The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-09
YELLOWSTONE PARK
Description Given by J. p SNYDER Of the
Bureau OF FISHERIES.

Is about sixty feet Ia diameter and It's
water is SO clear that we looked down,
down to what seemed an appalling
depth. After passing Biscuit Basin,
Keplers Cascades and Jewel Geyser,
we stopped, ate our dinner. rested,
then pushed on again, crossing the
divide to the Pacific slope OF the Rock
les at an altitude OF nearly ten thous-
and feet, while here, there, and every
where was snow, snow, great banks OF
II. The road had just been opened
and we drove through banks OF snow
that lowered Eve and six feet above
US and this was June 18th. Farther on
we crossed the divide again, this time
bach to the Atlantic slope, then as we
came 70 a sudden turn In the road we
we're astonished by the marvellous
view that lay before US.
on TO our right lay Shoshone Lake.
still farther 10 the west along the Dor.
der OF Idaho, stood the Teton noun.
tsins, their great snov capped peaks
towering fourteen thousand feet above
the sch. Seemingly Just beneath us,
yet six miles away, lay Duck Lake,
just to the right OF IL, nestled between
the hills, eight thousand feet above
the sea. and covering an area OF two
hundred square miles lay Yellowstone
Lake.
Midway between Yellowstone
Lake aud Sho,hone Like la
Two Ocean Pond. sending some OF It's
water through the Yellowstone Lake,
then In succession through the Yellow
stone, the Missouri aud the Mississip.
pl rivers into the Gulf OF Mexico,
while soue OF the water from this lake
finds It's way into the PacInc by way
OF the Shoshone l. Ike and the Snake
and Columbia rivers.
Pushing on We soon came 10 Wesi
Thumb Bay, IN arm OF Yellowstone
lake. Here We saw some 81 the most
beautiful Paint Pots In the world.
These pots are quite active, the mud be
ing constantly jumping into the air,
then falling back producing cones,
some OF the richest red, some pink,
some cream, some snow white and some
blue. Here the Lawless Geyser sur
rounded by numerous beautiful hot
springs, hurls Its waters LOO feet Into
the air. Here too sat on the cone OF
a boiling spring out In the bay. 20 feet
from the shore, caught q trout and
cooked IL. and with little salt, ate ",
without even changing position, has'
ing hot aud cold water within easy
reach. This nay sound fshy bit near
~ every tourist that passed through
the park has seen the guide nj West
Thumb Station do IL.
Following the shore OF the lake for
about mile we came 10 little stream
thai was literally alive with big fat
tlack spotted trout lSalmo NykIssl.
Here We spent tso months wing Ia
tents most OF the time. Several da, .
~erc spou, In buIiding . trap. throw
ing dam across the stream, building
aume, troughs and fixing up rude
hatchery In the open. Then We spent
several weeks eollec,ing eggs from the
lish In the stream and from thoss
caught 10 the trap. taking In one day,
more than half q million eggs. TIL,
little stream averaged about I've feet
vide and Il about one.fourth OF mile
long.
Before We could complete our traI
between Gflecn and twenty thousand
trout collected 10 Il, the q h averaging
about two pounds apiece. 10 seininl
Il We sometimes took . ton Of trout IL
one haul Of the net. just where thI
stream entered the lake, during the ruI
OF fish, We caught trout, great big fel
lows, Just A. fast n 80 could cast GU
llues. There vas no fun 10 IL for VI
knew before each cast Just What vi
we're going 70 get, n big trout for eyer.
ay.
> During our stay here the deer fet
> Nlihin fcw feet OF Us, the bear At
scraps ~ meat that w,re thrown 4
: them, the squirrels foraged 10 our cuI
4 board and on our table, the wood
= chucks and 10 The park their name {
myrlAd-sat upon our knees and NJ
pieces Of bread or biscuit, the camp
robbcr. stole all they could hnd, th
, ravens buIlt near rs. and the will
, ducks, the gulls and the big white pei
! csns we're always by us on the lake.
! NIncty-scven per cent OF the egl
, taken we're eyed and as soon as eye
4 they we're packed and shipped. Som
!. we're scot 10 the Fisheries station q
Boczman. Mont, some 10 -Spcarasl
and some 10 81 Louis. We sent on
!. one million seven hundred and fifi
|. thousand eggs 10 one shipment, bein
no doubt the largest shipment Of blac
spotted trout eggs ever made.
Having completed our work we star
ed for home on Aug 9th. Sending u
re team around 10 The Lake Hotel, '
le crossed the lake In Capt. Water
a steam launch, stopping q, Stevenson
70 Island 10 see lot OF buffalo, deer nj