TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Table of contents iii 



List of new Sliecies described vi 



List of illustrations and maps ix 



Letter to the Secretary 1 



• PART I. 



Keport of F. v. Hayden, United States geologist 12 



Chap. I. — Introductory chapter 13 



II. — Gallatin Valley ; Yellowstone Valley 2'6 



III. — From East Fork to the mining district on Clark's Fork and return ; 

 Yellowstone Valley and Hot Springs ; Geyser Basins and Madi- 

 son Ei ver 44 



IV. — Madison Valley ; Three Forks ; Gallatin Valley and Canon to 



source of river ; from Three Forks to Helena 6.') 



Report of N. P. Langford on the resources of Snake River Valley . .' 8') 



Means of access to the Yellowstone National Park by railroads, by R. Hering. .. 92 



Report of A. C. Peale 9'J 



Chap. I.— Colorado and Utah 100 



II.— Fort Ellis to Gardiner's River 108 



III. — Gardiner's River to Mud Volcanoes Yellowstone Valley 123 



IV. — Geyser Basins of Fire- Hole River 141 



v.— Madison Valley Geyser Basins to Gallatin City; Cherry Creek 



Mines 159 



VI. — Gallatin Valley ; Bozeman Creek ; Middle Creek ; Mount Black- 

 more, and West Gallatin River 167 



Catalogue of thermal springs 17,5 



Catalogue of minerals 179 



Catalogue of rocks 183 



Report of Frank H. Bradley, geologist 190 



Chap. I.— Wahsatch Mountains ; Ogden to Fort Hall , 192 



II. — Market Lake, Crater Buttes, T(5ton Mountains, Henry's Fork, Hen- 

 ry's Lake, Madison River, Geyser Basin, Reunion 208 



III. — Yellowstone Falls, Geyser Basins, Madison Lake, Shoshone Lake, 

 Mount Sheridan, head of Snake River, Jackson's Lake; return 



to Fort Hall 232 



IV. — Mount Sheridan, heads of Snake River, Falls River Pass, Jackson 



Lake, Glacier Lakes, Grand Canon of Snake River, Fort Hall. .. 250 

 Physical geography and agricultural resources of Minnesota, Dakota, and Ne- 

 braska, by C. Thomas 275 



Introductory remarks 277 



Physical geography 280 



Minnesota 297 



Dakota ' 303 



Nebraska : 308 



