The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-06
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Interesting Description OF this Beautiful
Territory-Its Geysers, Springs, and
Other Curiosities.
MISS DELLA K. BEEGLE, OF EVERETT.

some trouble in finding it, al
though one Of our number had
been thSre before. We clim bed
over terrace after terrace until al.
most exhausted, discovering the
Elephant, a terrace much resem.
bling an elephant in reclining
position; the orange geyser, which
has not been misnamed, neither
for shape nor color; cupid's cave,
and other interesting formations.
At length we came to an opening
in the earth about Is inches wide
and SIX inches in length with the
top of a ladder extending above
the surface, this was the opening
into the cooking apartment. Not
every person visiting the Park
has the opportunity of gong into
the Devils Kitchen, some are on
ly permitted to look into it through
the ever open door for TO get into
this cavern you must not be yer
three feet in circumference, then
too you must be a good elm ber
for the descent is fifty feet on a
ladder.
LII you can meet the require
ments 1t is worth your while to
take the trip, for the Devils Kitch
en- is an inactive hot spring and
within It's crater is seen some
beautiful formations made by de-
posits of mineral properties in
tthe water.
e 1t is now time to retrace our
steps to the hotel for dinner. At
ter dinner we made quite a num-
ber of acquaintances and had
many pleasant visits, for here we
are az one great family and feel
as free as the birds. Indeed the
crowd reminds me of a flock of
birds, every one was full of life
and if not perched on comforta-
BILE rocker chlrping the hours
away or listening to the Yellow
stone Park orchestra, they were
fitting from place to place or pos
sibly stepping to the music.
There is som ething about this
hotel that makes it seem like
home, 1t has been called the cap
ltal of the Park because here all
business concerning the park
tour and the park management is
transacted. And 1t is unquestion-
ably the Park home for it Is from
here we start on our tour and tbs
here we returned to rest and walt
for the train. after our $50 mile
stage coach tour of the Yellow
stone Park.
A new road Is contemplated,
however. so that tourists enter
ing from the east may go out by
the western exit and vice versa.
In so doing tourists will not need
to retrace their steps the last
half day of the trip.
Pleasant as it is at Mammoth
we must move on, so after long
nights sleep in an altitude over
5000 feet above the level of the
sea, at s o'clock a. M, the splen.
did Concord coaches with leather
springs, giving the rocking chair
effect, are driven.up to the plat
form and names are announced
for each load. AS the coaches
are rilled they are sent out keep.
ing their places in hne the entire
trip. Although the coaches move
along very close together yet dust
Is almost unknown. The roads
are sprinkled daily by govern.
ment employees for almost the
whole distance.
From Nam moth the drive is
delightfully."- interesting, an as
cent of 9, 900 feet is made in less
than three miles travelling, while
one scarcely realizes an ascent is
being made AS we drive along
the road about four miles from
the hotel we see the large Nerd OF
buffalo peacefully grazing ON thf
broad plans.
On the way the Hindoos are
passed, a sight of these topsy
turyy rocks will never be forgot
ten. They bring to mind pictures
we have seen Of the ruins Of a
walled city for they stand inclin
a u