Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03

ground set aside for the peoples use forever The
idea took. Congress established the Yellowstone
National park, March /, 1872
The establishment of the Yellowstone as a ma
tional park after 65 years OF discoveries" was
the first time such q thing had been done in all
history. 1t the first national park in all the
world. The United States set the example which
practically all the civilized world has followed.
Uncle Sans 1920 Yellowstone Bulletin is
fascinating booklet of 103 pages of text, maps
and Illustrations. 1t contains everything that the
tourist needs to know, from how to get there to
time tabl. Of the geysers and from the different
kinds Of trout to the automobile regulations. The
following items are taken from the Introductory
pages:
The Yellowstone National park created by
the act of March 1, 1872. 1t is approximately 62
miles long and "a miles wide giving an. area of
3,34S square miles, or ,720 acres 1t is under
the control and supervision of the national park
service of the interior department.
The Yellowstone is probably the best known of
our national parks. Its geysers are celebrated the
world over because, for size, power, and variety
of action well as number, the region has no
competitor
The Yellowstone National park is located in
northwestern Wyoming encroaching slightly upon
Montana and Idaho. 1t is largest national
park The central portion is essentially broad,
elevated, volcanic plateau, between 1000 and $500
feet above sea level and with an average elevation
of about 5000 feet Surrounding 1t on the south,
east, north and northwest are mountain ranges
with eliminating peaks and ridges rising from
1000 to 1000 feet above the general level of the
inclosed tableland.
The entire region is volcanic Not only the sur
rounding mountains but the great interior plain
Is made of material once elected as ash and lava,
from depths far below the surface Geological
speculation points to a crater which doubtless once
opened just west of Mount Washburn
There are FIVE active geyser basins, the Norris.
fhO Inru0p fHn ITwNraa TTAau Ia1~ cy1.a
shone basins, all lying In the west and south GEN.
trail parts of the park The geysers exhibit large
variety of character and action. Some like Old
Faithful, spout at quite regular intervals, longer
or shorter. Others are irregular. Some burst up
ward with immense power. Others shoot streams
at angles or bubble and foam in action.
Geysers are, roughly speaking water voIca-
noes. They occur only at places where the inter-
nal heat of the earth approaches close to the sur
face. Their action, for many years unex-
plaT ID, and even regarded with wonder by
man. is simple Water from the surface trick
ling through cracks in tie rocks, or water from
subterranean springs collecting in the bottom of
the geysers crater, down among the strata of in
tense heat, becomes itself intensely heated and
gives off steam, which expands and forces upward
the cooler water that lies above it,
At last the water in the bottom reaches so
great an expansion under continued heat that the
less heated water above can no longer weigh II
down, it bursts upward with great violence
rising many feet In the air and continuing to play
until practically all the water in the crater has
been expelled
Nearly the entire Yellowstone region is remark
able for it's hot water phenomena The more
prominent geysers are confined to three basin.
lying near each other in the middle west side o.
the park, but other hot water manifestations oc
cur at more widely separated points. Marvellous
ly coored hot springs mud volcanoes, and othel
strange phenomena are frequent. At Mammoth