Glimpses of our national parks .. . ^ the way, are thesame species only differently colored—the blondes and brunettes, soto speak, of the same bear family—are quite different. They areplayful, comparatively fearless, sometimes even friendly. They aregreedy fellows and steal camp supplies whenever they can. Thelarge meat wagons which carry supplies to the distant hotels andcamps overnight are equipped with iron covers, because the bears OUE NATIOISTAL PAEKS. 15. Photograph by (J. Swnnsoii Black Tail Deek, Yellowstone National Pakk used to rip off the AYocden tops during the resting- times and r
Glimpses of our national parks .. . ^ the way, are thesame species only differently colored—the blondes and brunettes, soto speak, of the same bear family—are quite different. They areplayful, comparatively fearless, sometimes even friendly. They aregreedy fellows and steal camp supplies whenever they can. Thelarge meat wagons which carry supplies to the distant hotels andcamps overnight are equipped with iron covers, because the bears OUE NATIOISTAL PAEKS. 15. Photograph by (J. Swnnsoii Black Tail Deek, Yellowstone National Pakk used to rip off the AYocden tops during the resting- times and run olfwith sides of beef and mutton. One night several years ago teamstersdrove three bears from tlie top of a single one of these big wagons. This wild animal paradise contains thirty thousand elk, severalthousand moose, innumerable deer, many antelupe, and a large andincreasing herd of wild bison. It is an excellent bird preserve also; more than a hundred and fiftyspecies live natural, undisturbed lives. Eagles abound among thecrags. Wild geese and ducks are found in profusion. INIany thou-sands of large white pelicans add to the picturesqueness of Yellow-stone Lake, The Yellowstone also contains a petrified forest of prehistoric trees,the partial trunks of some of which remain standing. DISCOVERY OF THE YELLOWSTONE The first recorded visit to the Yellowstone was made by JohnColter in 1810. He was returning home alone from the Lewis andClark expeditio
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