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The Yellowstone National Park

tractions in this government national park, for the protection and enjoyment of the numerous people from all parts of the civilized globe who come to visit this beautiful spot of nature.

At Gardner the Northern Pacific Company has erected an attractive and unique depot, made of logs from the Bitter Root valley. The same company has erected the most magnificent depot in the west, at Livingston, the headquarters for all the National Park travel. The division headquarters and shops for the company are located here.

Livingston is situated on the Yellowstone river, and is the center of an extensive stock and farming country. There are numerous producing coal and quartz mines adjacent to the city, which is the distributing and supply point. Valuable quartz mines are at Jardine, Bear Gulch and Cooke City, and the

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