NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1886
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by
SCRIBNER, ARMSTRONG & CO.,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington
CONTENTS.
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| CHAPTER I. | |
| The Crown of the Continent—Yellowstone Lake—AncientVolcanic Action—Modern Thermal Phenomena | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Early Explorations—Lewis and Clarke's Expeditions—Trappers'Yarns—Colonel Raynold's Expedition—The WashburnExpedition—Colonel Barlow's Expedition—Dr.Hayden's Geological Survey | [5] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Route from Fort Ellis to Bottlers' Ranch—Fort Ellis—Prospectfrom the Divide—Snowy Mountain—Trail Creek—PyramidMountain—The Bottler Brothers—Yellowstone Valley | [15] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Bottlers' Ranch to Gardiner's River—River Valley—SecondCañon—Cinnabar Mountain—The Devil's Slide—WesternNomenclature—Precious Stones | [21] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Hot Springs of Gardiner's River—Third Cañon—Rapids—Valleyof Gardiner's River—Thermal Springs—WhiteMountain—Hot Springs—Natural Bathing-pools—Diana'sBath—Liberty Cap—Bee-hive—Extinct Geysers—BeautifulWater—Vegetation in Hot Springs—Antiquityof Springs—Classification of Thermal Springs | [27] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Gardiner's River to Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone—Forksof Gardiner's River—Gallatin Mountains—BasalticColumns—Falls of Gardiner's River—MountainProspect—Over the Divide—Agatized Wood—DelightfulClimate—Mountain Verdure—Volcanic Ridges—Ravines—ThirdCañon of the Yellowstone—Hell-roaring River—Hell-roaringMountain—East Fork of the Yellowstone—AncientSprings and Calcareous Deposits—First Bridgeover the Yellowstone—Rock Cutting—Tower-creek Cañon—ColumnRock—The Devil's Den—Tower Falls—TheDevil's Hoof—Mineral Springs—Mouth of Grand Cañon | [43] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Over Mount Washburn to Falls of the Yellowstone—Ascentof Mount Washburn—Extensive View—Steam Puffs—Elephant'sBack—Grand Cañon—Yellowstone Basin—TheThree Tetons—First View of Yellowstone Lake—MadisonMountains—Gallatin Range—Emigrant Peak—GeologicalHistory of the Yellowstone Basin—AncientVolcanic Action—Descent of Mount Washburn—Hell-brothSprings—The Devil's Caldron—Cascade Creek—TheDevil's Den—Crystal Cascade | [61] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| The Grand Cañon and the Falls of the Yellowstone—Descriptionof Grand Cañon—Descent into the Cañon—Historyof Grand Cañon—-Lower Falls—Upper Falls | [78] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| From the Falls to the Lake—River above the Falls—AlumCreek—Boiling Springs—Crater Hill—A Narrow Escape—TheLocomotive Jet—Sulphur Springs—Mud Puffs—NoVegetation—Temperature of Springs—Muddy Geyser—MudVolcano—Mud-sulphur Springs—The Grotto—TheGiant's Caldron—Movements of Muddy Geyser | [90] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Yellowstone Lake—Setting of the Lake—Shape of the Lake—Shoresof the Lake—Yellowstone Trout—Worms inTrout—Waterfowl—The Guide-bird—Fauna of YellowstoneBasin—Islands in the Lake—The First Explorers | [105] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Around the Yellowstone Lake—Hot Springs of PelicanCreek—Hot Springs of Steam Point—Fire Slashes—DifficultTravelling—Little Invulnerable—Poetry in theWilderness—Volcanic Peaks—Mounts Langford, Doane,and Stephenson—Brimstone Basin—Alum Creek—UpperYellowstone—Wind River Mountains—Valley of UpperYellowstone—The Five Forks—Bridger's Lake—YellowstoneMountains—Heart Lake—Madison Lake—MountSheridan—Flat Mountain—Bridger's "TwoOcean River"—A Companion lost—Lakes and Springs—HotSprings on the West Shore—Bridge Creek—DeadSprings—The Elephant's Back | [114] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Upper Geyser Basin—The Grand Geyser Region—FireholeRiver—Madison Lake—Mountains about the Lake—Cascades—TheGeysers—Old Faithful—The Bee-hive—TheGiantess—Castle Geyser—Grand Geyser—The Saw-mill—TheComet—The Grotto—The Pyramid—The PunchBowl—Black Sand Geyser—Riverside Geyser—The Fan—TheSentinels—Iron Spring Creek—Soda Geyser | [133] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Lower Geyser Basin—Down the Firehole—Prismatic HotSprings—The Cauldron—Old Spring Basins—The ConchSpring—Horn Geyser—Bath Spring—The Cavern—MudSprings—Thud Geyser—Fountain Geyser—Mud Pot—FissureSpring—White Dome Geyser—Bee-hive—Petrifaction—HotSpring Vegetation—Cold Spring—GeneralView of the Basin—The Twin Buttes—Fall of theFairies—Rainbow Spring | [162] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| Natural History of Geysers and other Thermal Springs—IcelandGeysers—History of The Geyser—The Strokr—Eruptionof the Geyser—Growth of the Geyser—Mechanismof Geysers—Artificial Geysers—Life and Death ofGeysers—Laugs—New Zealand Hot Springs—Te Tarata—HotSprings of the Waikato—Origin of MineralSprings—Chemistry of Mineral Springs | [180] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Mr. Everts's Thirty-seven Days of Peril—Lost—Loss ofHorse—Midnight Dangers—Starvation—Return to Lake—NoFood in the Midst of Plenty—Bessie Lake—ThistleRoots—Hunted by a Lion—Storms—First Fire—VainEfforts to find Food—Attempt to cross the Mountains—TheLost Shoe—Forest on Fire—Hallucination—Turnedback—The Doctor—Physiological Transformations—Descendingthe River—Loss of Lens—Discovery and Rescue | [199] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| Our National Park—The Yellowstone Reservation—Dr.Hayden's Report—Text of Act of Congress—Appointmentof Hon. N. P. Langford Superintendent of Park | [250] |