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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.
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Bonded Abstracter
Loup City, - Nebraska.
Ouly set of Abstract books in county
S. A. ALLEN,
nEJl'TMST,
LOUP CITY. - - NEB.
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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- [
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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
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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taken by one of a party of friends, not
for publication, but kindly furnished at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.
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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
<nc viewed the grandeur of the Kep
ler falls in the Firehole river. At
this point gnats were very numerous
and troublesome.
We journeyed along the bank of
Cue Firehole river for several miles.
In some places this river is very
deep and peaceful and large trout
can be plainly seen in its depths,
while in other places it runs wi b
great rapidity and is cpiite shallow.
We next earoe to a summer camp of
the soldiers of Uncle Sam, and pro
ceeded inside the log cabin to again
register our party. While doing so,
we were asked by a young man
seated at one side of the room why
we were doing something which
might cause us to get into trouble,
and ou conversing with him, we
found that he had been arrested for
writing his name on Minerva terrace
at the Mammoth Hot Springs, and
for such indiscretion w»s t > 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
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LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.
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E. G. TAYLOR.
^DEALER IN**
HARDWARE
Furniture, Stoves and Tinware
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cutlery and furniture is complete and
our prices cannot fail to please.
Get our prices on steel ranges,
cook stoves, heaters etc., before
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