Boetler killed the fine elk. The timbered ridge on that 
side of Alum Creek runs down to the brink of the Yellowstone 
river and the timber extends down about • to the banks of Alum 
Creek, Beyond the river, below the mouth of Alum Creek a low 
timbered ridge lies between the river end the extensive meadows 
beyond, after crossing Alum Creek over its mouth the trail 
is crowded up the steep slope of the timbered ridge but occ- 
asionally between that and the falls descends into the 
meadowed bottoms of small streams that come in from the west. 
The rocks, from Alum Creek to Cascade Creek are all dark 
and dark gray pitchs tones. ,J -he river is broad and sluggish 
above the rapids. There is a good ford just above the rapids. 
The bare whitish slopes on the opposite side of the River are 
blackened by slides of granulated pitchs tone. The timber is 
fine. The wagon trail exceedingly bad. Camped on the banks 
of Cascade Greek or rather the hill above it on the trail. 
On the Yellowstone opposite Crater Hills is a group of sage- 
caveredy partially covered with timber,- hills (mostly east 
faces) which are probably also of the lake bed formations. 
There are come large sage areas also opposite Mud Geyser. 
September 5. At Falls. 
Rained all day. Wrote notes, male maps, etc, Walked 
down to the upper falls in evening. Rock trachyte. Saw crystal 
falls. They are very fine. The photo does them poor justice. 
FALLS . 
Se pt emb er at F al 1 s . 
Early in the morning a party of four soldiers and a guide 
