© when were the wonders of Yel- 
lowstone National Park first known to 
the world? — H. T. , 
A The Yellowstone region was orig- 
inally occupied by peaceful Sheepeater 
Indians. There are evidences that white 
trappers had entered the region as early 
as 1808, but the rumors of its wonders 
which from time to time reached the 
civilized world were given little cre- 
dence until Henry D. Washburn, sur- 
veyor general of Montana, published the 
St real account of it in 1870. In 1871 
the region was explored andmappedby 
the United States Geological and Geo- 
graphical Survey of the Territones. a^nd 
in 1872 Congress made it a national 
park. — 
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