The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-04
GREATEST OF ALL WONDERS
The Literally Indescribable Grand
Canyon Of the Yellowstone.
the IMAGINATION GROWS DUMB
Before This Overpowerius sud Multi
fsrious Spectacle OF Nature Luxur.
iatius In Unexpected and Uuprs-
eedeuted Scenic Effects.
Written for The Tribune.

undS US at the Lake HOtel. we arrive
at the Lake Hotel at four o'clock on the
ahead Of the scheduled carriage ride.
and in time for q two hours fish In
Yellowstone Lake. Both lake and river
abound in trout and those who love to
WELD the rod will spend the early even
ing after arrival in the best trout fish
ing lake in the world. Immediately
after our arrival we deliver our speckied
beauty trophy to receive the finishing
touches for the evening meal where
upon Captain Waters courteously
places at our disposal his favorite skif
"for a good fish," Of which all tourists
are eager to avail themselves immedi-
ateiy. We also had a chance to photo
graph on the fly big black bear who
had the previous night entered the pen
and killed one Of Captain Waters valu-
able pigs We, OF course, courageously
chose the latter adventure, leaving the
fishing experience till later, as we were
sure Of the fish any time, but not or
bruin.
With two guides. one Of whom was
Bill Germane, of cowboy fame, we
started for the woods just back OF the
hotel. Bruin evidently anticipated our
visit, for he came forth out OF the woods
TO meet us and when within hundred
yards stopped. Here was Kodak
chance No l., 1t Is only fair to say
that feeling of retreat came over US,
but bruin saved US that trouble by re-
treating himself. A "whoop" from BIZ,
who was pressing the bear closely, ar
rests the latter's attention, when bruin
again stops, giving US snap No. 2.
Quickly followed by third snap, when
lively scamperng follows, both
guides, bruin, and the writer going In
the same direction, namely, towards the
hotel, With the aid Of Captain Waters
dogs q running attack Is made across
the lawn fronting the hotel amid ex-
cited merriment Of the guests who wit
ness the escapade from their windows
and veranda. To the oy OF everyone,
bruin was eventually treed. and from
an adjacent stump, some thirty feet
away, amid the bowling OF the dogs
and excited guests. came kodak No. 4,
with bruin peering between two limbs
defiantly at his captors. A courageous
feat for the writer, unexpectedly and
unaccountably made, thus securing
memento highly priced. subject to the
inspection of the reader. This Is q
bear story, but a true one.
A CATCH OF FISH.
Meantime, President c. ]. Ives and
family, availing themselves of similar
courtesies extended by Captain Waters,
rowed out to the mouth of the Yellow
StOue river dHus Will TIC hCW NV esAess
was to work q new miracle OF Fishes
before the sun went down." returned In
about two hours with a catch OF eighty
three salmon, rainbow and silver trout,
none Of which was said to weigh less
than two pounds. This wonderful
catch we photographed upon their
landing, as illustrated by the accom-
panying cut The fishermen here use
long lines, containing two artificial hles,
blob nff ffat hv,iv1 u two hQQllttpS at q
time. The lake trout differ from the
brook trout, although they are beauti-
fully speckled. The flesh looks like the
flesh of a salmon, yellow. The lake is
entirely destitute Of all fish save trout.
There are millions Of them in the lake
and are the only thing. except mos.
Qultoes. that you dare to catch and XIII
in the park. They are very large ana
voracious in the extreme. especially Tor
grasshoppers and two men can catch
them faster than six men can get them
ready to cook"
There are several localities around
the lake where the angler can land his
fish and drop them into boiling pools
without unlocking his victim. but
whether 1t Is safe to eat them to any
great extent Is somewhat questionable,
"for most Of them" says one authority,
"are infested with long, slender, white
worms, which not only breed In the
intestines, but burrow in the flesh"
Not all of the trout are thus affected,
for perfectly healthy specimens are Of
ten caught, which show on their
SCARED bodies the places where their
tormentors have bored them. This Is
q fascinating sport, where the amateur
holds his own with the most expert
fisherman.
Not only does the lake TEEN with its
millions Of trout. but you find on 1t all
manner of wild birds, geese, cranes,
ducks, gulls, pelicans. hawks, ravens
and king fishers. The hawk here. like
the eagle, is the robber Of the smaller
fish eating birds as they arise from the
water with their prey. The woods
around the hotel abound in game, but
as before stated, they live here free
from the fear Of man.
YELLOWSTONE LAKE HOTEL.
This hotel is located near the outlet.
where the river leaves the lake, at what
they call the Wrist" 1t stands on a
bluff which slopes down to the lake and
the view Is a commanding one facing
this silver sheet Of water as far as the
eye can reach. Such grand and glori-
Gus mirror Nature has seldom given to
man in which to behold the reflection of
the dense forest and noble mountains
which surround 1t. From its broad
veranda almost all Of the noble noun
tains referred to in former letter, are
visible. This view would please an en-
thusiast. This spacious and we'll APP
pointed hotel, so far from civilization,
tends greatly to make the lake the re-
sort par excellence Of the Park. Here