Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-09-18
1is the most beautiful pool in the

park.
The Upper Geyser Basin is the
great geyser center, there being hun.
dreds of active geysers. The largest
geysers in the park are located in this
basin. Tourists usually spend two
days at this point. Old Faithful gey-
ser has an eruption every seventy
minutes and all can see it. 1t is not
as violent as the Giant or some others.
The Riverside is in state of eruption
Tor about Is minutes, three times
every day, and the guides have it
Timed SO that all can see it as well as
Old Faithful, Daisy and numerous
others. 1t is wonderful the amount
OF water that is thrown a hundred or
more feet in the air. Some of the
geysers DO not ''get busy" for several
Gays while others shoot up in the air
every few minutes. 1t is almost i'm
possible for tourist to see all of
them. A couple Of days will pass
quickly at the Upper Easin where
there are SO many pretty pools, lakes
ana other features Of interest. The
start from the basin to West Thumb
on the Yellowstone Lake is made early
IN the morning and the geysers pre-
sent a grand appearance at that time
of the DAY.
Numerous canyons and views are in
evidence on the ride to Yellowstone
Lake. keppler's Cascade and Shos.
hone Point are seen and the continents
al divide is crossed.
From West Thumb to Lake station
the trip may be made by the steamer
"Zlilah 1" on Yellowstone Lake. This
is claimed to be the largest body of
water, ana to be the only body of
water in the world on which steamer
is used at such an attitude. The
steamer will carry $50 people and all
ENJOY the twenty mile ride. On the
way across a stop is made at Dot
Island where elk, buffalo and deer are
kept.
Between Yellowstone Lake and the
Grand Canyon is located the Mud
Volcano. 1t has not had an eruption
for for four years but there is move
ment enough to the mud to keep it
thoroughly stirred up. Sulphur
Mountain, Hayden Valley and Alum
Creek are reached before the tourist
comes 10 the Upper Falls OF the Vel
lowstone river. The falls are about
0Ofeet in length and are very beauti-
ful, the spray rising fifty feet in
height.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellow
stone begins near the falls. The can
yon is -he climax OF ali that is grand
and beautiful in the park. The color
ing is something wonderful, being
varied to a startling degree. 1t is
said that every shade of color known
is represented.
The Great Falls Of the Yellowstone
is one OF the grandeSt features of the
canyon. The water falls over a pre-
ceplse three hundred and fifty feet
deep, making tremendous roar that
can be heard for miles. One can
spend hours in the vicinity Of the falls
without ,tiring. a path leads down
the canyon side to a point right over
the falls. The canyon is the last
great feature On the regular park trip.
Along the road deer, bears and
other animals may be seen. The bears
are quite tame and visit the garbage
piles at the hotels and camps every
night to feed on the refuse and occa-
sionally they break into 1.-THE camps
and take meat and other things.
They are not dangerous at all and are
very fond Of sweetstutfs.
A great many people drive through
the park leisurely but the greater
number travel with the regular trans
portation or camping companies.
None are heard to regret that they
took the trip which is not very eXpen-
Sive and is considered to be one of the
finest that can be taken in the world.
The government is spending $780,
900 on road and other improvements
in the park this year. A portion of
the road is being macadamized. Dust
is about the only disagreeable feature
of the trip and next year it is expected
that this will be done away with al
most entirely by oiling the roadway.