[Geysers] Geyserland 1908

[Matthew McLean]

Morris Basin has always been a favorite of mine! ;)

Would be interesting if the Grand area and Lion area went back to the days
of old.  Maybe less of what we have now, but more interesting new stuff to
see! (well, at least new to us)

-Matthew McLean
On Jun 12, 2012 8:59 PM, "John Robinett" <jrcoast at seanet.com> wrote:

> “Geyserland” is the title of a brochure published by the Oregon Short Line
> Railroad (OSL) to promote the 1908 season at Yellowstone. The OSL was one
> of only two railroads who built tracks close to the Park entrances, and, of
> course, at that time the primary way to reach the Park for most tourists
> was via train. Since my collection of Yellowstone memorabilia focuses on
> the railroads that served YNP I’m always on the lookout for the relatively
> scarce OSL publications. I recently found this brochure and thought it was
> interesting enough to be worth the effort to scan it and put it online.
> Many of you Geyser Gazers may want to take a look. There is one page
> entitled Geyser Time Table. That page says “Prepared upon the authority of
> Official Guide, Joseph Peng, Old Faithful Inn, whose observations in the
> Park have covered 17 years.” Interestingly enough, in the several years I
> have been watching the Geyser List, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a
> mention of Mr. Peng.****
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> If you do choose to take a look, be sure to click on a photo to get to the
> larger views which, hopefully, are large enough to read the text if you
> wish to do so.****
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> http://john-s-island.blogspot.com/2012/06/geyserland.html****
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> John Robinett****
>
> Seattle, Washington****
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