Absaroka, Indian name for Crow Tribe,8.Absaroka Range, name considered,289.described,152,240.first ascent of,80,295.first crossed,104.profile of human face in,243.Act of Dedication becomes a law,95.comments upon,96,97.history of,92-5.provisions of,127.text of,345.vote on,95.Act of 1883, Military Assistance in protecting Park,134,347.Act of 1890, admitting Wyoming,347.Act of 1894, National Park Protective Act,141,145,348.Act of 1894, regulating leases,141,352.Adirondacks, proposal for reservation in,97.Administration of the Park,206-8.Administrative History of the Y. N. P.,127-141.Adverse reports on railroad projects, etc.,141.Africa, preserve for big game in,97.thermal springs of,161.Alder Gulch, discovery of gold in,66.Algonquian family of Indians,8.territory,37.Altitudes in the Y. N. P.,154.Alvarez, Spanish trader,46,49.American Fur Company, historical sketch of,34-5,38.American Fur Company, territory of,35,37.Amethyst Mountain,263.Anderson, Captain G. S., eighth superintendent Y. N. P.,139.plans capture of Howell,143.quoted,273,276.Andesitic lava flows in Y. N. P.,157.“Annie,” first boat on Y. Lake,336.Antelope, habitat of, in Y. N. P.,216.Apollinaris Spring,217.Appropriations for the Y. N. P.,357.Area of the Y. N. P.,148.Arnold, A. J., member of Helena tourist party,112,120.Arsenic Geyser,220.Artemesia Geyser,228.Arthur, Chester A., visits Y. N. P.,107,371.Assistant Superintendents, Y. N. P.,135.Astor, John Jacob, and the American fur trade,34.Astorians, The,21,23.departure of, for Pacific coast,31surrender to N. W. Fur Co.,33.Astringent Creek,143.Atlantic Creek,246.Atmosphere of the Y. N. P.,199,210.Australia, thermal springs of,161.Autumn foliage in the Y. N. P.,192.Baird, S. F., presents Lieutenant Doane’s report to Phil. Soc. of Washington,83.Bannock Indians,8,10.incursion of, into Y. N. P.,126,215.territory of,10.Bannock Peak,217.Bannock Trail,17,24,43.Baring-Gould’s theory of geyser action,166.Barlow, Captain J. W., expedition of,85-6,291.quoted,6,231,344.report of,86.Baronett, C. J., biographical sketch,292.Baronett’s Bridge burned,124.history of,261.Basaltic lava flows in Y. N. P.,157.Bath Lake,214.Battle of trappers and Indians near Y. Lake,49.Battle of the Big Hole,116.Bays of the Y. Lake,335.Bears and tourists,184.Bear Creek,70.Beaver Lake,219.Bechler River,151.Bee Hive Geyser,234.Belknap, W. W., visits Y. N. P.,105.Beryl Spring,221.Bibliography of the Y. N. P.,361.Biddle Lake, first name for Jackson Lake,331.Big Game Ridge,153.Big Hole, Battle of the,116.Bighorn River, Lisa’s fort on,29,31.source of,188.Big Thunder, Nez Percé chief,113.Birds in the Y. N. P.,185.Biscuit Basin,228.Blackfeet Indians,8,9.territory of,8,9,18.treaties with,18,19.Black Growler,175,220.Black Sand Basin,230.Blaine, J. G., introduces Langford at Washington lecture,84.signs Act of Dedication,346.Block house, ancient, in Y. N. P.,41.Boat, first on Y. Lake,337.Boat ride on Y. Lake,243.Boiling River,212.Boiling Springs in Y. N. P.,174.Bonneville, Captain,37.refers to Firehole River,49,316.Bottler’s Ranch,120.Boundaries of the Y. N. P.,148,278-280,333.Boutelle, Captain F. A., Seventh Superintendent of the Park,139.Bradbury, John,3,21.Bradbury, John, interviews Colter,28.Bradley, F. H., quoted,321,331,332,333.Bridge, Baronett. SeeBaronett’s Bridge.Bridge Creek,244.Bridge, Natural,244.Bridge over the Y. River,203.Bridger, James, ability of as guide,328.biographical sketch,327.acquaintance of with Park country,51,52,61.disbelieved by the public,53,57.guide to Captain Raynolds,59.his stories,54-56.partner in Rocky Mountain Fur Company,36.and Two-Ocean Pass,61,245.British Fur Companies, strife between,34.British Fur Traders excluded from U. S. Territory,34.Bronze Geyser,240.Buffalo of Y. N. P.,143,184.Buildings at Mammoth Hot Springs,209,216.Buildings in Y. N. P. in 1880,132.Bunsen Peak,215.Bunsen’s theory of geyser action,163-5.Burgess, Felix, government scout,110.arrests Howell,143,144.“Burning Mountains,”13,16.Cache Creek, name of,70.Calcareous Springs in the Y. N. P.,173.California, discovery of gold in,39,100.Camas Creek, Battle of,116.Camping in the Y. N. P.,205.Canadian National Park,97.Canadian Niagara Park,97.Cañon Hotel,253.Capes of the Y. Lake,336.Carpenter, Frank and Ida, members of Radersburg tourist party,112.experiences of, with Nez Percés,117-19.Carpenter, R. E., Fourth Superintendent Y. N. P.,136.removed from office,136.Cascade Creek,180,253.Castle Geyser,167,230.Cathedral Rock,215.Catlin, George, biographical sketch of,87-8.Indian Gallery of,88.originates Park idea,89.quoted,88-9.Chittenden, Lieutenant, H. M., measures height of Upper Fall,326.Chouteau, Valle & Co. buy out Astor,35.Clagett W. H., his work for Park bill,92,94.Claimants for credit of originating Park idea,90.Clark’s Fork Mining District,264.Clark, Wm., gives names to Y. Lake and Jackson Lake,24.mentioned,5,21,22.receives information from Colter,27,31.Cleopatra Spring,214.Climate of the Y. N. P.,189,198.Coast and Geodetic Survey, monument of, near Y. Lake,248.Cold-water geyser,48.Cole, Senator, remarks of, on Park bill,94.Colfax, Schuyler, signs Act of Dedication,346.Color of rock in Grand Cañon,253.water in Hot Springs,172,213.Colter, John, adventure of, with the Blackfeet,28-31.character of,21.declines to join the Astorians,31.discovers Grand Cañon of the Y.,27.discovers Jackson Lake,24.discovers Mammoth Hot Springs,26.discovers Tar Spring on the Stinkingwater,23.discovers Y. Lake,24,27.gives Clark information,31.marries,31.receives discharge from Lewis and Clark,20.returns to St. Louis,31.whereabouts of, in winter of 1806-7,22.“Colter’s Hell,”28,31.“Colter’s River,”26.“Colter’s Route in 1807,”25-7.Comet Geyser,230.Commission to examine into grievances of Nez Percé Indians,114,115.Comstock, T. B., member of Captain Jones' party in 1873,105.Comstock, T. B., his theory of geyser action,166.quoted 342,343,344.Conant Creek, trail along,12,24.Cone Geysers,167.Conger, P. H., Third Superintendent of Y. N. P.,131.resigns,136.Congress abolishes civilian police force in Park,137.Congress Geyser,220.Congressional Reports on Y. N. P.,141.Constant Geyser,220.Continental Divide,151,238.Cook, C. W., Member of Folsom Party in 1869,73.Cooke City,264.“Corduroying” on snow-shoes,195.Cost of visiting Y. N. P.,274.Cowan, Mr. and Mrs. George F., members Radersburg tourist party,112.experiences of, with Nez Percés,118-120.re-visit Park,120.Craig Pass,238,338.Cretaceous Period in Y. N. P.,156.Crevice Creek,71.Crook, General George, visits Park,106.Crosby, Schuyler, appeals to Congress for protection to Y. N. P.,133.member of presidential party, 1883,107.Crow Indians, territory of,8,18.treaties with,18,19.tribal characteristics,8.Crystal Falls,80,253.Cubs, The,232.Cupid’s Cave,214.Danger to future existence of Y. N. P.,281.Dawes, Hon. H. L.,94,336.Dawes, Miss Anna L.,336.Death Gulch,264.De Lacy Creek,239.De Lacy, W. W., discovers Lower Geyser Basin,68.discovers Shoshone Lake,68.history of his expedition,67-69.Deluge Geyser,243.Denudation and erosion, work of, in Y. N. P.,158.“Devil,” frequency of name in Y. N. P.,287,388.Devil’s Kitchen,214.Diamond, The, Bridger’s story of,35.Dietrich, Richard, member of Helena tourist party,111.killed by Nez Percés,122.Dingee, William, member of Helena tourist party,112.Discovery of gold,65,66.Discovery of the Y.,72.long delay in,101.Doane, Lieutenant G. C., ascends Absaroka Range,80,295.biographical sketch,294.commands escort to Washburn Expedition,14,76.descends Grand Cañon,80.guide to General Belknap, 105.measures height of Upper Falls,325.quoted,6,14,78,175,235,237,254,261,297,325,343.report of, upon Washburn Expedition,83.Dome, The,217.Drainage areas of Y. N. P.,149.“Dreamers” among the Nez Percés,114.Du Charne, Baptiste, upon the Upper Y. in 1824,41.Duncan, L., member of Helena tourist party, 1877,111.Dunnell, M. H., and Park bill,93.Dunraven, Earl of,9.publishes “Great Divide,”295.quoted,96.visits Y. N. P.,295.Early knowledge of the Y.,50,60.East Gardiner Cañon and Falls,215.Echinus Geyser,220.Elephant Back, original name for Washburn Range,152,296.Electric Peak,152,215.Electric railways in Y. N. P.,204,276,277,280,365.Elk in Y. N. P.,184,280.Elliott, H. W.,336,337.Emerald Pool (Norris Geyser Basin),220.(Upper Geyser Basin),230.Equipment for snow-shoe traveling,195.Erosion, work of, in Y. N. P.,158.Eustis Lake, first name for Y. Lake,335.Eustis, William,334.Evermann, B. W., describes Two-Ocean Pass,245.Everts, Mt.,153,215,216.Everts, T. C., experience of, in 1870,81,297.member of Washburn Party,76.Excelsior Geyser,226.Expedition of 1869. SeeFolsom Expedition.of 1870. SeeWashburn Expedition.Explorations by U. S. Government, relation of to Y. N. P.,100.Explorers, rush of, to Y. N. P.,103.Face, profile of in Absaroka Range,293.Fairy Fall,226.Falls River,151.Basin,154.Falls of the Yellowstone described,251,254.measurement of,80,105,325-6.not on Colter’s map,27.Fan Geyser,229.Fauna of the Y. N. P.,181.Fearless Geyser,220.Firehole Cascade,222.Spring,225.River,43,150.Fish Commission U. S., work of, in Y. N. P.,186.Fishes of the Y. N. P.,185,186.Fishing Cone, story of,56.Fishing Cone, west shore Y. Lake,242.Fishless streams of the Y. N. P.,186.Flora of the Y. N. P.,187.Flow of water from Y. N. P.,190.Flowers of the Y. N. P.,190.Foller, August, member of Helena tourist party,112.Folsom, D. E.,73.article by, inWestern Monthly,74.measures Falls of the Y.,325.quoted,160,241,256.suggests Park idea,91.Folsom Expedition,72-4.Forbes, S. A., quoted,246.Ford of the Y. River at Mud Geyser,26,249.at Tower Creek,261.Forest and Stream,145,281,383.Forest Reserve,148.Forests of the Y. N. P., economic value of,188.effect of railroads upon,272.extent of,187.preservation of,207.Formations about geysers,169.Fort Yellowstone,208,216.Fossil Forests of the Y.,177-180,263.Fountain Geyser,167,223.Fountain geysers,167.Fountain Hotel,223.“Free trappers,”37.French name for Y. River,2,7.French and Indian War,4.