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Title: The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ...
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Williams, Henry T Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. Great Plains and desert. 1881
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad
Publisher: New York : Adams & Bishop
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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oper, is from 7,300 to 7,400. On a smallstream coming into the basin from the wes-t,about a quarter of a mile from the river, isa fine cascade 130 feet high. The river risesin a small lake to which the name MadisonLake is given. From here the trail runsdue east to Shoshone Lake, which is one ofthe sources of Snake River, giving origin to themain stream. From the Upper Geyser Basin to jNIadison Lake, is aboiU ten miles, and fromthis lake to the Shoshone Gevsers, the distanceis about four miles. Jlie trail is not veiy good,there being considerable fallen timber throughthe region to be traversed. Mount Bla<kmore.—T\\\^ mountain, pre-vious to 1872, was practically unnamed and un-known. It is situated in the heart of the Rocky:Mountains, in Montana Territory, and at itsbase are the sources of the Gallatin River, which, 353 Avith the Jefferson and INIadison Rivers, lielpform the mighty Missouri. It was discovei-ed by the Ilayden ExplorationParty of 1872, and received its name under the
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PALACE BUTTE. following circumstances: While camped atFort Ellis, and making ))reparations for the ex-plorations of the famous Yellowstone Expedition,the party was joined by JMr. William Black more,of London, one of Eng-lands scientific men. Withhim came his wife, who wasanxious to see some of thebeauties and wonders ofour famous YellowstoneNational Park. Thefatigue and hardships ofthe journey from Corinneto Pozeman, 600 miles ofstaging, proved too much.On arrival at Bozeman, shewas taken ill, and after asickness of but two days,slie died. Her grave lies atthe foot of a mountainrange, from which thererises a grand peak, stfind-ing np like a huge monu-ment to her memoiy. Tothis peak the party gave thename of Mt. Blackmore.The height above the sea is10,134 feet. The ascent isexceedingly difficult, andrequired over four daysby the party who succeed-ed, and the scene frcmthe summit is inexpress-ibly giand, and the fieldof vision is immense.Here a birds-eye view isgained of the GallatinRiv

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