Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
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ASHTON. IDAHO. May 2O.--Hack in
tho "ff,ics." when there was not even
trail between here and Salt Lake
CITY. man arrived at n SPOT not far
from this place. slipped off his horse
and looked around. He saw boiling
hot water shooting up out OF the
earth. when he got back TO the
other side OF the Teton range and told
the folks about IL he established for
his lifetime at any rat. IA reputation
OF being the biggest liar west OF ST.
Joe"
The man was jim Bridgcr. and he
had discovered Yellowstone Park.
Few believed his tales Of sky
mounting smokes and egg boiling
Ecyscrs. Loco" was the term applied
TO Jim. That Was long ago. Yellow
stone VIII in June celebrate it's semi
centennial as n national park. for on
May |, 1872. Congress passed the bill
creating IL. The opening day il June
Is. Last year si.S5i people 'mad dc"
tn" park. Onlcials hope 30 see the
100000 mark reached this season.
Conceive Park Idcn.
In 1869 Bridgcr'H stories had result
90 in g. W. Cook and David Folsom
making the trip. They saw All that
Bridgcr had seen and more, They
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petition. TheHo army men got the
idea OF a national park. In this party
were General II. n. Washburn Lieu
tenant g. G. Doanc and several
civilians
The sky over Yellowstone National
Park IL not shell pink" says "A mono
graph OF tho American Forestry As
ISOLATION: the trees are not blue the
whtcrs Of the great lake In no wise
~ I'll, a
not spout streams of molten metal.
az some have been led 20 believe. 1t
is possible to traverse the woodland
trails and pass many trees without
seeing grizzly bear. Tho hunalocs
and anielopcs do not crowd the tour
lists and stHgcs from tho highways
II tx quite possible To spend week
In the park without being indicated bv
'dci,i1cns. ms some nature lovers de-
light in calling the hapicss bears and
other animals ri tho PARK
wild Animals Numerous.
buffalo. antelope and bear abound
IN this iargcst Of national parks. and
at that may be seen without difficulty.
but that they are 50 numerous as 10
Interrupt one in the pursuit OF pleas
ures. Is purely Il nrment OF the iniagi-
nation.
There arc more natural phenomena
to be seen in Yellowstone National
I'ark than In any other equal area in
the United States. Add to this tho fact
that there is n great lake fifteen mile
wide AZ its widest point and twenty
miles long. tho placid surface Of which
IL $500 feet above the sea level. a
great gorge or rainbow hucs through
which "a mighty river roars on its way
10 the sca. hundreds OF square miles
OF great forests and broken saw
toothcd crcsts. and you have "a com
binatIon which Viii inspire even n
cowboy. Everything is on giant
sohlc. Distances are great, canyons
are OF terrifying depth, mountain
peaks raise their lofty crests to In
! conceivable heights.
The northern and western en-
| frances arc most used. in tho carly
history OF the park most ofihe travel
came in by the northern entrance,
which is but n few miles from Fort
i"liowstone, where, at on" time was
stationed very considerable force
OF cavalry.
From Yellowstone the road follows
| the Madison River 20 its junction with
! the Fircholc River. where Il branches
one road follows tho Gibbon River TO
tho North. while the other follows up
the valley Of the Fireholc. The roA,i
along the Flreholc Is particularly
beautiful. as 1t cl!ngs for miles to the
very edge OF the river until it reaches
what Is known as the lower Geyscr
! Basin. In this basin are the famous
mnoth paint pos, which are really
nothing but mud gcyscrs. the contents
OF which look and act like nothing so
much as vividly colorcd mush that is
being boiled and tossed by escaping
steam.
"old Faithful Geyscr may be seen
to spout with it's never INTERRUPTED