. Der Yellowstone Nationalpark: Historisch und beschreibend: Illustriert mit Karten, Ansichten und Porträts. Der Bunsenbrenner; Mitentdecker mitKirchoff des Prinzips der Spektrumanalyse; und der erste gründliche Forscher der Phänomene der Geyseraction. Dunraven Peak wurde von Henry Gannet nach dem Earl of Dunraven benannt, dessen Reisen und Schriften viel dazu beitragen, diese Region unseren Cousins über das Wasser bekannt zu machen. Dunraven besuchte den Park in 187-1. Im Jahr 1876 gab er seine Great Divide aus und beschrieb seine Reisen in den Westen. Colonel Norris nannte diesen Gipfel nach sich selbst, an

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. The Yellowstone National Park : historical and descriptive : illustrated with maps, views and portraits . the Bunsen gas burner; co-discoverer withKirchoff of the principle of Spectrum Analysis; and thefirst thorough investigator of the phenomena of geyseraction. Dunraven Peak was named by Henry Gannett for theEarl of Dunraven, whose travels and writings have doneso much toward making this region known to our cousinsacross the water. Dunraven visited the Park in 187-1. In 1876, he pub-lished his Great Divide, describing his travels in theWest. Colonel Norris named this peak after himself, andcoupled it with Mt. Washburn in a characteristic poem.But the United States Geological Survey decided other-wise, and transferred the Colonels name to the northeastcorner of the Park. Mt. Moran, one of the Tetons, was named for ThomasMoran, whose paintings of the scenery of this region havedone so much to make it known to the world. Mt. Norris, Norris Pass and Norris Geyser Basin* are, * This basin was first explored, described and opened up totourists by Colonel Norris. It was, however, discovered in. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES IN YELLOWSTONE PARK. 131 of course, named for P. W. Norris, second Superintendentof the Park. Elsewhere we have given a sketch of theenthusiastic and loyal friend of the Park for whom thesefeatures were named. It was not the Colonels fault thathis name was restricted to so few places along the route ofthe tourist. Mt. Huntley, in the Gallatin Kange, was named for thelate S. S. Huntley, who built up the present admirablesystem of tourist transportation in the Park. Many of the personal names in the Park were givenfrom motives of friendship or a desire to honor distin-guished officials. In several instances the persons so hon-ored never saw the Park. Abiathar Peak is for Charles Abiathar White, paleon-tologist, United States Geological Survey. Atkins Peak is for John D. C. Atkins, at one time UnitedStates Indian Commissioner. M t. Schurz was named for the Secret

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