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reached a settlement they sent back two experi- 

 enced men, who found him on the Upper Gardiner 

 River near the mountain that bears his name. 

 He had wandered for thirty-seven days, subsisting 

 on thistle roots, which he boiled in the springs. 

 He was without fire and kept from freezing at 

 night by sleeping near the hot springs. 



Twice he went five days without food and three 

 days without water. When found he was par- 

 tially deranged, but recovered. 



There is a road, some twelve miles in length, that 

 winds around Bunsen's Peak and by the Middle 

 Gardiner Caiion. This is one of the five canons of 

 the Park and it holds Osprey Falls, the second 

 largest in the Park. 



The hotel is excellent and is kept open the yeai 

 around. 



The acting superintendent of the Park (an 

 army officer) lives here, and there is quite a little 

 village clustered about the hotel and post. It is by 

 far the busiest place in the Park, and is interesting 

 the year around. In the winter, the antelope 

 gather here in great numbers and are fed on alfalfa 



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