Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... Grand Tour of the Park. The chief attractions of the grand tour comprise the Golden Gate, the Obsidian Cliffs, the Norris Geyser Basin, Virginia Canon and Cascades, the Grand Canon, and Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, the view from Mt. Washburn, Tower Falls, thence southward to Yellowstone Lake and Mud Geysers, Crater Hill, and Mary's Mountain road to Firehole or Middle Geyser Basin, the Excelsior and Upper Geyser Basin; and returning, Gibbon Falls, Gibbon Paint Pots, and Mt. Schurz, between the Middle and the Norris Geyser Basins. These places of interest are, with three unimportant exceptions, embraced within the round trip of the stages, which run daily from about June 15 to October 1. The roads, which have been admirably constructed, and are kept in remarkably good condition, considering the small amount annually appropriated by Congress for the maintenance of the Park, have been laid out with a view to rendering it practicable to visit all the points of especial interest without traversing the same road twice. While this desirable end has not yet been fully attained, its accomplishment is proceeding rapidly. During the summer of 1889, for example, will be commenced a road from the Great Falls by way of the Canon and Tower Falls to Yancey's, on the Cook City road. This will save many miles of doubling, and allow a longer time than heretofore at places of transcendent interest. The starting-point for the grand tour is Mammoth Hot Springs. While stop-over privileges are granted at all points where hotel accommodations are provided, and opportunity is afforded for special excursions to such objects of interest as can not conveniently be embraced within the regular tour, there is nothing to be gained, but, on the...
