To the officers of the War and Interior Departments, the U. S. Fish Commission, the U. S. Bureau of Ethnology, and of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, for public documents and other information of great value.
To R. T. Durrett, LL.D., of Louisville, Ky.; Mr. J. G. Morrison, of the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.; Mr. J. D. Losecamp, of Billings, Mont.; Mr. George Bird Grinnell, of Forest and Stream, New York City; Major James F. Gregory, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.; Lieutenant Wm. H. Bean, Second Cavalry, U. S. A.; Hon. David E. Folsom, White Sulphur Springs, Mont.; Washington Mathews, Major and Surgeon, U. S. A.; Dr. A. C. Peale, of Philadelphia, Pa.; William Hallett Phillips, of Washington, D. C.; Dr. Lyman B. Sperry, of Bellevue, O.; Mrs. Matilda Cope Stevenson, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Sirena J. Washburn, of Greencastle, Ind.; Miss Isabel Jelke, of Cincinnati, O.; Mr. O. B. Wheeler, of St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. O. D. Wheeler, of St. Paul, Minn.; Mr. J. H. Baronett, of Livingston, Mont.; Mr. W. T. Hamilton, of Columbus, Mont.; Mr. Richard Leigh, of Wilford, Idaho; Mr. Edwin L. Berthoud, of Golden, Colo.; and Miss Laura S. Brown, of Columbus, O. H. M. C.
Columbus, Ohio, September 19, 1895.
PART I.—HISTORICAL.
| [Chapter I.]—“Yellowstone” | 1 |
| [Chapter II.]—Indian Occupancy of the Upper Yellowstone | 8 |
| [Chapter III.]—John Colter | 20 |
| [Chapter IV.]—The Trader and Trapper | 32 |
| [Chapter V.]—Early knowledge of the Yellowstone | 40 |
| [Chapter VI.]—James Bridger | 51 |
| [Chapter VII.]—Raynolds Expedition | 58 |
| [Chapter VIII.]—Gold in Montana | 65 |
| [Chapter IX.]—Discovery | 72 |
| [Chapter X.]—The National Park Idea—Its Origin and Realization | 87 |
| [Chapter XI.]—Why So Long Unknown | 98 |
| [Chapter XII.]—Later Explorations | 103 |
| [Chapter XIII.]—An Indian Campaign through the National | 111 |
| [Chapter XIV.]—Administrative History of the Park | 127 |
| [Chapter XV.]—The National Park Protective Act | 142 |
PART II.—DESCRIPTIVE.
| [Chapter I.]—Boundaries and Topography | 148 |
| [Chapter II.]—Geology of the Park | 156 |
| [Chapter III.]—Geysers | 162 |
| [Chapter IV.]—Hot Springs | 172 |
| [Chapter V.]—Fossil Forests of the Yellowstone | 175 |
| [Chapter VI.]—Fauna of the Yellowstone | 181 |
| [Chapter VII.]—Flora of the Yellowstone | 187 |
| [Chapter VIII.]—The Park as a Health Resort | 193 |
| [Chapter IX.]—The Park in Winter | 198 |
| [Chapter X.]—Roads, Hotels, and Transportation | 201 |
| [Chapter XI.]—Administration of the Park | 206 |
| [Chapter XII.]—A Tour of the Park—Preliminary | 209 |
| [Chapter XIII.]—A Tour of the Park—North Boundary to Mammoth Hot Springs | 211 |
| [Chapter XIV.]—A Tour of the Park—Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris Geyser Basin | 217 |
| [Chapter XV.]—A Tour of the Park—Norris Geyser Basin to Lower Geyser Basin | 221 |
| [Chapter XVI.]—A Tour of the Park—Lower Geyser Basin to Upper Geyser Basin | 228 |
| [Chapter XVII.]—A Tour of the Park—Upper Geyser Basin to Yellowstone Lake | 237 |
| [Chapter XVIII.]—A Tour of the Park—Yellowstone Lake to the Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone | 248 |
| [Chapter XIX.]—A Tour of the Park—Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone to Junction Valley | 260 |