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the smallest different impulse, follow the Gulf 

 Stream to where it sinks its identity in the North- 

 ern Sea. 



A foot, one way or the other, in its fall or 

 impulse, may separate it from its fellows by many 

 thousands of miles. 



As originally established, the Yellowstone Park 

 was 61 miles by 53 miles, an area of a little over 

 3,000 square miles. By later enactments and 

 proclamations it has been increased to 3,344 

 square miles. 



The present administration of the Park is tem- 

 porary. The breakdown of the political adminis- 

 trations led finally to the appointment of an army 

 officer as acting superintendent. This arrange- 

 ment, however, seems likely to become permanent, 

 except as to some details to which I shall refer 

 later. 



As a whole, the Yellowstone presents itself as a 

 vast plateau ranging from 6,500 to 8,000 feet 

 above sea level. It is hemmed in on the east by 

 the mighty barrier of the Absarokee Range that, 

 further south, is denominated the Wind River 



