The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
YELLOWSTONE TRIP
WILL Be ENJOYABLE
Commercial Club Excursion to
Park to Be Epoch-Mak-
ing Event.
LIMITED AS TO NUMBER
Only One Hundred and Twen-
ty Persons Can Obtain
Tickets.

''salt Lake, the Gate City to Yellow
stone is to be given its initial en-
phasis as an important slogan Of this
city on Sunday. August IS, when the
Commercial club will conduct It's big
six days tour of the famous national
wonderland. For several weeks the
club s excursions committee, which has
charge of the undertaking. has put
forth energetic efforts TO complete all
details The spirit with which these
men have labored, the public support
they have received and the programme
of the tri p predicts success no less pro-
uounced than that which has marked
previous excursions under the club s
auspices.
Through the cooperation OF the
Wyle Permanent Camping company an
exhaustive tours programme has be.r
arranged that viii cover completely
every interesting phase of the Yellow
stone park, The usual Yellowstone tour
is made in five days. The club excur-
sion will require six days and the round
trip rate has been reduced consider
ably In the "Wylie way those in
charge declare they have selected the
most advantageous, plcasurable and sat
isfactory way to see Yellowstone.
Will Ride on Special.
The excursion party will leave in
special train from the Oregon Short
Line station nj 7:l5. clock Sunday
evening, August Is, and will return
1;40 o clock in the morning. The ar
rangements provide for fare Of S4S.j0,
including railroad transportation to
and from Yellowstone station. stage
transportation and all meals and lodg-
ings in the park. This is virtually an
all-eXpense, tour. as the only additional
outlay required will no for Pullman
tickets going and coming.
After stopping At Lower Geyser ba-
sin the eXcursionists will reach Upper
Gevser basin Monday afternoon. They
will remain there until Wednesday
morning. which will give all plenty of
time to enjoy the most wonderful part
of the park. Tuesday afternoon coach
ing parties will be driven through the
basin TO many interesting points and
scenes not usually visited by park cx-
cursionists owing to limited time. Yel-
lowstonc lake will be reached on
Wednesday and on Thursday the party
will be at Grand canyon. a part of
the itinerary includes drives along the
famous canyon roads. Mammoth Hot
Springs will be visited on Friday and
the return to Yellowstone station by
way of Norris eeyser basin will be
made on Saturday,
Number Is Limited.
In order 10 avoid inconvenience and
insure comfort to all the excursion
party viii positively be limited to l20
persons Considering the large number
of inquiries the club has received in
regard TO the excursion, the fact that
it Will be limited as TO number and,
further, that the tour is being made in
midsummer at a reduced fare, it be-
hooves those who wish to participate
in the trip to register their names at
the club without delay.
According to Charles Tyne. chairman
of the committee, and H. H. Hunkins,
who are most actively engaged in
handling the arrangements, the only re.
gret the committee feels is that it is
not possible to arrange for a larger
number Of excursIonists- They have,
however, done the best they could at
such busy period Of the park touring
season. Those associated with Mr. Tyng
and Mr.. Hunkins on the, committee are
Harry Shepherd, V A. Bettilyou. A. Fl.
Crabbe, c. o. Dunshee. Wilmar Evans,
George F. Felt. U, .. Hiskey, Ned
Hewett, J. J. Kavanaugh, David Matt
son, Samuel S. Porter. +. A. Stark
woather, r. D. Seymour and r. J.
Shields,