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 It requires a minimum of six days to see these things, starting from Livingston, Mont., on the main line of the Northern Pacific, making the tour of the park, and returning to Livingston. More time should be given to the trip, however, so that one can stop from one to three days at each hotel and thus more leisurely, thoroughly, and with far more satisfaction and enjoyment see each locality. There is not the least additional expense entailed for transportation in stopping over in this way, and the entire summer may be profitably spent here.

At Livingston the park branch line of the Northern Pacific leaves the main line and extends to Gardiner, at the northern boundary of the park, and the Government official entrance. At this point and in immediate proximity to the railway station, an original and artistic log structure, stands the $10,000 lava stone arch whose cornerstone President Roosevelt laid in the spring of 1903.

During the park season the Northern Pacific runs Pullman standard sleeping cars from St. Paul and Portland direct to Gardiner and vice versa, an accommodation much appreciated by the public.

The transportation in the park—no railways of any sort being allowed therein—is by means of large,