The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-07-31
ro YELLowsroNE PARK.

speak OF II now.
TO YELLOWSTONE PARK.
The trip from Salt Lake City to
Monida, Montana, (from which
point the Park is entered on the
west slde) was made in twelve
hours and was uneventiul.
The country trayersed on this
route is barren untll the upper val
Icy OF Snake river is reached, and
the alkali dust is sitting. Irriga-
tlon has been resorted to In many
places, resulting in changing small
spots of the barren waste Into
beautiful green gardens and or.
chards. We saw one "sluicen
along Bear river canyon where
projecting rocks OF considerable
thickness had been tunneled to lot
the water pass along the mountain
side through carefully construct
cd ditch that led from a dam on
the upper part OF the stream TO the
lowlands below. 1t must have cost
a small fortune to construct 1t.
But these westerners seem to pay
little heed TO Instructions that
would stagger people Of other sec.
tons.
We were all In bed and asleep
when Monida was reached and our
cars were set on siding. The ell
ovation here is 900 feet, and 1t was
so cool that the occupants OF the
car found double blankets and 9th.
or cover necessary TO their comfort.
We were awakened at six o'clock
and told to get breakfast at the
hotel and prepare for the stage
coach trip. Each person is allow
cd to take only 20 pounds OF bag
gage through the Park, so nothing
but necessities were put into the
suit cases and grips, everything
else being packed into the trunks
aud checked TO Gardiner, the sta.
ton where the railroad trip Is to be
resumed.
Monida consists OF the railroad
station, and store. The latter,
for instance, has linen busters for
sale at four dollars apiece and the
people there tell you they are a
necessity, as to drive through the
Park Is very dusty. Fortunately
we did not bite and n shower OF
rain kindly fell during our second
night, settling whatever dust
there may have been.
Our party OF sc was divided NJ
into six coaching parties. Tn,
coaches carry twelve people each
including the drivers, and ar,
drawn by four good horses, They ar,
thoroughly comfortable vehicles
Each bears n different name, auC
the tourist uses the same coach II
which he starts during the ontir,
trip through the park. Our coacl
WAS the "Grottor and II happened
10 be the first TO drive up in from
/ OF the hotel. To 1t had been as
signed Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Frost
4 OF Providence, Il. l., Mr.. and Mrs
Linn, Of Northwest iowa, J w
Buchanan, OF Grenada, Miss, Il
, s. Lesser, Of Birmingham, Ala
Mrs. Lowenstoin, OF Indiana, MI
and Mrs. q, NJ. Meacham, OF Hor
! kinsvllle, KY, and the BIG SAND
News representatives.
| We started at s o'clock for Dwell
station, said to be 60 miles dis
: tant, but We learned before reach
! there that the distance was reall
. 10 miles. The first lunch static
! vas 30 miles from Monlda and W
arrived there at noon, taking 4
minutes for lunch. The other
miles were covered by seve
: o'clock that evening. This lengt
I OF drive In one day is somewht
] startling 20 Big Sandian, but "
4 made II in comfort aud with yer
o little fatigue. The coaches contai
d four seats, upholstered In leathe
Y each wide enough to seat three pc
y sons, A canopy top covers Il
d vehicle. The road follows the foo
:. hills OF the Continental DIVE
along one side OF the famous Ce
tennial Valley, which is from thr,
to twenty miles wide. The sta,
o driver swings his long whip, ski
a fully cutting small bunch OF ha
u from the backs OF his horses, al
. the coach goes swinging aroui
oi the winding road at an interestil
II rate Of speed. AT our first st,
st there was awaiting us one OF t
a best luncheons found on the emit
trip.
n, Centennial Valley is a rich grs
nj Ing territory. Snow-capped mou
III tains are In sight all the way, a
'l' we passed within so feet OF snt
DO drifts. There are no trees in t
valley and very few on the hill
~ but the ground Is covered with ri
q. green grass, and the greatest '
IN riety Of wild flowers we have o,
nj seen. Herds OF fat cattle a
ms sheep were frequently seen.
m Numerous streams OF rapit
70 running water, clear as cryst
were crossed on our drive ale