The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and
The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and future of the country . s. The latter went up onObservation mountain and stayed there all night. At day-light next morning, he saw, far to the south, an immensecolumn of steam arising through the still air. The two nov-elty hunters went through the intervening woods, and atnoon of the second day found a geyser basin, heretofore un-known. This is now called the Norris Basin, and is situatedon the Gibbon Fork of Fire Hole river. The two returnedto the Mammoth Hot Springs and told of their party from Bozeman were in camp at the springs, among FIRST WHITE WOMAN TO VISIT NATIONAL PARK. 95 whom were Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stone. The party ex-pressed the wish that Topping would guide them to the Up-per Geysers via the New Basin, and he did so. So theyvisited the three geyser basins, and the lake and falls. Itwas a hard trip for the lady of the party, Mrs. Stone, butshe now has the satisfaction of remembering that to herbelongs the honor of being the first white woman to seethe beauties of the National CHAPTER XXVII. NORTHERN PACIFIC SURVEYORS — YELLOWSTONELAKE —EFFECTS OF IMAGINATION. IN the spring of 1873, Col. Stanley, with a thousand troopsand a large wagon train, escorted Col. Hayden and hisparty of Northern Pacific engineers from Bismarck to thepoint where the lines had been run, from up the Yellowstoneby Muhlenberg the year before, then went across to theMusse
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