, 1922-06-29
HIM BRlDGER WAS
1 ON The SQUARE
BUT HIS TALES OF TIE WONDERS OF
the YELLOWSTONE GOT HIM
ABAD REPUTATION .

Years ago Olo Jim brloBer was
one Of the earliest travellers Of the
Yellowstone.
But when he tried to tell Of the
coidfo top and hot on the bottom,
and, monstrous waterfalls. ire
co1Dtry laughed a, him. 1eaA As ~
cane known Is the grsA6a1G liar o.
snagsss as lnkA laak.y yskh 5
repdlatteA aiFsaAy made - ~ ~
yentoS Of many .tAneifnt tale Of
ttc OLD wsst. m-teally discover .
thing beHoNG even his own widest
fm~ag1At6Gs. and then to be branded
q Mar! A ROUGH deal. indeed.
But 1923 marks the Golden An-
aiver1ary Of the Yellowstone Ma.
ton Park And this year every
traveller who goes to the wander
land to help celebrate the gala year,
every de luxe train that runs to .
park entrance. will be a v~indication
TOR poor old Bridger.
Hts biggest "lie" was the truth.
There have been many changes to
the Yellowstone since Pridger's dav
as travellers who come this rear will
find. Where he went in overland
With pack horses. they roll in over
q s-eel highway In de luxe trans.
whose service this year will be
doubled. In addition to the famous
Yellowstone specials which nightly
fla-N over the rails from Salt LAX
to the park entrance, there will be
the visitor to see scenic mountain
wonders.
Arriving at Yellowstone mark,
~rA4~ NTThnaa
Bridger went through the brush.
and used river beds a. trails. this
summers traveller will find a match
less system Of highways, with auto
mobile transportation awaiting him.
He can select any one Of half a doz-
en- trims through the wonderland.
Instead of mountain trails there Is a
system ut matchless highways.
Hotels with every modern comfort
and convenience await him in the
heart Of the wilderness. Permanent
m offer equal comfort and at
traction. But both hotels and camps
have been so skillfully constructed
that their rustic log architecture adds
to the natural wild beauty Of the
whole.
Through all this Is a wonderful
system OF cooperation between gov
ernment. railroads. hotels. camps.
and transportation that enables 1907
900 people to see the whole park IN
nually. And yet with all these
changes. sc have they been kept to
the spirit Of the place. the park Is
the same old Yellowstone.
Only one chage is the reverse of
whit il SCANS It should be. The ami
mails, wild in Bridger's day, are
tame. now. Bears eat from your
hand. Grazing elk herds raise
lordly heads to watch the bus cara
vans roll by. Deer pause by the
roadside. and eye them sp%eculatively.
Mighty rainbow trout leap from the
river to tempt the anglers.
Clear and peep the Yellowstone
river flows on. unchanged. The
voice Of the falls booms forth in
the key 1t used when the moo was
young, the geysers spout at the
regular intervals as they did before
Columbus made his historic first Inn
migration to American shores. Deep
carpets of pine needles, the ac-
emulation of centuries, invites rest
in the shadows OF pines that started
growing when the ground first grew
cool.
Unusual activity is promised for
the geysers this year. The snow
fall was abnormally heavy last win
ter, and the moisture which will
make the falls and cascades Of un-
usual beauty will add to the sensa-
tional performances Of boiling
springs, geysers and mud pots.
Even Nature has assisted, this
year. in the v%indication OF Jim
Brid9er's suspected tongue, and the
stage is set for a wonderful opening
of the parks fiftieth anniversary.