Identifier: yellowstonenational00chit (find matches)
Title: The Yellowstone national park, historical and descriptive, illustrated with maps, views and portraits
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Chittenden, Hiram Martin, 1858-1917
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Publisher: Cincinnati : The R. Clarke company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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gs ofthe Park. The superstitious faith in the efficacy of min-eral waters to restore healthy which has characterizedmankind in all ages, caused the physically afflicted to hailthe discovery of this region as the promised fountain ofnew life. The first explorers to ascend the Gardiner in1871 found numbers of invalids encamped on its banks,where the hot waters from Mammoth Hot Springs enterthat stream: and it is recorded that they were mostemphatic in their favorable expressions in regard to theirsanitary effects/^ But this impression was very evanescent. No one nowgoes to the Park because of its mineral waters. Neverthe-less, it would be premature to assume that there is nomedicinal virtue in them. There is in the Park almostevery variety of mineral spring; there are abundant andluxurious waters for bathing; and it is not at all improb-able that the opportunities afforded in this region may yetbe utilized to the great advantage of the public* * For analysis of Park waters see page 219.
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Golden Gate Viaduct. CHAPTEH X. ROADS^ HOTELS AND TRANSrORTATION. The Park is a very extensive tract of country and itspoints of interest are widely separated from each other.The ordinary tour requires about 150 miles of travel andone weeks time. The question of ways and means ofmaking it in comfort is an all-important one; for if theroads are bad, the hotels ill-kept, or the transportationuncomfortable, the physical discomforts resulting detractlargely from the pleasure of a visit. The road system of the Park is designed to provide anentrance on each of the four sides, and to give access to allthe more important objects of interest. The mileage ofall the roads -within the original reservation is about 306miles; that of connecting roads in the forest reserves,built and maintained by the government, about 111 miles;making a total of 417 miles. This mileage may be ex-tended in the future, although it is the present policy notto multiply the roads, but to restrict them as much aspossible

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