Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28
A Brief De-
scription Of
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Aside from the grand prize
of One Thousand Dollars in
Cash, there are offered by The n
Evening Star as prizes to sue u
cessful contestants in its new e
$1,000 Song and Book Contest,
four trips of unusual interest
and remarkable value-a value
figured not alone from the
standpoint of dollars and
cents, but by reason of the
astounding works Of nature
that can be viewed at close
range by those who are so
fortunate as to win one of
these prizes. These are MOTH
ng less than trips, with
expenses paid, from Newark 4
to and through the far-famed u
Yellowstone National Park z
and return.
The park is tract of land
some thirty-five miles wide by
about sixty miles long, lying
mostly in Wyoming, with
narrow strip each in Montana an
Idaho. Because of the marvelou
works of nature that are to be foun
only within its borders. the govern
ment in 1872 set 1t aside as a per
"a natures school for all mankind.
OF course, means of transportatio
had TO be provided and accommods
ton afforded for tourists. Thes
questions were happily solved. Raj
roads in the park were tabooed, BIT
a transportation company, operatin
a line of stage coaches, was forme
and comfortable hotels were built g
the most important points within til
park, while government troops patrt
the roads and protect the park fror
spoliation.
To attempt to describe the beautie
and wonders to be seen upon a tou
of Yellowstone National Park woul
tax the vocabulary of a past maste
in the use of adjectives. This articl
barely touches upon the most impoI
tant points visited, leaving for
future article to describe in detail tn
grandeur and imposing majesty {
the various wonders that are encoun
tered
No specified date is set upon whic
the trip is to be made. The par
tourist season opens June 10 an
closes Sept mber 10. and prize wir
ners may suit their own convenienC
to make the trip at any time betwee
these dates. 1t is to be noted tha
this is the natural vacation seasol
when 1t is most convenient for a ma
jority of people to leave their bus
ness or to obtain leave of absence.
Prize winners are given their choiC
of any rail route from Newark
Chicago, but from Chicago the roui
of travel is specific. We leave Oh
caeo over the Burlington Rout
which takes us to st. Paul and Mir
neapo.is, the beautiful Twin Cities {
the Northwest. From this point til
Northern Pacific Railroad, the NAL
northern highway of commerce, take
us through the golden land of whes
and fertile prairies, Minnesota an
Dakota, to the gateway of t!tanl
mountains (Montana) to Livingston
From Livingston a train carryin
open observation cars takes I
through the Gate of the Mountain:
beautiful Paradise Valley, Yanke
Jim Canyon, with Electric Peak an
Sepulchre Mountain, 1000 feet higl
in close view to Gardner, the gate
way of the park.
Our train has followed the old II
dian trail along the banks of tn
Yellowstone River and many beaut
full Views of towering peak and yawI
ing chasm have been passed.
At Gardiner we take the Par
Transport alton Company's six-hors
stage coaches for a six days coach
ing trip through the park. the Ian
of gevsers, a trip which. for seen
heauty and natural phenomena, is ur
equaled anywhere on earth.
Our coach rolls along over smoot
roads made and kept in perfect cor
d'tion bv the government, under
mammoth arch built of huge block
of lava, the entrance arch to the par
itself.
First Day.