W Wagon Box Massacre, 161 Wakefield, George W., 201 Wal-ait-its, 168 Wallowa Valley, 165, Walsh, Sen. Thomas J., 259 Ward, Charles W., 234 Warner, Charles D., 262 Washakie, Chief, 59 Washburn, Henry D., 103; briefed by Folsom, 118; in charge of expedition, 120 ff.; account of trip, 132; death, 137 Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, 30, 90, 116, 120 ff.; encounters rustlers, 163, 226 _Wasp, The_, 96 Waters, Col. E. C., 206 Watson, W. Verde, 264 Wayant, H. W., 104 Wear, David W., 204, 245 Wedded Trees, 261 Weikert, A. J., 180 ff. We-Saw, 86 West Entrance, 88, 200, 202, 208 West Thumb of Lake, 47, 50, 86, 210, 298 West Yellowstone, Montana, 202, 213 Western Air Lines, 213 _Western Monthly_, 120 White Bird, Chief, 166, 168 White Bird Canyon, 168 White Hawk, 89 Whitman, Dr. Marcus, 111 Whittaker, George, 221 Wilcox, Albert, 234 Wilcox, Hon. T. Paul, 248 Wilkie, Leslie, 180 ff. Williams, Pvt. John, 121 Willow Park, 193, 247 Wilson, Pres. Woodrow, 265 Winchester rifle, 154 Wind River Indian Trail, 87, 93 Wind River Mountains, 34, 69 Wind River Valley, 101, 162 Wohlbrandt, Philip H., 212 Woodring, Samuel T., 273 Woolsey, William, 196 Wylie, William W., 205 ff. “Wylie Way,” 206 Wyoming, meaning of, 70, 157 ff., 243 Wyoming Stock Growers Association, 164 Y Yale University, 270 Yancey, “Uncle” John, 203 “Yankee Jim” (James George), 198, 283 Yeager, Dorr G., 270 Yellowstone Boat Company, 206 Yellowstone Canyon, 104, 114; visited by Folsom party, 118; described by Washburn, 123 ff., 246, 247, 261, 269 Yellowstone Canyon Hotel, 205 Yellowstone Lake, visited by Colter, 45 ff., 58, 85, 87; strange sounds above, 90, 104, 123; Washburn party exploration of, 126; Hayden party at, 139, 259, 288 ff. Yellowstone Lake Hotel, 205 Yellowstone National Park, act creating, 227; bill, 139 ff. (_see also_ Dedicatory Act); golden anniversary, 118; first superintendent, 238; Langford’s second visit, 238 ff. Yellowstone Park Association, 201, 205 Yellowstone Park Company, 217 Yellowstone Park Improvement Company, 200 Yellowstone Park Stage Line, 201 Yellowstone Park Transportation Company, 201, 205, 214 ff. Yellowstone Plateau, 161, 162 Yellowstone Timber Reserve, 228 Yellowstone Valley, 176 Yep-pe Indians, 42 ff., 286 ff. Yosemite National Park, 141, 145, 225 ff. Yosemite School of Natural History, 270 Young, Brigham, 150 Yount, Harry, 241 Yount’s Peak, 26 [Illustration: Indian and Explorer] [Illustration: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK] Transcriber’s Notes —Silently corrected a few typos. —Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.