The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-15
YELLOWSTONE PARK
Description Given By J. p. Snyder Of the
Bureau OF Fisheries.

AZ Speerfsn, SCUM DakOta, June D,
taking with US tents, egg cases and
such other parapherpalia as would be
needed in our work. The branch OF
the Burlington railroad from Dead
wood to Spearfsh being badly washed
by recent rains we drove TO Lead City,
arriving too late for the daily train, so
we spent the day looking over the
great Homestake gold mines, stamping
mills and sienlte plants.
About FIVE in the evening we left
Lead City for Edgemont and arrived
there about 10 O'Clock that night. In
the baggage car with us 10 charge OF a
messenger were three gold bricks from
the Homestake mines containing $751;
600 worth Of gold Late that night we
left Edgemont over the Burlington rail
road for Billings, Mont, thence over
the Northern Pacific To Gardiner,
Mont. Long before we reached Liv.
ingston, Mont, We could see the great
snow covered peaks Of the Rockies,
while on the plains OF the Yellowstone
river up witch we were passing, the
ranchers were busy cutting alfalfa and
storing IL away for winter use.
a few miles out from Livingston We
came to the first canyon OF the Yellow
stone river. The gorge here is about
a mile long and very narrow, while on
both sides the walls Of the mountains
rise perpendlculariy some 2OO0 feet.
Farther up the river and but lew
miles from Gardiner stands Cinnebar
mountain and as we passed along its
base We had splendid view OF the
DEVILS Slide, two walls OF rock about
i50 feet apart and extending up the
mountain 900 feet, between which
pebble started at the top goes bound
ing TO the bottom. on TO the vest.
Electric Peak covered with vast &C.
emulation OF snow, boldly facing the
sun, lowered 5000 feet above us.
On the evening OF the llih we arriv.
ed In Gardiner little town at the
great stone entrance TO the park and
Boosting more saloons and question
able resorts than most towns ten times
Its size. The next morning after buy.
ing a stove and enough provisions TO
last US a month, hired teams and drl
vers 10 take Us 70 West Tbum Station,
situated on An arm OF Yellowstone
lake aud about 20 miles from Gardin.
err. one team and driver was 10 re-
main with Us and do such hauling as
became necessary.
A few miles out from Gardiner We
came to Eagle Nest Rock. AZ this
place the rocks rise fully 1900 feet
above the road. while just by the road
on top OF pinnacle Of 1 ock rising al.
most perpendicular several hundred
feet and tapering TO point, "a, god
en- eagle on Its nest
just beyond We came 10 the Junction
Of Gardiner river and Boiling river.
AZ this place n man eau catch a trout
10 Gardiner river and cook II 10 Boil.
log river without changing his posi-
ton. Boiling river IL the outlet Of
several boiling springs aud where Il
enters the Gardner river it, water
has a temperature OF about 30 de.
! sFr.aa Aluft9 all. g..sL.a
came 10 tbs Mammoth Hot Springs.
Here Is Fort Yellowstone. the Springs
Hotel, the Weather Bureau, the Post
Once, the Curio store and the resi-
dences OF The officers OF the park. just
beyond are the springs. Here are the
greatest terrace building springs In
the world.
After looking a, Liberty Cap, n cone
OF rock 81 Il. high and % II. 10 diane
ter built up by the overflow OF water
from the orinee 10 tho top, we passed
by the DEVILS Thumb, q cone some.
what similar TO Liberty Cap, snd
soon came 10 Minerva Terrace. We
stood awhile and looked at 10, noting
lie beautiful coloring aud formation,
then climbing 10 the top, some forty
feet above, we looked Into our frst
boiling spring. Tho water In this
spring IL oiled with carbonate OF lime
aed hard objects put into {, are soon
coated.
Passing 20 the left and climbing q
steep trail We came 10 the top OF JupI.
Ter Terrace, ono hundred feet above
the top OF Minerva Terrace. Jupiter
IL supplied by two large springs fully
one hundred feet 10 diameter and hav.
ing q temperature Of about $50 degrees
Fab. Farther on We came 10 Orange
Ceyser. Bath Lake, Devils Kitchen,
and Angel Terrace. | shall not at
tempt 10 describe oil VI these places.
They are all most beautiful and won
deriul. Jupiter Terrace Ia more than
two thousand feet long aud rises above
the road about ono thousand feet. This
terrace cannot be described, neither
can II be painted. Il must be seen.
Never 10 my widest dreams had ever
conceived anything 30 wondrous beau.
| tifui In rolorlnV and formation. NoVer,