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height. It is one of the most conspicu- 

 ous features of the Black Hills region, 

 and since it rises above a rounded ridge 

 of sedimentary rocks that is about 600 

 ft. high, it may be seen in some directions 

 for nearly 100 mi. Except near the top 

 and near the base the sides are nearly 

 perpendicular and are strongly fluted 

 by great columns of igneous rock, which 

 are usually five-sided and average about 

 6 ft. in diameter. The top is elliptical 

 in outline, nearly flat, and varies from 

 60 to 100 ft. across. The tower has been 

 scaled by means of special apparatus, 

 but only at considerable risk. The 

 general public can ascend to near the 

 top of the base (a). 



Devil's Tower is located in Crook 

 County, Wyo., on the west bank of the 

 Belle Fourche River 9 mi. from the 

 Custer Battlefield Highway. The near- 

 est settlement is Tower, which may be 

 reached by stage or auto, 32 mi. from 

 Moorcroft, Wyo., a station on the 

 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway. 



*Shoshone Cavern National Monument. 

 The Shoshone Cavern National Monu- 

 ment includes 210 acres of rough moun- 

 tainous land lying on the north 

 face of Cedar Mountain about 3 mi. 

 east of the great Shoshone Dam in Park 

 County, Wyo. The cavern entrance is 

 located at the summit of the reef of rocks 

 at the head of a canyon, about 4 mi. 

 southwesterly from Cody, Wyo. The 

 passages are very intricate, so that a 

 trip through the cave should not be 

 undertaken without a competent guide, 

 with a supply of ropes and lamps. 



Guides can be employed at Cody, 

 Wyo., a station on the Chicago, Burling- 

 ton & Quincy Railway. One may go by 

 automobile or team to the foot of the 

 mountain, about two mi. from Cody, 

 and continue by the same means on a 

 graded road about one-third the way 

 up the mountain; from the end of this 

 road by foot or on horseback to within 

 100 ft. of the entrance to the cave. 



Reference: 



General Information regarding the 

 National Monuments. Dept. of the 

 Interior, Washington, D. Q. 



*Teton State Game Preserve]. (A2; 

 A3; B2; B3; C3.) Over 500,000 acres. 

 Part of the Teton National Forest, just 

 south of Yellowstone Park, extending 

 from the crest of Teton Mountains on the 

 west, to the Continental Divide south- 

 east of the Park. Chiefly mountain 

 coniferous forest, including grasslands, 

 sage brush, lakes and streams. Gently 

 rolling to rugged hills and precipitous 

 canyons and mountain sides. Chiefly 

 pine and spruce forests (Canadian zone), 

 but ranging from grassland and sage- 

 brush (Transition) along southern 

 border, to alpine meadows (Arctic 

 Alpine zone) near east and west ends. 

 Elk, deer, moose, bear, otter, game 

 fish and water birds. Altitude, 6500 to 

 13,700 ft. 



JacksonJ; 40 mi. north to (a) (h) 

 Moran||, which is located just inside of 

 preserve on Jackson Lake; pack-horse, 

 camp outfit**, for remote portions; (a) 

 and (w) easily accessible regions. Teton 

 County, Wyo. 



* Shoshone State Game Preserve]. (A2; 

 A3; B2; B3; C3.) Over 400,000 acres. 

 Part of the Shoshone National Forest, 

 east of the Yellowstone National Park 

 and south of North Fork Shoshone 

 River; otherwise bounded roughly by 

 east edge of Shoshone National Forest, 

 South Fork of Shoshone River, Deer 

 Creek, Absaraka Divide to Yount's 

 Pk., to Hawk's Rest Mountain, south 

 and west edge of Bridger Lake following 

 outlet to Yellowstone River, thence to 

 southern boundary of the Park. Moun- 

 tain coniferous forest, several ranges, 

 and mountains extending above timber 

 line; sagebrush and grasslands; Bridger 

 Lake, numerous small streams; head- 

 waters of S. fork of Shoshone R. Roll- 

 ing to sharply rough and precipitous. 

 Chiefly pine and spruce forests (Cana- 

 dian zone), but considerable areas of 

 subalpine coniferous forest and alpine 

 summits (Hudsonian, and Arctic-Al- 

 pine zone); borders on .grassland and 

 sagebrush (Transition zone) to the east. 

 7000 to 13,000 ft. 



CodyJ is the nearest P. O., 25 mi. 

 N.E.; north and east edge by auto or 



