The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-21
The Fish Commissioner Has Sent $4,000 Young Trout To This County,
YELLOWSTONE PARK
Description Given BY J. p. Snyder Of the
Bureau OF Fisheries.
CONTINUED from May 81

| bureau OF Tlsheries.
CONTINUED from May 81
Soon after leaving the island ib,
Sleeping Giant came In view. II Il
formed by the peaks Of Saddle Noun
tain and some other mountains nearer
the lake. Arriving at he hotel abou
O'Clock and finding the team already
there We pitched our tent about tive
hundred yards from the hotel 10 q pos
Itlon where we could see the bear u,
they came down from the mountains II
feed on the garbage from the hotel.
This garbage 10 hauled out into q
small meadow and Gordon Is thrown
around part OF II on the hotel side be
yond which tourists are not allowed 10
90. While there saw twelve bear
eight being In view at one time, -four
silver-tips, two black bear and two
brown bear. The black bear and the
brown bear have wholesome regard
for the silver.tip or grizzly. Upon the
approach Of the grizzly they speedily
left the garbage pile and quickly climb
cd the nearest tree or rushed OF into
the woods, then they would slowly
come back 10 the edge OF the timber
and hang around until the grizzly left
before they would resume their repasi
on the garbage.
BY old hunters several OF the bear
that feed NJ this place are estimated 10
weigh, when 10 good condition, about
100 pounds. The largest that feeds
at this place IL named Grand Pa.
did not see him but did see the one
called Teddy. He is by far the largest
bear | ever saw either 10 the park or
In geological gardens.
The next morning We arose early,
got breakfast, stood around the Dire as
10 was very cold, considerable leo be
Ing formed during the night, then
started as we wanted 10 spend some
time viewing the falls and the canyon
OF tuc tellONttODe.
Five miles from the hotel are the
Mud Geysers and Mud Volcano.
Standing on = lIttle knowl where I
could look down into the volcano was
Oiled with wonder. had never dream
ed OF such thing. This volcano Is
the must wonderful phenomena OF nat
ure that ever saw. Strange, wlerd,
frighiful, awful thing that IL Is. With
q fearful rush and roar vast quantities
OF hot, molten, s,eaning. kissing mud
TINS and tons OF IL, we're being throwp
Into the air. Here Too are the Mud
cslirons. These are vas, pits OF hot,
molten mud constantly agitatsd as n
some awful force beneath waschurning
H.
Leaving the volcano We passed
through Hayden Valley. I think this
10 the pre,iIest valley 10 the park
South OF us lay Yellowstone lake, be.
yond the lake lay the snow capped
mountains, 10 our right flowed the Vel
lows,one river. Al this place the rIv.
or is about 300 yards vide aud about
ten feet deep and so clear Is ID that
from Tho high roadbed 10 seemed We
could zee every pebble on the bottom
from bank 70 bank, Not Ia all the
ages has the river ~ this point ever
been dlscolored. On Its surface xere
many Wild ducks. old ana young, and
dozens OF pelIcans.
Farther down the road and about
two miles 70 the vest IL Sulphur noun.
tain. We walked over 70 10. The
whole mountsin IL full OF vents from
which sulphur fumes arise, 40 much
o., that at o distance the whole noun.
tain seems TO DO on Ore. On one side
arc numerous sulphur Caldrons con.
stantly active. To the vest 10 . large
sulphur spring about twenty feet In
diameter. lie waters are OF q deep
green sparkling color, due To the sui.
phur held 10 solution, and are con
stsutly active, rising nj times, In a
mass and flooding the side OF the
mountain. The formation around the
spring 10 undulated aud beaded ADD IL
composed Of crystaliEed sulphur, pro.
ducing . marvellous coloration. All
over tho mountain and around the
springs and caldrons are numerous
vents from which sulphur steam
arises.
About 10 o'clock We arrived At the
Canyon hotel. Here We spent some
time viewing the canyon and falls OF
the Yellowstone. The Upper Falls are
just by the road. A. this place the
river 10 about Is largo rs tho Susque
hanna at Harrisburg aad as clear as
crystal. Here the water falls perpen.
dicularly 80 feet and including the
Cascades jus, below the falls, IL falls
In oil, 40 feet II IL q beautiful sight
and We fingered long. We knew OF
the greater plunge that tho river made
farther do~n the stream but this one
was 90 beautiful that We vere loath 70
leave IL.
Going down the road q short dis.
lance We soon came TO q path leading
down 10 the Lower Falls. A short
distance above the falls the river IL
one hundred yards vide but Just at
the falls IL narrows down 10 one hun.
dred feet and is very deep. II seems
10 pause 4 moment on tho brink rs "
hesitatIng 70 take the awful plunge be.
fore IL, but, down II goes three hun