IN
terext ard take n al the side trips, horses
ard pack animals are the h~St FOR trans
f,ortAsion The ordinary touris, SEES con-
r~.ratfvely little 81 what unAy he seen.
TIE xusses a. TIE ho,ess are mainly col
iexe bows who have recently come 10 the
rlac~ sa- the summer. and their ignorance
~ regard 20 tee history or TIE place ard
ERE habits cg TIRE gevxeTs ts as unssftsFs>~
cory az n - lanxhaAie. Probably before
re season n ever shey VIII navs picked
u- enough information frcrn the visitors
ara settlers 50 that they can erterta,a
their college mates next winter. bat as
guides they are cheap f&ifares
ssif that wheeling IN she rerS :. rot
god: re resss n asAny places az heavy
sxstA ~art ard the grades sre ret easv,
We ret bat two o. thrca wheels IN all
are tsn4esn being ~ the Number. Sane
vha nave rot visited sAe ra<s CT STUFFED
ss~ s.sn, have flsffe idea CT its Ssze. Oar
evrse-eeters show that this x.3s trtpca
% 50 rites os Aars wheeling
we earse dew= f~o<n CfnnaSsr - r2v-
s-~<ss,ne separately. ara Mr.. Turner. ~
ss,-rgrw ~ cabin fer drs-k CO water.
INCONSISTENCY uret ere 81 The most ncecs
ara a.seeafrtc Characters az the Yellow
.scn- valley. Sars4S GrN-we. or sx he -
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