Loup ' stern. \ VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY. .NEBRASKA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2(>, PPM. NUMBER 15 Professional Cards AARON WALL Lawyer Practices in all Courts Loup City, Neb. ROBT.P. STARR Attorney-at-Law, LOUP CITY. IIEBRRSKR. w J. FISHER, Attornij at law and Notary Public. Will Defend la Foreclosure Cum ax so do ▲ General Real Estate Business. LOW CITY, KIUBAIKA. ,ji. //..«/;./« Bonded Abstracter Loup City, - Nebraska. Ouly set of Abstract books in county S. A. ALLEN, nEJl'TMST, LOUP CITY. - - NEB. _ OFFICE —One door east of St. Flmo j Hotel. My equippment is modern and j my prices will be as low as can be ex- [ pected for <»ood work. 1 would be pleased j to have you call Open • veilings. In a dental operation the main consider. * atlon Is the result. The pain is greatly modified by modern equippment. Dr. a. R NORTON, Veterinary Surgeon and HORSE DENTIST. OFFICE.— At my new residence second ; door east ot opera house. LOUP CITY. : - . NEBRASKA. j philo Spyder Contractor a nil Builder I Estimates Furnished On Short Notice Loup City, Nebraska. JACOB ALBERS, AUCTIONEER,; Loup City. Neb I have had twenty years of Ex perience and 1 am sure that I can give you satisfaction. Try me. F. E. Brewer Will insure you in the St. Paul Fire Marine, Continental, Springfield, or National Ins. Co.’s Also, Takes Orders for TREES and SCHOOL SUPPLIES Lour City, * Nebraska. City Dray AND Transfer Line. J. W. & A. T. Conger, Props All kinds of hauling will be given prompt Attention and will make a specialty of moving household good. We solicit your patronage. LOUP CITY, - - • NEBRASKA. FIRST CLASS Livery a°' Feed Stable Loup City, Nebraska. J. 11. DRAPER. Prop Sp cial Service given to the travel lag trade. INTERESTING TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE PARK The Beauties and Wonders of the Famous Govern ment Garden. [ The following intensely interesting trip to Yellowstone Park is from notes taken by one of a party of friends, not for publication, but kindly furnished at the editor’s e rnest and persistent solic itation, and only then with all personal mention eliminated. Thanks,— En.| At 9:45 we started on the Yellow stone Park railroad, skirting the Yellowstone river the entire distance and patsing successively through Yellowstone canon, Paradise valley, and Yankee Jim’s canon. Shortly after emerging from Yankee Jim’s canon, on the right of the train, we saw Devil's Slide, which is down the aide of the Cinnabar mountain, some 1U0 feet wide and 1900 feet high. At 11 o’clock, we arrived at Cinna bar, where we lett tbe train and was there met in ttie wagons, in which our party was to make the trip. After partaking of an excellent din ner, we climbed into a three-seated mountain wagon, with canopy cover ing, while the gentleman who was to be our cook on the journey mounted the high seat of aStudebaker wagon, with its large 4-tcch-iired wheels, and which contained tents, tots, bed ding, camp chairs, sheet iron stove and our feed for the trip, called the “grub’’ wagon, and which we found before tbe completion of our trip to be quite an important factor to a comfortable journey through „tbc park. Our first stop was at Gardiner. This is a small town of a few stores aDd eight saloons, all of which are located on the opposite side of the street from the wire fence construct ed at this point along the edge of the park. An immense stone arch is now being built at the entrance, which arch is located a short distance south of the railroad depot, a build ing made entirely of pine logs, and the covered sheds along which tbe passengers are unloaded is supported by single immense logo in tbe center, with a dependent log roof above, covered with shingles, which with all hewn ends of logs are painted a bright green, the logs themselves being covered with tbeir natural bark, making a very pretty iflfect. On entering the park, we drove along the-characteristically fine gov ernment road, which is a model of road building throughout the entire trip, and at once passed into the Gardiner canon, skirting the Gardi ner river for about three miles. While driving along the canon we saw the Eagle’s nest, parched on the pinnacle of a precipitous rock, sev eral hundred feet in height, and a few minutes later we saw Mt. Evert, about one mile in height by three miles in length. A little farther, as we were beginning to climb the hill, we saw the boiling river that enters Gardiner This boiling river comes out of the rocks in a spring like fashion and is supposed to be the overflow from the Mammoth Hot Springs, which a couple of miles away. Our next point of interest was Fort Yellowstone, where we register ed our entire party, a doty which is expected from all who enter or leave the park. This is the military head quarters of the park and it is said there sre 250 soldiers stationed in the park. We here came to a nice little plateau on which are located numerous buildings of the fort, and the Mammoth Hot Springs hotel, and also the headquarters for ’lie “hurry-up" wagons, which the trans portation company use to “whisk” their passengers around the en tire park in five and one half days. i The hotels are nearly all four-story wooden structures, capable of caring for several hundred tourists at a time, and are said to contain all the modern appliances and improve ments. Immediately beyond the hotel we oau.e to Liberty Gap, said to be an extinct hot spring cone, about 50 feet in height and about (Jo feet in circumference at the base. Some hundred feet away and at the foot of the terrace, is another similar eone, called the Devil’s Thumb, which is considerably smaller than Libert) Gap. We then came to Minerva Terrace, a mass of deposit of carbonate of lime from the cooling of the hot spring on the summit. Here also are Pulpit and Jupiter terraces, and a little further along is Angel ter race. As we drove along, we passed Bunson’s Peak on our left and finally cutne to the Silver Gate, which was i made in the cuttir.g of the road through the rocks at this point, which, owing to the numerous points of rock sticking up, is named the Hoodoos. About a mile further, we came to Golden Gate, which is caused by the road having been cut out. of the face of the cliff, winding along the west of the Gardiner river affording a fine view of Rustic Falls. The rock here is red aod golden in color, and it is • aid that a mile of road at this point cost the government $30,000. Some few hundred feet past Gold en (late, we came out on Swan Lake flats, and we drove to the left and secured a drink from the cold spring. Continuing our journey fora couple cf mile*, we came to Willow Creek, v.he,, wo pi cued our first camp. | While the boys were pitching our 1 tents and preparing supper, some of us tried our hands at fishing for trout. Some caught on, but yours truly, had fisherman's luck. After an excellent supper, to which all did justice, we, built a roaiing camp fire, around which wc all gathered, und passed the evening in story and song. Retiring to our tents, and with heavy blankets for covering, besides heavy quilts, we were awakened oftcu with cold, although it was but littlo past midsummer, the weather being in tensely cold. uur ursi poiui visiieo nexc morn ing, was the Appolloaaris spring, lo cated ia the forest to the left of the road. Some ot the ladies upon tasting of the water made very wry faces and drank but little. A couple of miles brought us to the Obsidian Cliff, ths composition of which is a kind of volcanic glass, black as coal and hard as flint. The road ovar which we traveled at the foot of this cliff is hewn out of this native glass. To the right of this point is a small lake, named Beaver lake on account of its being caused bv beavers build ing a dam across Obsidian creek at this point. On the left of the road we saw Roaring Mountain, near the summit of which can be seen numer. ous points ejecting steam. A half mile away we saw the Twin lakes, the first of which is a rich emerald hue, while the second is a deep blue, A mile and a half further and we gazed upon the Devil’s Frying Pan. a sizzling hot pool, with an ancient egg smell not conducive to extended investigation. A couple of miles and the Norris Geyser basin was reached, where our guide again reg istered our party, while we took in the beauties of the Black Growler, Twentieth Centurv, Congress, New Crater, Monarch and Slum Kettle geysers, some small paint pots and formations, which occupied an hour or more of time, when we again climbed into the wagon and drove through Elk park to the entrance of Gibbon canon, where we stopped t»j dinner. We then skirted Gibbon river through the canon, which was a delightful drive and full of iulerest. In many place# the river has a fall of (§0 to l‘K) ft et to ttie mile, and tin onlooker is tilled with i s rushing grandeur. After drinking at. Iiou spring, the waters ol which have a ta*te not unlike that of Appollouans, wo soon came to Gibbon Falls. 100 feet in height with a }K-aceful rivei |t*low. Continuing on, we passed the lunch station of the W \' Camping company, at a point when the cut ( II road leads to Riverside, and after a ride of some miles thro’ a dense pine forest, struck the main toad from Riverside anti Monida, on the hank# of the Firehole river. A few hundred yards from this point be take n to the entrance and ejected from il « park. A lia'f mile Further on we camped for the night ori the batiks of the Nes Perces river. Next morning we drove a mile and a half to the Fountain hotel, near which we saw our lirst bear. We then went to the Fountain geyser and after a wait of about two hours were rewarded by seeing it play. This geyser throws hot water to a height of 50 to 70 feet once evert four hours, the eruption continuing from seven to ten minutes. A short distance further to the right of the road is the Mammoth Paint Pots, an irregular shaped basin about 40 feet wide and 00 feet long, containing mud of paint like consistency in a ; state of ebulition. At numerous points the mud boilBup with a hoarse •• piop piop, anu nmoius rose anu ; lily shaped masses of exquisite beau ty and color. Passing on we came j to the Excelsior geyser, the crater of; which is 203 by 300 feet, srnl about an average depth of 30 feet. This crater is on the west bank of the Firehole river, into which it pours thousands of gallons of water hourly. On top of this formation, above the geyser, is found Prismatic lake, which is said to be the largest lake of boiling water in the world. The colors of its water are exquisite and varied and justly entitle its name. After a look at Turquoise spring, we soon reached Hiscuit basin. Here we crossed Firehole river on a foot bridge. The most interesting objects at this point were Sapliire pool, with the biscuit like formation surround ing it; Hlack Pearl, from the pearl like ornaments surrounding; Silver Globe, from the silvsry bubbles of gas constantly rising from its clear depths; with several other small gey st i s and pools, each having some particular sty le of beauty. A little after 1 o’clock, we camped in Ut« tipper Geyer basin, about 400 feet east of Old Faithful. This basin boasts of about twenty active gey sers and 30o hot pools and springs, but space requires that description of this wonderful region lie restricted i he hot pool most striking my fancy was the Morning Glory, a clear pool of hot water of a rich blue tint, as perfectly formed as its name implies. After lunch, we drove back to River side geyser, and had pleasure of wit i.t: sii g one of Us eruptions, in which (Continued on eijriith pas*.) • CONHISER’S % *?thez» The pooulaf Up to-Date EMPORIUM -F O K Fancy and Toilet Articles, Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishings DRY GOODS, HATS. GAPS, SHOES AND GROCERIES All Goods Strictly First Class *S-PIIOXE O 7^Jft W. R. MELLOR LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Buys, Sells and Rents TATE RESIDENT AGENT FORK. & M. LANDS AND LINCOLN LAND CO. TOWN LOTS. BOUGHT AT THE JB. & M. Elevators MCALPINE, LOUP CITY, SCHAUPP SIDING, ASHTON AND FARWELL. Coal for Sale at Loup City and Asltoi Will Boy HOGS AT SCHAUPP SIDING AND FARWELL Call and see our coal and get prices on grain. E. G. TAYLOR. ^DEALER IN** HARDWARE Furniture, Stoves and Tinware My stock of shelf hardware, tinware, guns, cutlery and furniture is complete and our prices cannot fail to please. Get our prices on steel ranges, cook stoves, heaters etc., before you buy. We can save you mon ey on these articles. 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