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Title: The land of geysers : Yellowstone Natonal Park
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Northern Pacific Railway Company. Yellowstone Division
Subjects: Railroad travel
Publisher: (St. Paul : Northern Pacific, Yellowstone Park Line)
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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an officer of theUnited States Engineer Corps, a well-devised system of roads, includingnecessary and often very expensive viaducts and bridges, has beenconstructed. No railways nor electric lines are permitted within the parkand the usual tourist route aggregates about 1 43 miles of stage coach travel. The government recently expended about $1,000,000 in variousbetterments, and the result is road improvement and transformationwhich astonishes and pleases those who see the park for the first time. Instances of expensive but thorough construction are the new concreteviaduct and reduced grade through Golden Gate, costing $10,000;the beautiful new concrete bridge across Yellowstone river at the Grandcanyon which cost $20,000; the new mountain road from the Grandcanyon through Dunraven pass to Tower fall and Mammoth Hot Springswith a branch from the pass to the summit of Mount Washburn. Thisroad, which cost several thousand dollars a mile, was a very expensiveand difficult piece of work.
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STAGES IN GARDINER CANYON6 YELLOWSTONE PARK 1 ransportation THE transportation facilities found here are nearly as unique a featureof Wonderland as are some of the natural objects.Transportation within Yellowstone National Park is by stage coachexclusively. Even automobiles are not permitted within its boundaries.The wilds have been but little touched by influences which would destroytheir charm. Over the highways built by the government, roll comfortable andsubstantially-built Abbott-Downing Concord coaches. The old stylecoach has been modernized and improved. For Yellowstone Parktravel a special type was designed by the Concord builders which combinesthe many admirable features of the old coach, strength, solidity, leatherthoroughbrace springs, etc., with new features affording most comfortableand enjoyable riding. These coaches are characteristic for their freedomfrom jar and vibration. Between Gardiner, at the end of the railway, and Mammoth HotSprings, the site of the first ofthe

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