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Show Jfonders of the v, 1, pip. , . , v 1 7s ' - 3 x. ' V i GSiAT TA1-LS OF THE YELLOWSTONE., PROrt POINT LOOKOUT v EVIL LAND" is what the I Indians called the Tellow-I Tellow-I j stone National park, for they were unable to understand un-derstand the wonderful geysers, the freakish springs and the rivers that run both hot and cold. Rudyard Kipling penned a remarkable remark-able appreciation of the Grand Canyon Can-yon of the Yellowstone when he visited vis-ited there. "All that I can say," he wrote, "is that without warning or preparation I looked into a gulf 1,700 feet deep, with eagles and fishhawks flying far below. And the sides of that gulf were one wild welter of color crimson, crim-son, emerald, cobalt, ocher, amber, honey splashed with port wine, snow-white, snow-white, vermilion, lemon and silver-gray silver-gray in wide washes. . "The sides did not fall sheer, but were graven by time and water and air into monstrous heads of kings, dead chiefs men and women of the old time. So far below that no sound of its strife could reach us, the Yellowstone Yel-lowstone river ran. a finger-wide strip of jade green. The sunlight took these wondrous walls and gave fresh hues to those that Nature had already laid there. "Evening crept through the pines that shadowed us, but the full glory of the day flamed in that canyon as we went out very cautiously to a jutting piece of rock blood-red or pink it was that overhung the deepest depths of all." Kipling looked down upon the canyon can-yon from a spot known as Inspiration point. If was when standing in the same spot that Moran, the great artist, said, "Its beautiful tints are beyond the reach of human art." Lower Falls 308 Feet High. Few people know that the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone are nearly twice as high as Niagara 308 feet. The government engineers have constructed con-structed stairways to the better vantage van-tage points, so that the traveler is afforded a complete survey of the falls. It Is probable that the canyon is seen to the best advantage from Artist point, on the west side of the river. From the canyon there are countless count-less side trips of unequaled beauty, including, in-cluding, of course, a visit to "Old Faithful" geyser, which may be counted count-ed on to display its charms regularly every 65 to So minutes. In this park we find, too, Yellowstone Yellow-stone lake, the largest mountain lake in the world with the one exception of Like Titicaca in Peru. The waters seem to be framed by the peaks of the Absoraka range, extending south the length of the lake to Mount Sheridan, the snow-tipped crest of which is barely bare-ly visible through the purple haze. Leaving the lake, the road winds in and out among the mountains, and on every side there is a most unusual offering of natural wonders: The Frying Fry-ing Pan ; Roaring mountain (a hillside of a thousand steam vents) ; Obsidian cliff, a mountain of volcanic glass, and many more. At Mammoth Hot Springs one sees the travertine terraces rise tier above tier, forming a wonderful cascade of springs on the side of Terrace Ter-race mountain. In the evening the traveler can tind patriotic cntertuin-ment cntertuin-ment over at Fort Yellowstone, where the United States cavalrymen pay honor to the flag at close cf day. It is an Inspiring sight, 'way up in the mountains, with the gorgeous sun sinking sink-ing to rest behind snow and gold crowned peaks, painting their sides and the nearby forests in a profusion of metallic lusters. Many Mighty Peaks. The Continental divide zigzags through the southwestern section of the park, nnd from it can be S"en the weirdly beautiful Electric peak, which pierces the azure to a l.eight of 11,155 feot. The name of this peak Is ohtnirird from a peculiar electric phenomenon which has been a matter for scientific study for years. Other notable peaks in Yellowstone National park are: Bunsen peak, 9,100 feet high, named for R. M. Bunsen, a celebrated chemist; Mount Everts, 7,900 feet, named for T. C. Everts, a member of the Washburn party ; Mr. Everts was found nearly dead after being lost from the 1870 expedition for 37 days; Mount Sheridan, 10,200 feet, named in honor of Gen. Phil Sheridan; Mount Langford, '10,(500 feet, named for Explorer Langford, and Mount Washburn, 10,345 feet, named for Gen. H. D. Washburn. It was up in the fastnesses of these peaks that the Nez Perces, Indians lay in wait for the struggling streams of soldiers who had been sent to deliver to them a message of peace from the Great White Father in Washington. In many places one can find traces of the soldiers' weary march. Crude bridges, just strong enough to bear the weight of the transport wagons, since replaced by artistic concrete structures, have been kept as monuments monu-ments to the memory of the valiant men who battled here against the redskin red-skin foe. One can see in many places the burns on the trees caused by the ropes the soldiers used in lowering their wagons and cannon down the precipitous sides of the mountains. Plenty of Wild Animals. One of the very interesting things to the traveler in Yellowstone are the wild animals which roam through the reservation. Bison, genuine relics of the herds of other i1 s, can be seen in their wild state. he government is making extensive experiments with this herd to increase it in numbers without reducing in any way the purity pur-ity of the blood strain. The younger bison are generally kept in fenced areas to guard them from attacks of carnivorous animals roaming the park at night. Bear are plentiful. They can be seen around the hotels every night, where they come for food. These are mostly black bear; but once in a while a big, old, silver-tip bear the giants of their kind comes down, and the black bear promptly scatter, for the silver-tip loves a fight with a black bear as much as he loves the refuse from hotel tables. And Mr. Black Bear knows it ; hence his quick disappearance disappear-ance at such moments. Soldiers are always on guard at feeding time, so that the traveler Is protected in the event a bear sees something better than hotel refuse to chew upon. The bear are carefully watched, and if an animal shows signs of being unruly he is herded up into the less-frequented parts of the park. Should be continue to be vicious to a point where he is a menace, an army board sits in judgment upon him, and if he is found guilty the death sentence is passed. But bears are not the only animals coming in for official censure. Mountain Moun-tain lions, wildcats and gray wolves sometimes prove so annoying that they must receive 'lie same summary treatment treat-ment from the military. F'own in the lower sections of the park, in the valleys and grc;it meadows, mead-ows, are vast herds of elk and deer. Antelope usually seek cut the more remote sections in summer, and consequently con-sequently are not seen us often as the other wild denizf-ns. The lakes and streams abound with various species of fish, so that the angler can find plenty of the speckled tribe to test his skill and patience. The name Yrilowstnne is derived from Mi-tsi-a-dr.-zi, a word in Minata-ree, Minata-ree, one of the Sioux family of languages. lan-guages. Literally Interpreted, It means "Hock Yellow river." The French equivalent, Roche Jaune. was in con.an use a::iong the Indians as early as lSo-t, although whe;- or by whom the name was given is ni,k,..;-n. |