Wapiti Lake (8,500)—H: 11—1885—U. S. G. S.—Characteristic.
White Lake (8,150)—I: 11—1885—U. S. G. S.—Characteristic.
Woods, Lake of the (7,550)—F: 6—1885—U. S. G. S.—Characteristic.
Yellowstone Lake (7,741)—K—0: 8—12—From the river which flows through it. This lake was named, on the map showing “Colter’s Route in 1807,” Lake Eustis, in honor of William Eustis, Secretary of War to President Madison, 1809 to 1812.
Later it appears as Sublette Lake, in honor of the noted fur trader, William Sublette. It is even said at one time to have borne the “fugitive name,” Riddle Lake. But it early became known by its present name.
The islands of this lake are seven in number. They seem to have all been named by the United States Geological Survey largely for the employes of the survey. They are:
Carrington Island. For Campbell Carrington, zoologist.
Dot Island. A mere dot on the map.
Frank Island. For the brother of Henry W. Elliott, a member of the Hayden Expedition of 1871. This Island was renamed Belknap Island in 1875 by the members of Secretary Belknap’s party, who passed through the Park in that year. The name, however, never came into use.