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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18
Elks and Bears Very Comfortable In
the "eig Cold"

There are about 250 buffalo In the
park now. To protect them more ell
fectually against poachers about 200
are kept in an inclosure and have be-
come partly domesticated. The re-
mainder run wild in the country to
the east Of the Yellowstone lake.
Fully 5000 elk winter in the foot
hills Of Moupt Washburn.. on Speci'
men ridge, along the east fork of the
Yellowstone and along the main
stream of that river clear to the base
of Mount Evarts. During the winter
the elk live in yards places 800 TO
1000 feet in diameter, where they
keep the snow trodden down. The
bull elks patrol these yards" at night
so as to keep away the mountain
lions and other animals that prey
upon them.
The elks shed their horns about tho
first of March, and until they grow oui
again lead a quiet life so that theif
sprouting horns win not be injured.
At the time when they shed their
horns they are still herded together,
and now and then scout Will run
across some secluded spot in the pn'
meval wilderness where the ground is
covered with two CT three score or
these great antlers, some Of them SIX
or seven feet long They are allowed
to remain where they are, for II is not
permitted to take them from the park
or even to use them for decorative
purposes there. But before the end
of the next winter they disappear. The
field mice and other small rodents eat
them.
The bears that are seen around the
hotels in the summer time, stealing
garbage or fighting the searchlight
when 1t is turned on them at night, go
into winter quarters in November or
December and sleep until spring
There are hundreds Of them, black
brown and grizzly. They go into
caves or hollow logs or under the
roots of trees that the snow will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

he was disarmed. Then he was hand
cuffed and taken to the guardhouse
at Fort Yellowstone He had killed
about one-eighth OF all the buffalo in
the park.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

he polar regions are hardly
less accessible than the Vel
lowstone National park
the greatest playground OF
the American peoples in
winter. This is scarcely
conceivable. for In summer
10000 visitors now find It
one of the easiest places to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

year. But in that brief season, vast
army of men and machines toiied
night and day. The giant mountain
barriers with their deep valleys III De-
tween had to be conquered. That part
of the earth where the rails ran had
to be remodeled so as to secure the
safest and easiest grades Probably
no railway. where so many obstacles
had to be overcome, ever was ouilt
in so short time. But the largely In
creased number of visitors ~ the
park has proved that the new line Is
fully appreciated. OF the more than
10000 who entered the park last
year nearly half went by this new
western gateway that Mr.. Hartman
created.
The government scouts who are
guardians OF the wild creatures are
about the only ones who ever see
much of the winter beauties OF the
park. Those who have been there
any length of time have learned much
that is new about the habits OF the
they are chiefly concerned in keeping
poachers out of the park. There are
fewer of these now than there used
10 be- because heavier penalties have
been laid by the government on those
who are caught.
The few that 60 venture in the park
mostly come in winter. Then there is
less chance OF being detected but
more risk of losing their lives in the
cold and snow One thing more than
all others tempts them-the buffalo
Unscrupulous taxidermists will pay
the weight in silver for a buffalo head
nowadays, for these heads are prac-
tically unattainable by legitimate
means. The rest of the wild creatures
that make their homes in the park are
seldom molested.
Poaching in the Deep Shows.
II has been II years since one OF
these poachers after buffalo has been
caught, but he did so much damage
before he was arrested that it has
taken a long time to make up for It..
Early in March, 1894. party was
organized at Fort Yellowstone for
the purpose Of visiting the winter
ranges of the game to ascertain the
exact number of buffalo that still ex-
listed and to photograph them. The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18
Masses Of Purest White In Place Of
Brilliant tiued Rocks.

Brilliant tued Rocks.
The incompatible wonder of the
Grand canyon of the Yellowstone, that
huge cash in the Garth whose walls
glow with every tint Of jewels and
flowers, is a mass of purest white save
where here and there the winds have
swept away the snow ard left the bril-
liant-hued rocks exposed. Their reds
and yellows and purples and crimsons
glow the brighter in contrast with the
surrounding whiteness. The black TO-
Where the water slides over the preci-
pice and forms the Great Falls of the
Yellowstone it roars down as white as
carded wool. Down at the bottom of
the gorge, where the waters are swift
and deep, they are black. There are
immense icicles 200 feet long An ice
bridge hundred feet high is formed
at the base of the falls.
The great geysers play endlessly,
each at its appointed period, although
no one is there to see them. Every sew
enty minutes Old Faithful sends its
columns of water and steam 800, 500,
sometimes 1000 feet into the air and
holds 1t there for three minutes. Some
times the winds unfold from its top
an iridescent banner Of spray; at 9th
er times the fountain form Is perfect
cone. In winter its boiling hot water
gives off vast cloud Of drifting
steam. At nightfall of a January
evening, this immutable water clock
Of the Yellowstone becomes a specter
of ghostly white, sight SO strange
and startling that even those who
neighbor with 1t never lose their awe
of its majesty. All about the geysers
the foliage of the trees Is heavily
laden with Ice, giving the trees thou
sand fantastic shapes. A cloud Of va
por, like the steam from some great
manufacturing city, hangs and drifts
over the geyser basins-the workshop
Of nature.
The "Sisterhood' Of the. Geysers.
There are more than fifty in this
giant sisterhood of geysers. Not even
in Iceland or New Zealand, or any
where else where the earth is still be-
ing made is there such a convent of
their order as in the Yellowstone. No
one has ever been able to describe
them adequately in words any more
than 1t has been possible to tell on the
printed page the extent of the won
ders In this workshop of the AL
mighty" It is a place where almost
every form of creative eccentricity In
nature Is found.
But the geysers play unseen, and
the agents that are molding the earth
keep at their tasks in solitude all win
ter long The great streams and wa
terfalls never rest in their toll of tear
ing down the heights and building up
the valleys Only during three months
Of the year is 1t possible for many peo-
ole to see this Titanic work of Nature
n progress. If those who travel for
pleasure every summer knew how Gu
rious and beautiful place the park
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

relieve the hahv's torture but the results were
not what We had looked Tor.
1--WE Rad read Of the Cuticura remedies so
We went 20 the drug store md got some CUT.
cura soap and Cuticura ointment. We used
them inst as directed ard in three days the
crust began TO come OH. In week there was
no more scab and now tho baby Is cured with.
out n mark slaenS eoundlv IN her cradle and
her parnrtS IN tNoir bed. wi'h no more sleep
less nights because of the hahv's suffering
Cuticllra seem; wonderful remedy Tor thts
disease and anv one havinp eczema should
not delav in getting It Henry NJ. fogel
X. + ID. |. Bath Pa, Dec. 1909. "
Cu,irur1 Remcdies Sold throughout 'he world
Potter Drlq Chem Corn. Sole Props. Boston
Hs-Naipd free 32-nage Cutitura book. containing
tnv,l' - "'rn tho Trnn' rren' o skin Troubles
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

reach and to travel through.
Lieut.. Frederick Schwatka made an
attempt to explore the park in Jan
uary nearly 25 years ago. He had re-
turned not long before from an eXpe-
dition In search of Sir John Frank
Inns party that had perished In the
arctic regions. Before that he had
been on a 3.000-mile sledge journey in
the frozen north and had suffered ter
rible hardships On his trip into the
Yellowstone Park Lieutenant Schwat
Ia was accompanied by large, we'll
organized party. They travelled on
Norwegian skis and Canadian web
snowshoes; but the snow was so light
that 1t would not support them, and
their toboggans were exceedingly diff
ficult to draw. 1t took them three
days to cover 90 miles Lieutenant
Schwatka. Injured as he was TO such
hardships. fell Ill and was unable to
proceed. He and all the rest of the
party but four OF the sturdiest men
J. Haynes; Edward Wilson. govern
ment scout, and two others kept on.
II took them % days to make the cir
cult of the park. 200 miles The Their
mometer ranged between 40 and 80
degrees below zero most of the time
and the adventure nearly cost them
their lives
Winter Population of the Playground
The total winter population of the
park is usually between four and five
hundred people. These include three
troops of cavalry The cavalry can
use their horses only during the sum.
mer months. During the winter they
are stabbed at Fort Yellowstone. The
stage horses are driven down to the
lowlands. miles away when the tour
ist season is over. and Craze in the
sheltered valleys there until the
SHOWS melt
In the great hotels that are
thronged during the tourist season
live only the caretakers. generally
two in each place. man and his
wife The first blizzard isolates from
the world outside everybody in this
great national domain that has an
area of 1912 square miles No valley
within its limit has an elevation Of
less than 5000 feet, while many of
the mountain peaks within and near
the park rise from 10000 TO $4,000
feet above sea level Yellowstone lake
Is by 20 miles in size, Is the largest
body of water in America at that alti.
tude. 7.74l feet above the sea. On
the summit of the range. few miles
south Of Yellowstone lake. is Two
Ocean pond. a small lake with two
outlets. one into the Atlantic through
the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers
the other into the Pacific through the
Snake river a branch of the Colum
bia The Grand canyon of the Vel
lowstone. ten miles long, has an aver.
age depth of 1900 feet. and is the
most brilliantly colored landscape in
existence But in winter everything
IS blanketed with snow eight to ten
feet deep All is fee bound except the
more than half a hundred great gey-
ing water hundreds Of feet in the air.
almost as little seen by humankind as
when they began their spoutings ages
ago.
From December to March the en-
forced dwellers in the park are near
ly as much cut OF from the world as
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and one Of her eyes
almost closed up. A
hard crust formed
and would crack open
and the blood ran out.
1t itched so fright
fully that the poor
little gill could not
rest. We had to keep
mittS on her hands -
keep her from scratch
ing at her face and
her mother was forced
to sit in a rocking
chair with the baby
day and night. We
had a very good doc.
tor and he did all that
hp oosSiDlV could to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18
In Not Results.

Speaking at the church congress. the
bishop of Bristol expressed the view
that motoring had done much for the
church Yes; but not so much as 1t
has done for the hurchyard.-Punch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

is, there would be as great an infiux OF
visitors between the 18th OF June,
when the season begins, and the 18th
OF September, when 1t ends, as now
sail away to Europe for rest and play.
To get to the new gateway to this
wonderland by the most direct route
the traveller branches off from the
main line Of the Union Pacific at Og-
den, Utah. A nights ride in a Pull
man lands him at Yellowstone station,
the western entrance of the park.
ready for the 1853 mile tour in the
Monida and Yellowstone stages that
are awaiting him. The trip through
the park may be made in five days,
or 1t may be cut down to two by WIS.,
iting the region OF the geysers alone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18
flow necessarily gather great focks
OF wild ducks and other fowl.

flow necessarily gather great flocks
OF wild ducks and other fowl.
In this region. nearly 5000 feet
above the sea, where the mercury
sinks away below zero from Decem-
Der TO March, there is far more won
der and mystery In midwinter than
the summer tourist ever gets hint
OF. Civilization is miles away across
a wilderness of shining. snowclad
mountains. The gale-driven snow
dances over this waste and is piled
into fantastic drifts. Sometimes 1t Is
swept with roar through the noun
tain gorges faster than the swiftest
railway train ever travelled. 1t covers
to the caves some of the big hotels
In summer times these places are buzz
zing with life, but In winter they are
pictures Of desolatlon, almost indistin-
guishable from the rest of the land
scape beneath the enshrouding snow.
II the caretakers wish to get out they
have to obtain exit from a window on
one Of the upper floors. Tall trees
buried in the snow appear like bushes.
The general aspect Of the country Is
entirely changed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18

cover There are many natural caves
in the park Sometimes four or five
bears will snuggle up to each other in
the same cave and sleep the winter
away. 1t is in winter, too, that the
cubs are born. When the baby bear
comes into the world he is not much
bigger than a rat, but he grows and
grows in his cave, kept warm by his
mother until spring When he emerges
into the light he is full grown cub.
quite able TO take care of himself and
fight anything of his size.
A Paradise for Wild Things.
Millions of trout come up into the
smaller streams to spawn in the
spring Bears live mostly on berries
and fish. when they can get them.
Since there are no berries in the
spring the bears break their fast on
fish. They wade into the creeks and
scoop them out with their paws. When
the little bears get tired of catching
fish in the shallow pools they go hunt
ing for moles and work as industrious
ly as puppy dogs digging them out of
the earth. Springtime, when the
bears are lean and hungry, is their
busiest time.
Three-fourths OF the park is a dense
forest, a primeval wilderness. Away
from the few hotels, the roads and
the trails the park today is what it
was before even a Pharaoh reigned in
Egypt II is such a paradise for the
Wild things that roam at will there
that they have less to fear. even from
each other and from the elements,
than anywhere else in the wilderness.
When the fury of the winter storms
drives the elk, deer. mountain sheep
and antelope into the sheltered val
leys and canyons they have nothing
TO be afraid Of except the pelting,
driven steel-dust Of the mountain bliz-
yards. Nature Is kind even to the
birds. On the great terraces where
the stupendous springs OF hot water
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-18
TINY BABY HAD
DREADF I'll ECZEMA
On Hands, Face, Hose and Mouth.
Hard Crust Formed and Cracked
Open. Blood Ran. Itched Fright
fully. Mitts on Hands, No Rest.
Got Cuticura. In 8 Days Relief. In
aWeek Cured Without a Mark.

II have Q little baby almost year old.
When II was two months old 1t got eczema on
top OF both her hands. on her face and inside
her nose and mouth She refused to drink
The Keota news., 1911-10-27
SUNSHINE VALLEY.
(By A. B. c.

Word was received by Mrs Betz
last week that the infant son OF Mr.
and Mrs. John Weis died on Monday
Oct. 10th, near Greeley, where they
are working in the beets.
The opening Of the Sunny Ridge
School had to be postponed another
week on account of the nonarrival
of the seats. The building is ready
for use
Alva and Neil went out with gun
last Sunday and got five cottontails
and jack rabbit. They made pretty
near meal.
A valuable colt belonging to Fred
Betz was badly cut last Saturday by
running into a barbed-wire fence.
X. X. Fortune made trip to Gill
last week and brought home a load
of potatoes and cabbage
w. E. Scott is so far recovered from
his recent illness as to be up, but is
still very weak
Earnest Scott and Harry Weeas
started for Gill last Sunday to look
for spuds.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall of Sligo
are visiting at w. E. Scott's.
J. A. Rumsey set up new windmill
for w. E. Scott last week.
w. E. Scott had an addition built
on his barn last week.
The Keota news., 1911-10-27
PRIZES FOR CORRESPONDENTS

The News has decided to give prizes
each week for the best two news let
tiers. These prizes are not offered as
payment for contributions, but simply
as tokens of our appreciation of our
readers help in making this an inter-
esting local paper. The prizes will
be announced in each issue for that of
the week following, together with the
names of the winners of the preced-
ing week.
This weeks issue of The News
shows that good paper can be made
with the help of half dozen friends.
Let's make each issue better than the
one before. Send in your items; we
should like to print eight full pages
of local news each week Keota
couldn't have a better booster than
that would be. If you don't win first
prize You are sure of second or third
This Weeks Winners.
Mrs. Wecas.
Coda Hughes.
Prizes for Next Week.
First: Booklet,
Second: Dozen Post Cards.
Third: A bonus prize of six post
cards to every person sending in
items.
Why not enter with list of news
next week? Address, Keota News,
Room s, Express building, Fort Col
Inns, not later than Wednesday.
The Keota news., 1911-10-27
HAPPY HOLLOW ITEMS.
By Topsy)

Charles Bennett and Henry Lamon
states that some OF their potatoes
were frozen in the ground during the
freeze last week.
Miss Arley Lamon has a job for
the winter in Palmer's hotel at Buck
ingham.
Mr.. Hoyt got one of his horses cut
in the barbed wire fence last week.
School started last Monday with
eleven pupils enrolled the first day.
Mr.. and Mrs. West spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes.
Grandpa Glen took dinner at
Hughes one day last week.
Mrs. Hughes and son Bennie were
lKeota visitors Saturday.
Henry Lamon made a trip to Good
rich last Thursday.
w. o. Hughes made trip to Ster-
ling last Monday.
Viii Mckinley spent Sunday even
ing at Conley's.
Riley Gurwell spent last Sunday
with home folks.
E. C. Hoyt was Keota visitor last
Saturday.
The Keota news., 1911-10-27


The Sligo Lumber Co. has again
changed hands. This is the second
time since Mr.. Bender owned it,
S. w. Fox started for Boulder this
week with his team. He takes the
horses to Briggsdale and another
gentleman takes them from there and
Mr. Fox goes on the train.
DR.. Wells was called out to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Rhoadar-
mour on last Wednesday night, Oct.
1s, and before he left a bran new 1ol
pound boy had arrived.
A very sad occurrence happened in
keota the other morning, when an
old white horse belonging to E. c. |
Stacy laid down for the last time. |
Business must be picking up on the
c. B. & Q. as the section foreman
had orders to put three more men
back to work for three more days.
VIM. Waneka, wife and father,
came thru the other day from Lafay-
ette, Colo. on their way to their
home in the Pawnee country.
Mrs. S. w. Fox and children left
last week for Boulder to visit with
their other children who are attend
IN ~ hat
What do you want? A large paper
with nothing in it but patent material
or small paper full OF home news? !?
Mrs. w. J. Simms returned the
other day from Kimball, Nebr, where
she has been visiting her husband.
Epworth League next Sunday even
ing at 7:30 Subject Total Abstin-
ence." Leader, Lettie Jobbins.
Ole Anderson from Fort Morgan
came last week bringing with him
team of colts for S. w. Fox.
L. A. Jackson retured from Denver
few days ago, having been there for
some days on business.
Jack Morey from Greeley passed
through Keota last week with load
of cabbage and apples.
Thomas Pettigrew and wife of
Briggsdale were. in town this week
doing some trading.
Mrs. H. W. Folks and her SIS
ter-in-law, Mrs. Folks. arrived from
Cheyenne, Saturday.
Word was received the other day
that Earl Bussing was married in
Lawrence, Kansas.
John Kneebone came thru Keota
the other day on his way to High |
Tower.
Try cup of that coffee like mother
used to make at Baltimore's coffee
house.
There will be sheriff's sale at the
livery barn in Keota on October %. |
81. Roby came down Saturday from
Cheyenne where he has been working !
The Keota news., 1911-10-27
Regular Correspondents Wanted.

The News desires a regular CORE
spondent in each locality. We furn-
ish stationery, and stamps, copy OF
the paper, and allow commission on
new business sent US. Write today.
The Keota news., 1911-10-27
Brevities


ferent newspapers legal notices of
such estates or actions as come from
their particular parts OF the county,
instead of having them all published
in Greeley. This new policy will be
endorsed by all. as it places such ad-
vertising where it will be seen by the
persons interested, and distributes this
patronage equitably instead OF giving
it to one or two favored county seat
papers.
Jchr Wertz received very pleas
art surprise last Wednesday nj. hit
wren a numbrr Of frierGS called to
remind Johnnie that one more mic
ST, ne had been reached. We you'd
add our wishes that many more
IN ht pass and all pleasant ones.
Mr. Williams and his father left
last week for North Platte. Nebr.,
They have homestead near Briggs
dale.
Mrs. ]. w. Wilcox and family left
Monday for Greeley where Mrs. Will
cox will run rooming house. We
are very sorry to see these good peo-
pie leave Keota, but the best Of friends
must part 1t leaves vacancy in
the church and Sunday School that
will be hard to fill. We wish them
A. -.
home.
The hardware stock and building
of Fred Stevenson was burned to
the ground last Thursday. Mr.. Stew
enson is located at Raymer. This
makes two hardware stores that have
burned in less than month, one at
Stoneham on September Gath and one
in Raymer on Oct 10Th
l am having some improvements
made in the way of new chimney
and will on Thursday be open and
ready for business. I extend cor
dial invitation to all the public to try
me and see. / will aim to treat you
right and we'll.
R. o. BALTIMORE.
The First Christian Science Society
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Williams, Sunday, Nov.
5th. All are cordially invited to at
tend. Services at 1890 a. m.
A couple of men passed thru Keota
the other day in an auto, enroute
for San Francisco. They were from
Lafayette. Indiana. and had been on
the road seven days.
The band met last Sunday and had
a good practice. Although but few
of the boys were there. We will
practice every Sunday until further
notice is given.
The Christian Science people known
as the First Christian Science Society
of Keota, met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Murphy last Sunday.
Emmett Rumsey is taking special
interest in education these days. but
as soon as the dear season opened up
he took to the woods.
Mrs. ]. ]. Savage is working for
The Keota news., 1911-10-27
Man has No cho,oa.

Man Aas No Choice,
Tho reason . man should NARY 4
woman who IL his superior IL because
he will have to II he marries 1t ALL
Galveston News
The Keota news., 1911-10-27
varyIns Opinions Of Man.

Varying Opinions oS Man.
Man has been defined By Aristotle
- u reasoning ANIMAL" By Plato -
= political ANIMAL" BY Dante ~ =
ridiculous animal" BY varchi and by
John Fiske as "an improvable AMI.
mall" and Boerhave calls him mud
worked up by the hand Of God"