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Title: Campbell's new revised third edition complete guide and descriptive book of the Yellowstone Park
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Campbell, Reau
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Publisher: Chicago : H.E. Klamer
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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tain Barlow did notoverlook anything in this regard; he was wise. His peak is near the source ofthe Snake River. Captain Barlow was choice in picking out good peaks and mountains for dis-tinguished men; he named Mount Sheridan, Mount Humphreys and MountHancock. Raynolds Pass is named for Captain Raynolds, the explorer of 1859. LewisLake and River are named for Captain Lewis, of Lewis and Clark fame; theother two prominent names are those of the Gallatin Range and MadisonRiver. Old Jim Bridgers name is perpetuated in Bridger Lake, and BaronettPeak is in memory of the builder of the first bridge over the Yellowstone River. The Gardiner Rivers name is of ancient trapper and fur trader origin,coming from one Antoine Gardner, who was in business in this region in 1832. John Colter has a modest mountain in the southeast corner of the Park,and tis well, because every man that followed after, picked out, or his friendsand companions picked out for him, a peak or a creek to be called by his 61
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Copyright, 1902, Detroit Photographic Co. OLD FAITHFUL. name, and if the Park had been any smaller there would hardly have beenenough to go round. At any rate, Dr. Arnold Hague and Mr. Henry Gannettseem not to have been around while the United States Geological Surveywere handing out peaks. Still, many of the sturdy pioneers were entitled tohave their names applied as they have been, in memory of their courage andpertinacity, in finding their way through a curious, unexpL^red region duringweeks and months of tiresome trudging while their more effete followers ofto-day are sometimes aweary over a days ride. Yount Peak, named for an old.trapper, is more famous as the place of thesource of Yellowstone River. One of the earliest explorers, Al Conant, came near being drowned in acreek, and the incident was considered of sufficient importance to name thecreek. Dr. Hayden could not have chosen for himself, if he had been given theprivilege, anything nicer to bear his distinguished name than

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