INDEX
Reading edition
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Absaroka Indians, 68, 74, 86
Absaroka Pass, 184, 298
Absaroka Range, 30, 42 ff., 96, 101, 104
Adams, Robert, Jr., 138
Albright, Supt. Horace M., 211, 270 ff.
Alder Gulch, 102;
gold found, 104, 161
Allard Bison Herd, 258
Allen, Dr. Eugene T., 264
Allen, G. N., 138
Alter, J. Cecil, 79
Alum Creek, 113, 181, 211
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 227
American Association of Museums, 272
American Fur Company, 94, 108
American Game Protective and Propagation Association, 225
American Journal of Science and Arts, 139
Amethyst Mountain, 104
Anderson, Capt. George S., 206, 210, 248, 260
Anderson, Ole, 216
Anthony, Sen. H. B., 140
Arbor Day, 229
Architectural Fountain Geyser, 139
Arickara Indians, 37, 61
Arnold, A. J., 172 ff.
Arthur, Pres. Chester A., 192 ff.
Ashley, Gen. William H., 81, 92
Astorians, 34
Atlantic Creek, 72, 296
Atwood, W. W., 270
Austin, ——, 103
B
Bach, E. W., 201
Baggley, George F., 273
Baker, Sergt. William, 121
Bannock Indians, 59;
description, 65, 86 ff.;
trail, 88;
defeat, 157
Barlow, Capt. J. W., survey, 137 ff.
Baronett, C. J., 105;
rescued Everts, 134;
bridge, 184;
road, 208
Bauer, Dr. C. Max, 270
Beaman, J. W., 138
Bear Paw Mountains, 187, 190
Bear River, 110
Beartooth Range, 30
“Beaver Dick” (Richard Leigh), 283
Bechler River, 27, 259
Beehive Geyser, 131, 197
Biddle, Lake, 292
Biddle, Nicholas, 50, 285, 290
Big Game Ridge, 47, 296
Big Hole, battle of, 170 ff., 180, 187
Bigfoot, Chief, 156
Bighorn Basin, 88, 112
Bighorn River, 32, 37, 42 ff., 55, 68, 290
Bison Peak, 261
Bitter Root Range, 67, 102, 170
Blackfeet Indians, 37;
attack Colter, 52 ff.;
description, 67, 74, 88, 98
Black Kettle’s village, 157
Blacks Fork of Green River, 108
311
Blaine, Sen. James G., 136
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 28
Bonneville, Capt. B. L. E., 99;
describes bison, 153; 232
Boone and Crockett Club, 235
Bottler, Frederick, 105;
stock range, 162;
ranch, 180
Boutelle, Capt. F. A., 268
Bowles, Samuel, 226
Bozeman, John, 158
Bozeman, Montana, 117, 138, 142, 176, 180, 205
Bozeman Pass, 55
Bozeman Trail, 161
Bradbury, John, 57
Brackenridge, Henry M., 37, 57 ff.
Bridger, James (Jim), 80, 98, 101;
ancestors, 106;
description, 106 ff.;
nicknames for, 110;
Indian wives, 110;
tall tales, 110 ff.;
death of, 115, 283
Brooks Lake, 44
Brothers, Henry J., 217
Bryant, Dr. Harold, 270
“Buckskin Charley,” (Charles Marble), 198, 283
Buffalo Ranch, 87
Bumpus, Dr. Hermon C., 270
Burgess, Felix, 247
Burlington Route, 202
Burns, A. E., 247
C
Cabeza de Vaca, description of bison, 153
Cache Creek, 104
California, 141;
climate of, 239;
University of, 270
Camas Creek, 94
Campfire Club of America, 235
Canyon Creek, Nez Percé fight Seventh Cavalry, 185, 186
Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory, 264
Carpenter, Frank, 172 ff.
Carpenter, Ida, 172
Carpenter, Robert E., 205, 244
Carrington, Campbell, 138, 139
Carrington, Henry B., 110
Carson, Kit, 285
Cassidy, “Butch,” 163
Castle Geyser, 131
Catholic Church, 174;
services, 217
Catlin, George, 144, 221 ff.
Cauliflower Geyser, 251
Cheyenne Indians, description, 70, 157, 187
Chicago Journal, 139
Chicken Ridge, 47, 296
Child, H. W., 201
Chittenden, Hiram M., 210
Chittenden Road, 210
Chivington, Col. J. M., 157
Cinnabar, 199 ff., 259
Civil War, 103, 120, 153, 157
Claggett, William H., 137;
sponsored Park Bill, 140 ff.
Clark, Dr. Dan E., 162
Clark, Capt. Philo, 193
Clark, William, 42 ff.;
Colter reports to, 50, 57, 285 ff.
Clarks Fork, 42, 50, 88, 184, 259, 286, 290, 298
Clearwater River, 35;
battle of, 169
Clematis Gulch, 182, 202
Cody, William F. “Buffalo Bill,” 151;
nickname, 153;
description, 233
Coffeen, Hon. Henry H., 208
Cole, Sen. Cornelius, 140
Colter, John, ancestors, 35 ff.;
joins Lisa, 37;
discovery of Park, 38 ff.;
attacked by Blackfeet, 52;
guide for Henry, 56;
reaches St. Louis, 57, 100;
route, 283 ff.
Colter Creek, 36
Colter’s Hell, 40, 45, 50, 291
Colter’s Peak, 58
Colville Reservation, 191
Community Chapel, 217
Condon, David de L., 270
Conger, Patrick A., 242
Conness, Sen. John, 225
312
Connor, Col. Patrick, 157
Conservation, 217 ff., 225;
Pres. Roosevelt’s Governor’s Conference, 229
Continental Divide, 25, 37, 45;
Colter crossed, 47, 99, 102, 118, 163, 259, 296
Cook, Charles W., 116, 118
Cooke, Montana, 208, 247, 259
Coronado, Francisco, 153
Cottage Hotel, 205
Counter, Hub, 196
Cowan, George F., 172 ff., 283
Cowan, Mrs. George F., describes Chief Joseph, 174
Crampton, Louis C., 211
Crazy Horse, Chief, 158, 162
Creamer, Phil, 106
Crook, Gen. George, 158
Crosby, Gov. John S., 193, 243
Crow Indians, 37, 54, 59, 86, 88, 104, 150, 184 ff., 240
Custer, Col. George A., 152, 157;
defeated, 158
Cougar Creek, 88
D
Davis, A. J., 162
Dawes, Chester M., 138
Dawes, Hon. Henry L., 138;
backed Park Bill, 141 ff.
Day, Dr. Arthur L., 264
Dead Indian Creek, 42, 50, 286, 298
Dedicatory Act, 144, 146, 202, 227, 230, 245
DeLacy, Walter W., 102 ff.;
his map, 121
Delano, Columbus, 139, 142
DeMaris Mineral Springs, 286
Devil’s Den, 122
Devil’s Hoof, 122
Devil’s Inkwell, 122
Devil’s Kitchen, 122
Devil’s Slide, 122
Diamond City, Montana, 116 ff.
Dickson, John, 35 ff.
Dietrich, Richard, 180 ff.
Dingee, William, 172 ff.
Dixon, George B., 138
Doane, Lieut. Gustavus C., 121;
description of Old Faithful Geyser, 130;
with Hayden, 138, 164;
in pursuit of Nez Percé, 178 ff.
Dot Island, 207
Dragons Mouth, 45, 50, 124, 298
Driggs, Dr. Howard R., 144
Duncan, J. W., 138
Duncan, L., 180
Dunnell, Hon. Mark H., 141
Dunraven, Earl of, 80, 85, 151 ff.;
describes horse thieves, 164;
hunting, 233 ff.;
praises Park, 278
Dutcher, Mary, 234
Dutcher, Willard, 233
E
Eagle Blanket, Nez Percé, 168
Eagle Peak, 25
East Entrance, 202, 210
Eaton, Howard, 195;
trail, 195, 215
Ee-dah-how (Idaho), 27
Edmunds, Sen. George F., 140
Elk Thistle, 127;
see Everts Thistle, 128
Elk-Wapiti Creek, 47, 296
Elliott, Henry W., 137, 139
Emerald Pool, 131
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 222, 223
Emigrant Gulch, 105
Ericson, Leif, 30
Eustis Lake, 292
Everts Thistle, 128
Everts, Truman C., 120 ff.;
lost in Park, 126 ff.;
visit to Washington, D.C., 137, 283
F
Fairweather, William, 104
Falcon Creek, 296
Fall River, 259, 276
Fan Geyser, 131
Farcy, Sheriff, 193
Fee, Chester A., 177
Fergus, James, 162
313
Ferris, Warren A., 68;
describes geysers, 94, 100
Fetterman Massacre, 161
Firehole Basin, 98, 102, 129
Firehole Canyon, 210
Firehole Hotel, 204
Firehole River, 105, 118;
Nez Percé camp, 172, 200 ff., 227
Fisher, Capt. S. G., 177
Fishhawk Creek, 296,
Fishing Bridge, 26, 86, 87, 210;
museum, 273
Flat Mountain Arm, 47, 296
Flathead Indians, 59;
description, 66 ff.
Foller, August, 180 ff.
Folsom, David E., 116;
proposed park idea, 118, 142;
assistant superintendent, 240
Folsom-Cook-Peterson party, 30;
exploration, 116 ff.
Ford, R. S., 162
Forest fires, 253 ff.
Forest and Stream, 206, 242, 247 ff.
Forsyth, Lieut. William W., 247
Fort Bridger, 108
Fort Ellis, 121 ff., 138, 172
Fort Hall, 96, 99;
Bannock Reservation, 157
Fort Henry, founded, 32;
visited by Astorians, 34
Fort Laramie National Park, 83, 233
Fort Lisa (Manuel’s Fort, Fort Raymond), 37, 41 ff., 54 ff., 286
Fort Mandan, 31
Fort Yellowstone, 242, 266
Fossil, 296
Fountain Geyser, 205
Fountain House, 205
Freeman, L. M., 105
G
Gallatin Range, 30, 32, 88, 291
Gallatin River, 26, 52, 94, 291
Gallatin Valley, 100
Game Ranch, 87
Gap Creek, 286
Gardiner, Montana, 199, 200, 274
Gardner, Johnson, 98
Gardner Hole, 98
Gardner River, 67, 86 ff., 122, 138
Garfield, Thomas, 247
Garrison, L. A., 12, 274, 279
Gass, Patrick, 31
Gentian Pool, 131
George, James (“Yankee Jim”), 198, 283
Giant Geyser, 130
Giantess Geyser, 105, 130
Gibbon, Gen. John, 170
Gibbon Canyon, 210
Gibbon Falls, 210
Gibbon River, 131, 227
Gilbert, Col. Charles C., 178
Gillette, Warren C., 120
Glass, Hugh, 106
Goff, ——, 200
Golden Gate, 210
Gold seekers, 101
Good, James W., 211
Goodnight Bison Herd, 258
Gore, Sir George, 154
Graham and Klamer, 204
Grand Canyon National Park, 211, 268
Grand Geyser, 130 ff.
Grand Loop Highway, 127, 195, 210, 214
Grand Prismatic Spring, 98, 131
Grand Teton National Park, 83, 274
Grant, Brogan, and Lycan, 195
Grant, John, 162
Grant, Madison, 233
Grant, Pres. Ulysses S., 142
Great Salt Lake, 110
Green River, 45, 81, 163
Green River Valley, 66, 81
Gregory, Col. J. F., 193
Grinnell, George Bird, 242
Grizzly Lake, 261
Gros Ventre Indians, 69
Grotto Geyser, 130, 131
Guernsey Lake National Park, 83
Gunnison, Capt. J. W., 114
314
H
Hague, Dr. Arnold, 25
Hall, A. F., 270
Hamilton, Charles A., stores, 217
Hamilton, William, 104
Hancock, Forest, 35, 36
Harper’s Magazine, 120
Harrington, Ed., 163;
see Trafton, Edward
Harris, Moses (“Black”), 100
Harris, Capt. Moses, 246;
report of robbery, 250, 266
Harrison, Pres. Benjamin, 228
Hart Mountain, 184
Hauser, Samuel T., 120 ff., 137, 163
Hayden, Carl, 211
Hayden, Dr. Ferdinand V., 102 ff.;
praise of Bridger, 112;
hears Langford, 136 ff.;
expedition, 138 ff.
Hayden Valley, 26, 45, 50;
rendezvous, 81;
bison ranch, 258, 288, 298
Hayes Act, 246
Haynes, Frank Jay, 193, 200;
first studio, 216;
arrested poacher, 247
Haynes, Jack Ellis, 200, 241, 270
Heart Lake, 239
Hedges, Cornelius, 120 ff.;
quoted, 129;
proposed park idea, 132 ff., 142, 144
Hegley, C. DeV., 138
Helena, Montana, 102, 121, 184
Helena Daily Herald, 132, 136, 142
Helena Independent, 259
Helena tourists, 180 ff.
Hellbroth Springs, 122
Hell Roaring Mountain, 122
Hellroaring Creek, 261
Hells Half Acre, 122
Henderson, Bart, 105
Henderson, Walter L., 205
Henderson’s Ranch, 178
Henry, Major Andrew, 32 ff., 56, 92, 106, 291
Henrys Fork of Snake River, 88, 96, 291
Henrys Lake, 32, 88, 238
Hobart, C. T., 204
Hofer, Thomas Elwood, 198, 247
Hoffman, W., 201
Holm Transportation Company, 202
Hoodoo Creek region, 105, 240
Horseshow Cattle Company, 162
Hospital, 217
Hotels, 202 ff.
Hough, Emerson, 247
Hough, Franklin B., 228
Howard Eaton Trail, 195, 215
Howard, Gen. Oliver O., 166;
pursues Nez Percé, 169 ff.;
at Big Hole, 170;
at Henrys Lake, 178;
in Lamar Valley, 184 ff.
Howell, Ed, 247
Huntley, Child, and Bach, 201
Huntley, Silas S., 201
Huth, Dr. Hans, 226
I
Idaho, 102, 128, 160 ff.;
irrigation interests, 259;
entrance desired, 276
Improvement Company, 244
Index Peak, 104
Indian Creek, 86, 88
Innocents (Henry Plummer’s gang), 163
Irving, Washington, 40, 45
Isa Lake, 27
J
Jackson, “Teton,” 163
Jackson, William H., photographs, 139
Jackson Hole, 51, 96, 102, 202, 235
Jackson Lake, 44, 99, 210
Jacobs, John, 158
James, Thomas, 55 ff.
James, William, 250
Jamestown, 152
Jefferson, Pres. Thomas, 28, 221
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, 83
Jefferson River, 26, 41, 52
Jenny, Indian wife of “Beaver Dick,” 238
315
Jones, W. A., 86
Jordan and Howell, 195
Joseph, Chief, 148 ff.;
promise to father, 165;
description, 166;
flight, 170 ff.;
surrender, 189;
death, 191, 283
Joseph, Old Chief, 165 ff.
K
Kenck, Charles, 180;
killed, 181;
buried, 182
Kent, Hon. William, 266
Kingman, Capt. D. C., 210
Kingsley, Mary, quoted, 233
Kipling, Rudyard, quoted, 241;
poem, 281 ff.
Kittams, Walter H., 235
Klamer, Henry E., 216
Kohrs, Conrad, 162
L
Lacey, John F., 233
Lacey Act, 246
Lake Biddle, 44
Lake Eustis, 45
Lake Hotel, 250
Lamar Creek, 86, 88
Lamar River, 27, 50, 86, 88, 117, 139;
Nez Percé flight, 184 ff., 238, 298
Lamar Unit or Buffalo Ranch, 258
Lamar Valley, 104
Lane, Franklin K., Secretary of the Interior, 264;
report of, 267
Langford, Nathaniel P., 118 ff.;
quoted, 129;
comment on Hedges’ remarks, 132;
lectures, 134;
advocacy of Park idea, 136 ff., 144, 164;
made superintendent of Park, 238
LaNoue, Francis D., 273
Lapwai, 36;
Indian Reservation, 166, 188
Larocque, Antoine, 31
Lava Creek, 86, 88, 296
Leigh, Richard (“Beaver Dick”), 238, 283
Leitner, William B., 138
Lewis and Clark, missed Yellowstone Park, 31 ff.; 41, 71, 165, 232;
journals, 285
Lewis Lake, 98, 102
Lewis, Meriwether, 35, 57
Lewis, Samuel, 285 ff.;
concealed map, 296
Libby, Rube, 104
Lincoln, Pres. Abraham, 225
Lincoln, Robert T., 191
Lindsley, C. A., 266, 273
Lion Geyser, 131
Lisa, Manuel, meets Colter, 36 ff., 56
Literary Messenger, 96
Little Bighorn, battle of, 152 ff.
Little Bighorn River, 158
Little Plume, Chief, 150
Little Rosebud River, 184
Livingston, Montana, William Clark party, 31, 217
Livingston Post, 259
Livingston, Robert, 28
Logan, William B., 138
London Times, 142
Looking Class, Chief, 189
Lord, Cecil A., 212
Louisiana Purchase, 27
L’Ouverture, Toussaint, 28
Lower Falls of Yellowstone, 26
Lower Geyser Basin, 86 ff., 102;
Folsom party, 118;
Marshall House, 200 ff., 246
Lower Yellowstone River, 104
Ludlow, William, 242
Lynx Creek, 296
Lystrup, Herbert T., 264
M
Madison Junction, 118;
Washburn camp, 131, 144, 172;
museum, 273
Madison River, 26, 32, 52;
Bannock route, 88 ff., 101, 102;
Nez Percé flight, 170, 181
Madison River Valley, 162 ff., 291
Mann, Charles, 172, 174
316
Many Wounds, 89
Mammoth Hot Springs, 88, 122;
Hayden’s visit, 138, 181 ff., 198, 205, 208;
stores built, 216, 235, 241;
museum, 273
Map of 1814, 41 ff., 285 ff.
Maple Creek, 88
Marble, Charles, 198
Marias River Valley, 67
Marler, George, 264
Marsh, George P., 223
Marshall, J. W., 200
Marshall and Goff, 203
Mary Mountain, 85, 173, 204, 208
Mather, Stephen Tyng, 264 ff.;
founded National Park Service, 269;
monument to, 277
Matthews, Larry, 199 ff.
Maximilian, Prince of Wied, 154
McBride, James, 273
McCartney, James C., 182 ff.;
hotel, 202
McConnell, Pvt. George W., 121
McGuirck, Matthew, 203
McIntyre, Robert N., 12, 272
McKenzie, Kenneth, 68
Meek, Joe, 78, 93
Meldrum, Hon. John W., 248
Menard, Pierre, 56
Midway Geyser Basin, 87
Miles, Col. Nelson A., 158;
pursuit of Nez Percé, 186 ff.
Miller, F. W., 270
Miller Creek, 85 ff.
Minaret Falls, 122
Ming, John, 162
Minnetaree Indian Village, 56
Missouri Fur Company, 32, 37;
Bridger joins, 108
Missouri River, 31, 71, 137, 155;
Nez Percé cross, 186, 223
Mitsiadazi, Minnetaree for Yellowstone, 31
Monarch Geyser, 198
Monida and Yellowstone Stage Line, 202
Monroe, James, 29
Montana, meaning of, 70;
gold miners, 102;
camps, 103, 157 ff., 186, 243;
penitentiary, 250, 258, 260
Montana Post, 116
Monument Geyser Basin, 240
Moran, Thomas, 137, 139
Morgan, George W., 142
Mormons, 157, 217
Morning Glory Pool, 131
Morton, J. Sterling, 229
Mount Holmes, 86, 88;
fire lookout, 253
Mount Washburn, 123, 176, 210;
fire lookout, 253
Mud Volcano, 25, 50;
Washburn’s visit to, 124, 176, 180, 184, 298
Muir, John, quoted, 145, 222;
praises soldiers, 262
Murdock, Nelson, 274
Murphy, Con, 164
Myers, Henry, 172
N
National Association of Audubon Societies, 235
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, 230
National Forest Service, 229
National Park Service, 211, 217;
director of, 265 ff.;
praised by visitors, 272;
research and education, 270, 274, 277
Naturalist Division, 270 ff.
New York Tribune, 120
New York Zoological Society, 225, 226
Nez Percé Creek, 85, 173 ff., 200
Nez Percé Indians, 66, 89;
befriended Lewis and Clark, 165 ff.;
in flight, 170 ff.;
surrender, 189
Nichols, William M., 215
Noble, John W., 228
Norris Geyser Basin, 86, 87, 198, 200 ff.;
visited by Langford, 239, 246;
trapping in, 247
Norris Museum, 273
Norris, Philetus W., 85, 91;
found trapper initials, 92;
annual report, 202;
road building, 208, 236, 240 ff.
North American Cattle Company, 162
North Entrance Gate, 200, 201
Northeast Entrance, 212
317
Northern Pacific Railroad, 199 ff., 259
O
Oastler, Frank R., 270
Obsidian Cliff, 86;
Bridger story, 113, 208
Ogallala, Nebraska, 159 ff.
Ogdens Hole, 81
Old Faithful Geyser, 29;
named, 129 ff., 197;
abuse of, 251
Old Faithful Inn, 199, 205, 264
Old Faithful Station, 210
Oldham, Albert, 172, 174, 178
Omaha Herald, 105
Omohondro, John (“Texas Jack”), 151, 195
Orange Mound, 241
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 224, 233
Otter Creek, 181 ff., 269
Overhanging Cliff, 210
Overland Monthly, 137
P
Pacific Creek, Colter’s route on, 47, 296
Page, Andrew S., alias John Andrews, 247
Park Curio and Coffee Shop, 216
Parnell, Lieut. William R., 168, 169
Pass Creek, 47, 296
Paxson, Dr. Frederic L., 164
Peale, Dr. A. C., 25, 138
Pelican Cone fire lookout, 253
Pelican Creek, 50, 184;
poaching on, 247, 298
Pemmican, 64
Perry, Capt. David, 168 ff.
Peterson, William, 116 ff.
Pfister, Frederick, 180
Piegan Indians, 99, 150
Pierre’s Hole, 81
Pike, Zebulon M., 150
Pinchot, Gifford, 229
Piper, Edward, 159
Pleasant Valley, 203
Plummer, Henry, 163
Poker Joe, 173 ff.
Pomeroy, Sen. Samuel C., 140 ff.
Postal Service, 218
Potts and Colter attacked, 52
Potts, Daniel T., letter about geysers, 93
Potts, Robert, 93
Povah, Alfred H., 270
Powder River, 110, 157;
cattle company, 162
Prairie Cattle Company, 162
Pritchett, George A., rescued Everts, 134
Protective Act, 145, 248, 254
Protestant church services, 217
Pryor, Anna K., 216
Pryors Fork, 42, 286
Pryors Gap, 42, 286
Purple Mountain fire lookout, 253
Q
Quadrant Mountain, 88
R
Radersburg, Montana, tourists from, 172, 176, 180
Railroads, 154 ff.
Rainbow Pool, 131
Rain-in-the-Face, Chief, 158
Rawn, Capt. Charles C., 170
Raymond, Israel Ward, 225
Raymond, R. W., 126
Raynolds, Capt. W. F., 101
Red Cloud, Chief, 158, 161, 162
Redington, J. W., 177
Reebe, Charles, 250
Rendezvous, origin of, 81;
description, 82 ff.
Riverside Station, 27, 200, 203, 246
Roberts, Joseph, 180 ff.
318
Roche Juane, French for Yellowstone, 31
Rocket Geyser, 131
Rocky Mountains, 51, 62, 67;
trappers of, 71;
“college,” 74, 92, 141
Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 81, 93, 108
Rocky Mountain Gazette, 142
Rogers, Supt. Edmund B., 274 ff.
Roosevelt, Pres. Theodore, dedicates arch, 200;
conservation policies, 229 ff.
Ross, Alexander, 66;
describes trappers, 76;
quoted, 148, 151
Russell, Dr. Carl P., 270
Russell, Osborne, journeys in the park, 96 ff.
S
Sage, Mrs. Russell, 234
Sage Creek, 286
St. Louis, 56, 106, 285, 290
Salmon River Mountains, 67
Salt Fork, 296
Sand Creek Massacre, 157
San Ildefonso, treaty of, 28
Santa Fe Railroad, 154
Sapphire Pool, 131
Sapsucker, Chief, 69
Sawtelle, Gilman, 238
Sawyer, Edmund J., 270
Schonborn, Anton, 138
Schurz, Carl, 228
Scoda, Oscar, 196
Scott, Capt. George L., 247
Scotts Bluff National Park, 83
Scribner’s Magazine, 120, 137 ff.
Searight, George, 162
Shamp, Paul J., 47, 296
Sharps rifle, 154
Sheridan, Col. Michael V., 193
Sheridan, Gen. Phil H., 120, 144, 150, 157;
with Pres. Arthur, 193;
friend of Park, 245, 260
Sherman, Gen. William T., 157;
tours Park, 170;
praised Chief Joseph, 190
Shively, ——, 172, 184
Shoshone Indians, 59;
description, 66, 88
Shoshone Lake, 90, 98, 102;
visited by Folsom party, 118
Shoshone Point, 250
Shoshone River, 27;
called Stinking Water, 40, 286;
called Mick-ka-appa, 42, 104;
South Fork of, 296
Sitting Bull, 158, 162, 187
Skinner, Curtis K., 273
Skinner, M. P., 270
Slough Creek, 261
Smith, Hoke, 242
Smith, Jacob, 120, 122, 132
Smith, Jedediah, 77, 93, 285
Smith, Willard E., 51
Smoot, Sen. Reed, 266
Snake Creek, 187
Snake River, South Fork of, 47, 90 ff.;
Barlow visits, 139, 254, 259, 288, 296
Snake River Valley, North Fork explored by Henry, 32 ff., 66, 162, 291
Snow Pass, 88
Snowy Range, 30
Soda Butte, 246
Soda Butte Creek, 88, 104, 259
Solution Creek, 47, 296
South Arm of Lake, 47, 292, 296
South Entrance, 87, 202
South Pass, 34, 290
Splendid Geyser, 131
Spurgin, Capt. W. F., 208
Stagecoach, 195;
drivers, 196 ff.
Standing Rock Reservation, 158
Stager, Gen. Anson, 193
Stevens Creek Area, 274
Stevenson, James, 137
Stevenson Island, 87
Stewart, Jack, 180
Stickney, Benjamin, Jr., 120, 127, 163
319
Stock Growers Association, 162
Stone, Benjamin, 180 ff.
Stone, H. H., 239
Story, Nelson, 161
Stuart, Granville, 103, 162
Stuart, James, 69, 103, 120, 151
Stuart, Robert, 34
Sturgis, Col. S. D., 184 ff.
Sulphur Mountain, 180
Sundry Civil Bill, 245
Sunlight Creek, 286
Swan Land and Cattle Company, 162
Switzer, Charles, 250
T
Targhee Forest, 66
Tarter, Bob, 163
Teller, Henry M., 222, 223
Terry, Gen. Alfred H., 158
Teton Mountains, 34, 123, 238, 274, 281
Texas long drive, 158, 193
“Texas Jack” (John Omohondro), 151, 195
Theller, Lieut. Edward R., 168
Thomas, Cyrus, 138
Thone, Dr. Frank E., 270
Thoreau, Henry D., 222, 223
Thorofare Creek, 47, 296
Three Forks, 26, 32, 44, 52, 56, 112
Thumb of Lake, 45, 99;
Washburn camp, 129, 288 ff.
Toll, Supt. Roger W., 274
Topaz Spring, 131
Topping, Capt. E. S., 203
Tower Creek, 88;
Folsom party on, 117, 122
Tower Falls, 88, 104;
named, 122 ff., 176, 208
Trafton, Edward B. (alias Ed Harrington), 251, 283
Trappers, nicknames of, 73, 81;
“A. B. C.’s,” 74;
prayer of, 76;
routine, 78;
cache, 78;
clothes, 79;
rendezvous, 81, 82 ff.
Tree, Judge Lambert, 204
Trischman, Elizabeth, 216
Trumbull, Sen. Lyman, 140 ff.
Trumbull, Walter, 120 ff., 132, 137
Trunbull, Dr. C. S., 138
Truthful Lies, 214
Tu-hul-hul-sote, Chief, 166, 168;
death of, 189
Tukuarika, Sheepeater Indians, 59;
description, 67;
disappearance, 86
Turban Geyser, 131
Twain, Mark, 30
Two Ocean Pass, 27, 47, 51, 87, 101, 296
TyGee, Chief, 66
U
Um-till-lilp-cown, 174
Union Cattle Company, 162
Union Pacific Railroad, 202
Union Pass, 101, 290
Upper Geyser Basin, 94;
missed by Bridger, 112;
visited by Washburn, 129 ff.;
store built, 216;
Langford’s second visit, 238, 246
Upper Yellowstone Falls, 26, 92
Upper Yellowstone River, 45, 47, 288, 296
Utah, meaning of, 70, 163
Utah Northern Railroad, 202
V
Vandalism, 251 ff.
Vaughn, Robert, describes Bridger, 107
Verendrye, Sieur de, 32
Vest, Sen. George G., 192
Victor, Frances Fuller, quoted, 81
Vigilantes, of Montana, 121, 163
Virginia City, Montana, 102, 116, 142, 181, 184, 200
W
Wagon Box Massacre, 161
Wakefield, George W., 201
Wal-ait-its, 168
Wallowa Valley, 165,
Walsh, Sen. Thomas J., 259
Ward, Charles W., 234
320
Warner, Charles D., 262
Washakie, Chief, 59
Washburn, Henry D., 103;
briefed by Folsom, 118;
in charge of expedition, 120 ff.;
account of trip, 132;
death, 137
Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, 30, 90, 116, 120 ff.;
encounters rustlers, 163, 226
Wasp, The, 96
Waters, Col. E. C., 206
Watson, W. Verde, 264
Wayant, H. W., 104
Wear, David W., 204, 245
Wedded Trees, 261
Weikert, A. J., 180 ff.
We-Saw, 86
West Entrance, 88, 200, 202, 208
West Thumb of Lake, 47, 50, 86, 210, 298
West Yellowstone, Montana, 202, 213
Western Air Lines, 213
Western Monthly, 120
White Bird, Chief, 166, 168
White Bird Canyon, 168
White Hawk, 89
Whitman, Dr. Marcus, 111
Whittaker, George, 221
Wilcox, Albert, 234
Wilcox, Hon. T. Paul, 248
Wilkie, Leslie, 180 ff.
Williams, Pvt. John, 121
Willow Park, 193, 247
Wilson, Pres. Woodrow, 265
Winchester rifle, 154
Wind River Indian Trail, 87, 93
Wind River Mountains, 34, 69
Wind River Valley, 101, 162
Wohlbrandt, Philip H., 212
Woodring, Samuel T., 273
Woolsey, William, 196
Wylie, William W., 205 ff.
“Wylie Way,” 206
Wyoming, meaning of, 70, 157 ff., 243
Wyoming Stock Growers Association, 164
Y
Yale University, 270
Yancey, “Uncle” John, 203
“Yankee Jim” (James George), 198, 283
Yeager, Dorr G., 270
Yellowstone Boat Company, 206
Yellowstone Canyon, 104, 114;
visited by Folsom party, 118;
described by Washburn, 123 ff., 246, 247, 261, 269
Yellowstone Canyon Hotel, 205
Yellowstone Lake, visited by Colter, 45 ff., 58, 85, 87;
strange sounds above, 90, 104, 123;
Washburn party exploration of, 126;
Hayden party at, 139, 259, 288 ff.
Yellowstone Lake Hotel, 205
Yellowstone National Park, act creating, 227;
bill, 139 ff. (see also Dedicatory Act);
golden anniversary, 118;
first superintendent, 238;
Langford’s second visit, 238 ff.
Yellowstone Park Association, 201, 205
Yellowstone Park Company, 217
Yellowstone Park Improvement Company, 200
Yellowstone Park Stage Line, 201
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company, 201, 205, 214 ff.
Yellowstone Plateau, 161, 162
Yellowstone Timber Reserve, 228
Yellowstone Valley, 176
Yep-pe Indians, 42 ff., 286 ff.
Yosemite National Park, 141, 145, 225 ff.
Yosemite School of Natural History, 270
Young, Brigham, 150
Yount, Harry, 241
Yount’s Peak, 26
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