Show ITINERARY OF THE YELLOWSTONE TOURS Tribune and Telegrams Telegram's Contestants Who See the Great National Park Will Go The W Wylie lio Way TRIPS FOR TWO WEEKS' WEEKS WORK Beginning July and Ending July An Unexcelled Opportunity Opportunity t ity for Hustlers t to Get Busy and Win Out Jul July 23 will see two candidates in inThe inThe The Tho Tribune and Telegrams Telegram's contest holding tickets for double trips to tho the Yellowstone National Park Each contestant will ill be privileged to choose a companion and the tho expenses of all alt four persons will bo be paid by the above aboc publications from tho time of leaving homo until the return Tho The itinerary of tie the trips follow First Day On arrival of the tho train at the Ule Oregon Oreton Sho Short t Line Lino railroad terminal Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone Montana at a. a m. m Wylie conveyances will bo be taken on tho opposite opposite site fite side of the new stono stano depot This beautiful little station was erected durin during during dur dur- in ing the summer Bummer and autumn of 1909 Leaving tho the station a fifteen minute drive through Christmas Tree Treo park parklands parklands lands tho tourists at Riverside camp overlooking the tho Madison river First sight of this camp usually excites an exclamation of surprise and deli delight ht Tho The quadrangle of comm commodious pino- pino tent cottages os with office office of of- fice ice sleeping rooms and spacious dining dining din din- dining ing ball ball all all under canvas make a and lasting fi first impression Here tourists oat cat breakfast purchase tickets repack and check surplus baggage bag bag- gage and mako inako all other final preparations for the tho tour After an hour here bore coaching parties embark now fairly Wonderland started on a tour of the of all tho world For the tranquil beauty of its mountains mountains moun mona and streams its sunlit glades and stately pines there is no more j ablo able drive rivo in the tho park than this morning morn morning ing trip up the Madison and Gibbon rivers rivers Soon after leaving Riverside camp a soldiers' soldiers station is passed These ThE troopers troop troop- ers aro are stationed throughout the reservation reservation reservation reser reser- for patrol duty to prevent forest forest forest for for- est fires and the breach of park regu regu- lations Descending into the vallO valley of cf tho the Madison river the tho road skirts this beautiful stream for several miles This and nd the bound sell water here hero is about miles from its destination the Gulf of Mexico The Tho junction of the tho and Gibbon Gib Gib- bon boit rivers passed about 1045 a. a m. m has hasa a commanding historical significance On the he point of land between the two tributaries Sept September ember 19 1870 the Washburn expedition which first made known to the world t the tho wonders of the Yellowstone was camped after a month of exploration That night several members members mem mom bers born of the party suggested that they each pro empt claims at tho the principal points of interest In the tho face of t these ese not unnatural suggestions another member of the party part Jud Judge e Cornelius Hed Hodges es was the tho first to make mako a stand for the interests of the tho whole people a against special privilege Mr Langford ord ordon on oil September 20 1870 wrote in in his I diary Mr Hedges said sani there there- ought to tobe tobe tobo be bo no private ownership of any portion of this region but that the th-o whole of it ought to bo be set apart as a great National National National Na Na- i park The patriotism of tho the I party is evidenced by tho further diary entry that Hedges's suggestion met i with an instantaneous and favorable response National Park mountain rising high above the confluence oI of of the rivers at this point is is a fitting memorial to the birthplace aco of the National National National Na Na- park idea About one and ono half miles beyond this junction the tho first manifestation of hot springs are seen on tho the north side of the roadway Outside of Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone stono it mi might ht be interesting but hero here heroit hereit it deserves only passing notice A further drive of four miles up the tho trout abounding Gibbon brings tho the party to the Wylie Gibbon Lunch station station station sta sta- tion at tho the junction of the loop loop road After an hour or more spent in in rest and refreshment here the afternoons afternoon's journey through tho Lower Geyser basin and the tho Midway basin to the tho Wylie Permanent camp in the heart of the tho world famous Upper Geyser basin is is be begun n. n In tho the former basin the Fountain Geyser and numerous hot springs are found but the most Interesting Interest ing int display is the plopping of the tho curious Mammoth Paint Pots In Li the Midway basin the tho yawning Excelsior Geyser crater Prismatic lake taking its name from its beautiful colored rim and the reflections of these colors in inthe inthe inthe the great reat clouds of steam which constantly constantly constantly con con- bang hang over it and Pool demand the tho attention of all visitors On entering tho the Upper Geyser basin about t n. n m. m Biscuit basin to tho right recalls feminine culinary triumphs tri tn- and sharpens the already stimulated stimulated appetite appetito Before reaching camp the Morning Glory spring prin attracts attention at attention at- at as the finest quiescent spring in inthe tho the park The Tho Wylie camp here bore is situated situated sit sit- situated in the tho very heart of the basin encircled en circled by tho the Splendid Daisy Giant Riverside Grotto and other geysers No need for haste in inspecting the tho labyrinth laby laby- I of phenomena hero for Wylie tourists spend a full day in the basin Second Day At a. a m. m the morning of the day spent here a guide takes tho the party through h the great reat basin pointing out and explaining tho the geyser eYBer phenomena It is 18 essential that travelers realize at atthe atthe the tho outset the scenic importance of a full day dav spent in this the most weird spot of the tho sort in tho the universe In far distant N Now New cw Zealand and Iceland only can cnn such euch a scene as this bo be found and even een in these insular countries the spouting geysers are smaller and less interesting How important it is then I that the tho travelers traveler's itinerary should provide provide provide pro pro- vide ample time timo for or a a. leisurely visit inthis home bome of Old Faithful and all the great geysers Doubly so 80 when to the geyser activity is added over boiling boiling boil in ing and quiescent hot springs 5 hardly less interesting The Itron strongest single distinctive feature of the he rc regular lar Wylie o. o tour is 15 the double time given in this Upper Geyser ser basin Each of the tho two nights here hero Wylie tourists see eee the searchlight ht from Old Faithful inn thrown upon Old Faithful geyser and others in eruption Old Faithful most perfect and interesting of geysers can be seen almost at will as it plays regularly regularly regularly regu regu- about every sixty eight minutes Third Day At a. a m this wonderful camp is left for Yellowstone lake nineteen miles distant Diverting from the tho main road near tho the two-mile two post poet a n sido side trip is made to the isolated Lone Star J gey gey- Y ten ser like Coral surface and delicate colorings col- col ol snake make its cone tho the most beautiful In tho the park Soon Boon after nIter entering re-entering tho the main road Kepler's c cascade a charming piece picco of wildwood Bc scenery nery is passed d Two miles milos further the road leaves tho and follows folloW's Spring Creek Creck can can- I yon son In this canyon canon are aro found some of tho ho rarest and most beautiful wild flowers flow low lowers ers including the columbine and mountain moun tain lain primrose The Tho monotonous 1 lodge polo pine gives tl way to the stately silver fir and Englemann spruce Scores or oI of beaver bearer dams in the creek mark the activity of this rarely seen amphibious animal A pretty little pond Isa lake lako surrounded h by high rocky walls wails Craig pass marks the tho first crossing of tho the Continental divide When the tho snows arc are melting incIting Ian Isa lake sends water to both hoth oceans A rapid winding drive drie of a mile down screw Cork-screw mountain brings the tourist to tc crook crock one ole of tho the head waters of tho the Columbia river system Soon thore thereafter Sho hone point point jg is reached a fine fino view is ishad ishad ishad had of Shoshone lake and anti tho the Teton feton mountains The Tho latter are aro about sixty miles distant on the tho line between Idaho and Wyoming Because of the tho peculiarly peculiar peculiar- ly lr rugged outlines and great height feet they have been noted landmarks landmarks land land- marks from pioneer days Again ain the road ascends to tho the second crossing crossin of the Continental divide Two Ocean pass Tho The elevation ele here is feet the hi highest reached on tho the regular tour tour- At Ata a sharp turn in the tho road while whilo still ono one milo from Yellowstone lake and feet above it it tho the lake comes cornea into full view Hero is one ona of tho the most strikingly strikingly beautiful water and mountain views in all the tho world Away to the north and east cast beyond the silver waters of the tho lake rise tho the snow capped Ab- Ab whoso whose dark clad pine clad slopes extend extend ex ex- tend down to the waters water's edge to the south is is majestic Mt l Sheridan and the Red mountains while to tho the west beautiful beau beau- timul forests of ever evergreen reen slope gently to tho the shore A few minutes' minutes drive lands Ianda tho the tourist tourist tourist tour tour- at Thumb Lunch station on the shore of Yellowstone lake After lunch the tho tourists see Bee the Paint Pots and pools amon among tho the latter the tho noted Fishing Fishing Fish Fish- ing Cone where unfortunate trout find catching and to to- cooking painfully near tether gether Tourists can at small cost take the tho boats bonts at the tho Thumb to Wylies Wylie's Lake camp To some tourists this tiis is isa isa is isa a pleasant diversion from staging On the tho road around the tho lake lako a short distance from Thumb is the government govern sovern ment meat fish hatchery where many thousands thousands thousands ands of trout are raised annually and arid planted in the park streams If this practice is continued as is now intended in- in in tended ed the tho park is destined to become the most popular trout fishing region in inthe inthe in inthe the world Continuing around the tho lake wo we catch many mans wonderful vistas vista of this great mountain bound sea With one exception Lake Lako Andes it is tho the largest lake at this altitude in the world feet Its waters are fresh and coming as they do from the tho snow snow- drips of the are icy cold and transparent to great depths Near the tho mile four-mile post on the loft left is the Natural Bridge with its beautiful falls fern and moss covered banks and picturesque picturesque pic pie surroundings s. s Tourists arrive at Lako Lake camp in time for fishing in the tho lake that afternoon The fish are aro mostly mostly most most- I I ly salmon trout thou though h silver trout are also caught Fishing tackle rowboats and oarsmen may bo be obtained at this point Fourth Day At 7 30 a a. a. a m m. m tourists leave kayo camp for forthe the Grand Canyon sixteen miles dis dis- tant About one and one half miles from camp the tho junction point of tho the Cody road is passed This is tho the eastern approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap to to the tho park and connects with tn the tho Burlin Burlington ton railroad two ninety miles milos distant The route is now down the Yellowstone river and for quiet beauty and serene enjoyment this drive is not excelled in the park The Tho broad placid river flowing so peacefully alon along and bearin bearing on its bosom pelican wild wil geese and seagulls the charming mingling ming ming- ling of dark stately forest and bright flowery glen with occasional glimpses of the mountain peaks peaks- and tIus scenic pleasure increased by the he perfect roadway roadway roadway road road- way which permits of bowlin bowling alon along at exhilarating speed all speed all these combine to to produce a feeling of pleasure that will lin linger er long in memory About midway between the tho lake and canyon a stop is 1 is made to view Mud lud geyser a most hideous and awesome yet ret interesting sight Near by is Gothic Grotto green-gabled green over a boiling water clear spring The Tho roadway now enters Hayden Harden valley crossing in turn tho meandering Trout brook treek and Alum creek The Tho latter from the days of Jim Bridger to tho the present has been the foundation for many interesting if not strictly veracious park panIc yarns About one ono milo mile from camp the valley narrows and the tho hitherto tranquil river a raging ragin torrent After visiting the tho Upper fall in a few minutes more 10 1030 30 a. a m. m you are passing the Wylie Canyon Can Can- you yon on camp occupying a commanding site at tho the very head hend of the Grand canyon can can- yon It is folly to attempt description ion of f the six mile drive down the tho West canyon rim to Point Lookout GrandView Grand Grant View and Inspiration Point taken before before be I fore returning to camp for lun lunch h or the afternoon trip better accomplished on foot over over tho the cement bridge and down East can canyon on rim Tb The Upper fall the tho Great f fall ll the tho Mystic river niver and the transcending Gor Gorge e all impoverish do do- feelings In n 1870 will be yours in 1910 1010 He lIe wrote in his diary August 31 1870 We Wo are all o e overwhelmed with astonishment and wonder at what we have seen and I almost despair of giving giving v- v ing inq to to those who on our return home will listen to a recital of our adventures tures tures tho the faintest conception of it Extra accommodations have been provided pro pro- vided at this Camp for those who Wish to avail themselves of the tho stay over privilege Fifth Day Canyon Camp is left at nt a. a m m. for a mornin mornings morning's s 's drive to Swan Lake twenty four miles distant The curious Wedded Trees and Virginia Cascades Cascade are passed before reaching Norris June June- tion Note Note West West entrance tourists taking taking tak tak- ing ins five day trip go directly from this thi po point nt south to Gibbon for lunch to 10 Riy Riv for dinner and take the train trai at p. p m. m For several miles now boiling pools as Devils Devil's Prying Pan and steam rents are on all sides Roaring Roar Boar in ing Mt with its thousand hissing fissures fis fin Bures Twin Lakes Beaver Lake With wit its dams and lodges and waterfowl am and I more moro wonderful still Obsidian Cliff o n of black volcanic glass class las arc are successive successively passed Four miles from Camp a sto stop I is made at ot Spring Spring Spring-a a pleasant pleas plea ant product product- of Natures Nature's chemistry The Tho mount mountain in vista from Swan Lake Lak Camp i is superb Electric Peak highest highes mountain in Wonderland Sepulcher Mt It Terrace Mt and Bunsen's Peak are re in the tho forc foreground round and eastward the Ab Range glittering in the tho rave of f an nn afternoon sun to the tho west the Gallatin some somo of whose peaks aro are aron in in n sight for thirty miles alon along the roadway After lunch tho the level drive north across cross Swan Lake Flat leads to Golden Jato Gato Canyon Canyon Canyon-a a most picturesque pass The Tho skillful feat of en engineering carrying carry carry- ing ng ing the road through this difficult canon can- |