The only clue, and that not a satisfactory one, which has come under our observation, is to be found in the book "River of the West," already quoted. Reference is there made to a trapper by the name of Gardiner, who lived in the Upper Yellowstone country as far back as 1830, and was at one time a companion of Joseph Meek, the hero of the book. In another place it is stated that in 1838, Meek started alone from Missouri Lake (probably Red Rock Lake) "for the Gallatin Fork of the Missouri, trapping in a mountain basin called Gardiner's Hole.... On his return, in another basin called Burnt Hole, he found a buffalo skull, etc." As is well known, the sources of the Gallatin and Gardiner are interlaced with each other, and this reference strongly points to the present Gardiner Valley as "Gardiner's Hole." The route across the Gallatin Range to Mammoth Hot Springs, and thence back by way of the Firehole Basin, was doubtless a natural one then as it is now. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that this name came from an old hunter in the early years of the century, and that the Washburn Party received it from some surviving descendant of those times. _Geode Creek_--C : 8--1878--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Geyser Creek_--H : 6--1878--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Gibbon River_--I : 4--1872--U. S. G. S.--For Gen. John Gibbon, U. S. A., who first explored it. "We have named this stream in honor of Gen. John Gibbon, United States Army, who has been in military command of Montana for some years, and has, on many occasions, rendered the survey most important services."--Hayden.[CL] [CL] Page 55, Sixth Annual Report of Dr. Hayden. _Glade Creek_--S : 6--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Glen Creek_--C : 6--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Gneiss Creek_--G : 1--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Gravel Creek_--U : 10--1895--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Grayling Creek_--F : 1--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Grouse Creek_--O : 10--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Harebell Creek_--R : 8--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Hart River_--Q : 9--1872--U. S. G. S.--From Hart Lake, of which it is the outlet. (See "Hart Lake.") _Hell Roaring Creek_--C : 9--1867--"See Crevice Creek." _Indian Creek_--E : 6--1878--U. S. G. S.--See "Bannock Peak." _Iron Creek_--L : 4--1871--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Jasper Creek_--D : 11--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Jay Creek_--S : 13--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic. _Jones Creek_--K : 15--1880--Norris--For Captain (now Lieutenant-Colonel) W. A. Jones, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., who first explored it. Captain Jones was leader of an important expedition through the Park in 1873, and has since been largely identified with the development of the Park road system. _Jumper Creek_--J : 6--1885--U. S. G. S.--Characteristic.