. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes across the continent, all pleasure resorts and places of most noted scenery in the far West, also of all cities, towns, villages, Forts, springs, lakes, mountains, routes of summer travel, best localities for hunting, fishing, sporting, and enjoyment, with all needful information for the pleasure traveler, miner, settler, or business man : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads and all poin
. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes across the continent, all pleasure resorts and places of most noted scenery in the far West, also of all cities, towns, villages, Forts, springs, lakes, mountains, routes of summer travel, best localities for hunting, fishing, sporting, and enjoyment, with all needful information for the pleasure traveler, miner, settler, or business man : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads and all points of business or pleasure travel to California, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Montana, the mines and mining of the territories, the lands of the Pacific Coast, the wonders of the Rocky Mountains, the scenery of the Sierra Nevadas, the Colorado mountains, the big trees, the geysers, the Yosemite, and the Yellowstone . eyser Basin,proper, is from 7,300 to 7,400. On a smallstream coming into the basin from the west,about a quarter of a mile from the river, isa fine cascade 130 feet high. The river risesin a small lake to which the name MadisonLake is given. From here the trail runsdue east to Shoshone Lake, which is one ofthe sources of Snake River, giving origin to themain stream. From the Upper Geyser Basin to Madison Lake, is about ten miles, and fromthis lake to the Shoshone Geysers, the distanceis about four miles. The trail is not very good,there being considerable fallen timber throughthe region to be traversed. Mount BlacJcmore.—This mountain, pre-vious to 1872, was practically unnamed and un-known. It is situated in the heart of the RockyMountains, in Montana Territory, and at itsbase are the sources of the Gallatin River, which, 291 help with the Jefferson and Madison Rivers,form the mighty Missouri. It was discovered by the Hayden ExplorationParty of 1872, and received its name under the. PALACE BUTTE. following circumstances: While camped atFort Ellis,
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