The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12
R NATIONAL PARK.
eeInen Babcock and Turner
Among the GeyserA
aagTIEs or YELLOWSTONE.
-, Him. Who Entertained Isax,
=. pscyclsr who wss Butch
sred IN Armenia.
a,,T,Es or YELLOWSTONE.



~{ee IN which we spent the greater
- a A afternoon, going down 10 the
2Iecx leve,. and observing the various
--sssscs Of the miners. About dozen
x--t. from Columbia School Of Mines
,here. notebooks In hand. trying 20
s~.rers their book knowledge with
~ rr.rticai experience IN their chosen
feasfon.
~ : certainly . live town. except ~
s. vegetation is concerned The Only
- r. shrub Ne saw in the place was one
- Ia been brought down from the
z~s,srsfde and nailed 10 the front porch
ri - Of the residences
~ eousye the people are al for free s'i-
go goes without saying. The second
- vere In Butte the boiling dcisxate.
S-~n came 10 town. and the people
- AAcsdessy nofs-. A large band was
- Far the day and music was IL the air.
6rndreds OF citszens escorted him 70 tho
~ hsn snd one would think from the en-
Ssrlssm that Hartman might with sue
-. ask for anything In the Gift OF the
- a. Montana. I deemed IL best not
nake my Mckinley co.ors too consptc-
-. Tor fear the tires Of my wheel might
~ 10 many pin punctures.
- n~xf stop after Butte was White
- enh TIE next day we made Bozeman.
- sshssAnd!ng much annoyance from
~tSx,y pes. fborns. which would find our
~ even though NE kept carefully In the
- rhe thorns viii get into the wheel
Eueka and before the rider Is aware OF II
~ t,res az his wheel VIII begin slowly TO
- IRIS almost impossible 70 nnc the
Gerup and the result is 4 continual stop
~ q pump up. while the prairie dogs
~ q - entrances OF their burrows and
hsk 6srisively.
whesllng Through Montana.
wheeling through Nor-ars has many
eaess.n; features The roads. except for
ssus> sseep grades are good. The horses
-, 80 thoroughly accustomed TO ucy-
rIss ana n are always accorded half thu
sead OCCASIONALLY. IN band OF cattle. we
nn<s bua that seems to object 20 moving
cut on tie way. and In such cases we arc
aIuaya wiling 70 give him the road. II he
! M enly NJ US have the rest Of the state.
NJ jone ego abandoned our red sweaters:
fhey rere altogether too productive OF
ef.sntiu from their bulIshlps.
Frum Foreman we had steep up grade
u within ten miles OF Livingstone, and
80 for the rest OF the distance we coast
| r esntinually. We must have come eight
~ of the ~, miles with scarcely touch
- the pedals AZ livingstone we laid
usds our extra luggage and started Tor
tur slds trip 10 the National park. wheel
! u
onnabar ffty-three miles on an upgrade
~ With heavy head wind. The road up
6.eaxh Paradise valley is beautiful. and
] av'ev OF Emigrant peak on the east side
eeuA alone repay ono for the run 20 Gin
uAAr. The Yellowstone and all LIS trihsi-
hrits are fun Of trout. and the good fish,
- season has just begun. Al one ranch
= stopped for lunch and the urchin by
- gate was jas; innpalIng a grasshopper
y . hook, ito catch trout under ths
kidge yender." a. he expressed II. While
- mother was getting our lunch we con-
t0ded 10 try our trout flies, and followed
~ boy TO the bridge. II was the old. old
tsry: the boy an1 the grarshorper proved
~ strong 4 combination. and he landed
hur~ponnd trout while we scarcely had a
nis
4 From cfnnabar we ran. or rather walked.
MT miles 10 the Mammoth Hot Springs
NE. where Mr.. Jago pushed the register
esunc hffore us with the grace 50 well
ncvn trfthe guests OF the Rainier-Grand.
4 b mn feessary 20 describe the beauties
4the pbrk. even in part. II the reader IL
Uxsorfto read more Of n advise him To
II ~ 80 Issue Of Wonderland" put out
y tff Northern Pacific Railroad COM
NY Tor the benefit OF itself and inciden-
hiy for tourists We remained but q
~ time ar the springs: lust long enough
b <alk over the formations and view
~ OF the objects OF interest. and then
yAee.ed on twenty miles 70 Norris geyser
NH AZ this place there IL 10 hotel.
Uresy lunch station. and had II not been
- the Kindness OF Serxt. Larson and Mr..
xvans Of Troop T. sixth cavalry. We
sixAt have been Obliged 20 camp out
ykess two gentlemen made No welcome.
Nd though their barracks were rather
eewded. owing 20 the presence OF several
M3isA with a pack train. they gave us
- he4 they had. and we slept sourdiy.
- n the morning we're Weakened by the
cktA call OF Mr. Evans. 'rr you gentle
: ~ vouid like some coffee and fresh
exx roll cut'' No soldiers ever respond
= q reveliie more readily than Ne 20 that
nsas call. nor was II the last time we par
~ az their hospitality. for We stepped on
- return trip. There are two troops OF
asslry in the park. but .hey are divided
" the most part into squads ara sta
4rec At dozen or more places To pre-
nj any infracsians Of the rules relative
= firearms fires and vandalism Their
essies are different from any other troops
, the army. being much ike tire mounted
setce OF Canada The Saw we were At
| Norris basin tive men were arrested for
~ exsinguishinw their IRE. In the past
ssch damage has been done the PARK and
sneh unnecessary labor forced npon the
nadisrs by tho careiessness os campers IN
avsrr their dres burning Now when n
"a FATS 20 M, cpt hss Gre ne IL marched
A~stunsrters ara fned. Sometimes
Rer'e eesise - carry firearms into TIA
IN. ans AGAIN some IKE 80 annoy thu
ryssrs With a diet 81 soap. Neither ths
e'nAss nor the Eeysers ard springs are
y sssroyed hv iesd and soap. and ,he
N.na who disoheys the rules Il almost
~ 70 Be taken into custody by one ~
Y ssnslemsnly hlu~-coated guardians OF
= park. Ore dav a lady tourist. prob
~ r~iring urou the fact ihs, the park
- property 81 the people ef the United
asss eencladed 10 take her share home
- Der. and with a Ratchet was breaking
souvcnirs to aiorn her fronr yard.
80 sAe and her ha,ches wer~ arrested
n the morning. after Inspecting ths
~s'Ts Teyscr basin. watching the feeble
MrFss OF the Minute Man. listening 70 the
Mssicss rosS 81 the Black grcwler. and
-1Sns r. vain FOR the Monarch 20 play.
mcansed our bikes arss pushed ever 20
aeysev basin, where We saw the
s11 Pots nev'i's Kitchen. rsr~hoss ana
- fortunate ecaoEh 80 see the F'cxsn-
eeyser IN action: then 20 tire uprer
through rins miles q ssrd TIE
N re PARK ara ret good bicycle
-. rotWtthstanasnw ths statements %
Nerfhern Pacific Railroad Company.
- are heavy with sand. ans from CIR
~ ~ so IRE TAcFah K Is al W grade. ~
49, eastn we stasNs ever niwht ard
g.. -. fortunate enensh q So In action TIE
- Beehive ard Css Faithful, though
-. as'er Is very prod gal OF IS STEAM
1oes 90 before a. ccnerS.
- - Sfper basin morning rSgn tcok
sseT the sentimental sfvfae through
- eesustflsi scenery. TIE roads sn tna
~ follow the lake shore o. some
$50. Animal ard plant ERE are here In
s.sseH. We saw but few os ~. larger
- eai he htrss anf smaller inhahg-
aas 81 IRE place show thssnsc.vs, a. sv-
sAfa % the Fosa NJ Turner a1sscst
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