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1937 499, 242 people visited Yellowstone. Photo: From the annual Department of Interior Report (cover second photo below)
Ranger reports from Nature Notes:
March 17-18 – The following notes concern the activity in the Norris Geyser Basin: new activity west of Congress Pool; mud geyser, inactive, except for subterranean roar of steam and splashing of water; Hurricane Vent is very active; great piles of ice encroach upon Valentine Geyser from the northeast; Constant Geyser to heights of from 10 to 13 feet there is more activity and more run-off than in the past from Porcelain Hill. (W. E. K.) May 15 – The first elk calf (Cervus canadensis) of the season was seen today by Dr. Murie and Mr. Russell Grater about a mile northeast of Tower Falls Ranger Station. (W. E. K.) June 29 – Today while conducting the "geyser chasing" caravan from Old Faithful a bit of activity was discovered at the Black Pearl Pools in Biscuit Basin. As the party was standing on the walk at the side of the pools a huge gas bubble rose and broke with a great detonation in the lower hot pool. The unexpected "explosion" startled the visitors and suggested the possibilities of another disturbance such as that of the winter of 1935 when huge pieces of rock were thrown from this Pool to distances as great as seventy feet. (J. J. K.)
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February
2 – Since
coyotes are no longer being killed in the park, wise dogs that they are,
they have quickly learned that they may come into Mammoth in daylight in
safety. About seven o'clock this morning five coyotes met on the lower
slopes of Capitol Hill within seventy five yards of our house. After
leisurely investigating the setting, one of them suddenly elevated his
nose and began to howl. A second dog, cocking his head, watched the first
one a moment, and then joined in with gusto. The other three without
waiting for any cue added their voices and their concerted efforts made
the echoes ring. Stopping as suddenly as they had begun, they then went,
as fancy directed, on over the hill and out of sight. (W. E. K.)