The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Interesting Description Of this Beautiful
Territory-lts Geysers, Springs. and
Other Curiosities.
MISS DELLA K. BEEGLE, OF EVERETT

boulders, just opposite this is tue
stupendous entrance arch dedi-
Gated by President Roosevelt, APP
ri "a, 1908, for the benefit and en-
joyment of the people.
From this station we were con-
veyed to Mammoth Hot Springs
Hotel, five miles distant in SIX
horse tally-ho coaches. This was
a delightful drive, the day was
very beautiful, the sun shone
more brightly and the sky SEEM
ed bluer than | had ever seen it.
But there were other things be-
sides the sky and sun to be seen,
for all around were the wonder
ful works of the Supreme Hand;
towering peaks, a beautiful river,
a wonderful canyon where the
cliffs are fully 2000 feet above the
roadway. All Of this beauty and
the tour of the Park has scarcely
begun.
We arrived at the hotel about
1870 a. m. After lunch we retlr-
ed to our room to rest, but the
scenery as viewed from our WIN
dow was too much for us, and the
surrounding hills and terraces
soon met with our sightseeing
eyes. First we went to the top
of Capital Hill On this knoll is
house built with an observatory
which was used by the patrollng
corps of the Park some years
ago to watch for their treacher-
Gus enemy, the Indian, who was
likely to invade their camp at any
time. The house is now occupied
by Norwegian family, whospend
both summer and winter here. In
a conversation, the lady told us of
the delightful and health. giving
climate of the Park. While we
were on this hill we looked about
us for few minutes to view the
surrounding country. Facing the
hotel, to the right are the red
rooted officers buildings. and the
barracks of Fort Yellow Stone;
here Is posted two companies of
United States cavalry, their du-
ties being to protect the various
objects of interest from vandal-
ism, see that no. specimens are
removed: that no poachers enter
the Park, and prevent the spread
ing of camp fires. To the left
rises Terrace Mountain with the
richly colored, streaming, won
dertully sculptured terraces. AS
we look toward the hotel a num-
Der of other buildings are seen,
these are occupied as stores and
dwellings of the officers of the
Park.
Now, looking off in the distance
we see magnificent towering
mountains, some look to be more
than massive rocks, piled up to
meet the sky, while others are
dotted here and Herewith clum
Of pine trees. Here, too, we can
see the petretied forests which
have the appearance of castle
ruins far, far in the distance.
Now, dismounting from Capital
Hill, we went over IT, view tie ter
races and their formation more
closely. We're there nothing else
TO be seen in the Park, the sight
and study of these terraces would
pay one for the trip Minerva
Terrace covers almost an acre and
is d mass Of deposit forty teet IN
height. At the summit of this
terrace is hot spring, the tenn
peraJure of which is $50 degrees
Fab. A popularity of this nam.
moth spring is It's intermittent
character. 1t is now nearly ex-
tlnct. It's mineral properties are
so great that If any hard sub
stance as iron, glass or wood is
placed into the wate~ 1t soon will
he coated with crystal white de.
posit. Articles crystalized IN
this manner may be bought at the
shops in the Park. Or for the
novelty, you may try 1t yourself,
plncing the article to be stalacts-
Ned into the spriug before leaving
Mammoth Hctel for the park tour
thon upon yonr return you will
i..va a beautiful souvanar that ia