WILD LIFE ACROSS THE WORLD 



Republic deserves well of his fellow-countrymen. 

 The Yellowstone Park compels the admiration of the 

 world. It was the outcome of a splendid inspiration, 

 and the idea has been carried out admirably. The 

 presence of the United States Regular Troops is a 

 sign that the individual may not lay his hands on 

 at least one piece of national property. 



The train arrived five hours late at Gardener 

 Station, which is close to the main entrance of the 

 Reserve. For the greater part of the way the journey 

 had been tiresome, through comparatively flat and 

 wholly uninteresting country. Only during the latter 

 stages did the scenery become at all picturesque. 



Five miles from the station, at Mammoth Hot 

 Springs, is a most excellent hotel, which I reached by 

 coach. Between the station and the hotel there is 

 a rise of over a thousand feet, the road climbing 

 upwards, with a raging torrent dashing down parallel 

 vvith it for the greater part of the way. The scenery 

 is magnificent, immense rocks towering above on all 

 sides. The famous geysers of the Yellowstone Park 

 have been described so often, and so much more 

 thoroughly and eloquently than it is in my power to 

 do, that I will not attempt the task. They have 

 a wonderful fascination for the visitor, and a man 

 could easily spend a week amongst them and still feel 

 inclined to put in another there. 



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