Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-08-18

Springs the four-horse coach is the
vehicle generally employed
Each days journey through the
park unfolds new scenes. The land.
scape changes with amazing sudden.
ness. Each wonder spot, when
passed. is found to be but the preface
to something more inspiring
With each succeeding year the wild
animals In the park become a 1aore
interesting feature of 1t. Here is
really the only place where the pub
lie In general can freely see the ami
mails of the forest and the wilds in
their natural state. The animals
ev1nce less and less timidity and.
while not common, 1t is not an unusu-
al sight, as the coaches drive along.
to see an elk or a deer or two sla.
king their thirst in the stream or sew.
eral quietly and unconcernedly feed
Ing In the woods near the road.
The effort to increase the buffalo
nerd by outside purchase and to cor
raj the animals where they can be
fed and protected has met with sue.
cess. There are now about 100 bison
in the park.
There are about 1000 antelopes and
from 100 to 200 mountain sheen I'm
the park, most of them living on and
around Mount Everts near Mammoth
Hot Springs. Both sheep and ante
lopes are more wary than the other
animals, and, to a great extent disap-
pear in the spring. In the fall. win
ter and spring, both antelopes and
sheep are found in large numbers on
the hills and flats above Gardiner and
Mammoth Hot Springs. They are
fed by the authorities at Fort Vel.
lowstone, which serves to domesticate
them I'm some degree. and in recent
, years many antelopes remain to Craze
during the summer on the large al
falfa field at the park entrance.
The deer, of which there are hun,
dreds, are increasing I'm number. and
the pretty animals are seen more and
more each year. During the fall win.
Ter and spring, like the sheep and an.
telope, they are a familiar SIGHT
around Fort Yellowstone and Nam.
moth Hot Springs.
1t is the elk, however, that are
found in almost countless numbers
and during the summer they are NOT
infrequently seen. They seclude them.
selves, more or less, however. I'm the
timber and valleys.
The bears are found near the bo.
tells and 1t requires no exertion no
yond the walk OF few rods. tn coo.
them.
In portions OF the park, naturally
those somewhat retired and secluded
there are many beavers and thew are
iourishing and increasing. One pJaca
where these Industrious animals nav
be seen is near Tower fall. whore
there are several colonies of them
Here, among the brooks I'm tbis beau-
tiful part Of the park. they NAV no
found, with their dams, houses nonds
and slides, swimming about In the
water or cutting down trees ON land
laying In their store of food for the
winter.
As place where one may indulge
In angling at little or no hardship the
park heads the list. In 1890 the mi.
ted States fish commission beaa,
stocking the waters OF the park Sinco
that year several hundred thousand
trout have been planted" in the park
lakes and streams, and these bave
greatly multiplied
There Is now scarcely a stream or
! lake I'm the park but that has tro,,,
In 1t. From any of the hotels one cor
easily make fishing excursions. at dis.
tances ranging from a few rods To q
few miles. and find fine sport. Those
who angle in Yellowstone park arc
under few restrictions, but they are
assumed to be true sportsmen. All
fish must be taken with a hook