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the brink of the falls one first views the steep slopes separ- 
Hted at the bottom far below by a silver thread of rushing 
water with its sides studded with minarets and spires and 
pinnacles and adorned with patches of red and yellow and 
purple he beholds Nature in her holiday attire, disclosing a 
union of sublimity and beauty that is without parallel. 
The youth of the country, the hardships which it has suffer- 
ed, the society which it keeps — these things, represented b}- 
elevation, volcanic eruption, ice and water erosion, contact of 
heat and vapor, of acid and water — these things have united 
to produce the "Wonderland of America." 
Note. — Relatively few people visit the park. More would 
probably go if they knew that the expense can be adapted to 
one's pocket-book. People wishing luxury will find the park 
hotels first-class and transportation comfortable at about ten 
dollars per day. Those wishing to be more economical can 
use the pleasant permanent camps and transportation furnish- 
ed by W. W. W3^1ie, Bozeman, Montana, for five dollars per 
day. 
Or one can organize a camping party himself and travel 
more cheaply, although teams in that region are expensive. 
At least one week is needed for "the tour." 
DUAL CHARACTER OF THE KINDERHOOK 
FAUNA. 
By Charles R. Keyes, Jefferson City, Mo. 
In the Mississippi valley the Kinderhook formation is com- 
monly considered as forming the basal part of the Carbonif- 
erous system. It is well developed at Burlington and other 
parts of southeastern Iowa. Farther southward along the 
Mississippi river it is also well exposed. In common with 
the several members of the Lower Carboniferous or "Subcar- 
boniferous" it stretches around the Ozark uplift to the west- 
ward and southwestward, probably reaching as far as north- 
western Arkansas. 
No single formation of the region has received more atten- 
tion than the Kinderhook. Ever since the formations of the 
