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MAP OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 



surface are reflected all the tints of the rain- 

 bow. Morning-glory Spring, in form and color- 

 ing, is a perfect representation on a gigantic 

 scale of the flower it typifies. But perhaps 

 Emerald Spring, whose translucent green has 

 never been surpassed by the costliest emerald 

 that ever lent its charm to a monarch's crown, 

 is the gem of them all. In variety of coloring 

 and delicacy of structure, the craters of these 

 quiescent springs equal and in some cases even 

 surpass the craters of the geysers. A famous 

 traveler who has seen nature's wonders in every 

 part of the world says of them : 



Some of the most exquisitely beautiful objects 

 I have ever seen in any portion of the world are 

 the superbly-tinted caldrons of the Yellowstone. 



Lakes, Rivers and Falls. The Continental 

 Divide passes through the park in an irregular 

 line from the southeast to the northwest. The 

 region south and west of the Divide, compris- 

 ing a little less than one-fourth of the park, is 

 drained by the Snake River into the Columbia 

 and thence into the Pacific Ocean. The Gib- 

 bon, the Firehole and the Gallatin rivers unite 

 to form the Madison, which drains the western 

 part of the park into the Missouri; the eastern 



