THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. MAY 13, 1906
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SEVERAL hundred young ladies who
have their hearts Bet upon visiting
the wonderful Yellowstone Park
huve waited the advent of today's Ore
gonlan. To some of them it brings hap
plness. oihera disappointment, and to not
u few it cornea in the form of a bright
ray of hope. There have been many;
many changes in the leaders in the vari
ous districts embraced in the scope of the
Oregonian Yellowstone Park contest since
the last publication of the standing of
the candidates. The revised lists are pub
lished today, which will be eagerly read
by thousands of eyes.
The young contestants are not the only
ones who will consult the lists today.
They all have hundreds of friends, who
are almost as mnch interested in the con
test as the girls themselves. Some of the
young ladies who were leaders and felt
reasonably secure now find themselves
displaced. Other young ladles who were
tar. far in the rear and were fighting
against what seemed almost hopelessness
now find themselves In the lead. Still oth
ers who had almost given up hope are
now among the leaders, and their ad
vancement has given them fresh energy
and courage. And so it goes, and the
charges will continue to take place until
the greatest and grandest contest ever
conducted by a newspaper on the Pacific
Const will come to a glorious conclusion.
The contest Is now In its last stages,
and the candidates are exerting every
possible effort to obtain votes. There
la no lagging behind now, but all are
working as though their lives depended
upon success. All their spare time is de
voted to endless canvasses among their
friends. At night, but not until the hour
Is late, they retire many of them dis
couraged and disheartened. But with the
dawn of a new day they are as hopeful
and aa eager as before, and once more
they start out on their pursuit of the
precious votes.
. It Is a Strenuous Contest.
Pay after day they labor, always stirred
on by the fact that their opponents are
working Just as hard and as faithfully
as they. Another thing that stirs them
on is that they know th-y are working
for a prise that Is worth the effort. They
know that If they win out they will take
the trip of their lives, and that they will
be more than repaid for al! their work.
It days more and the great
contest will be over. Only 19 days
more and the several hundred candi
dates will have concluded their cam
paigns and will aw-alt the returns as
anxiously as the most ambitious office
seeker. Some of the girls who have
a Rood lead over their nearest oppo
nents wish that the contest would end
tomorrow. To them, the days seem
like weeks. But to the others who
are not in the lead, the days seem like
minutes.
Interest Is Intense.
The pace set by the candidates in
all of the districts is fast and furious.
The interest is Just as Intense in
Idaho and Washington as it Is right
here "in, Oregon. Interest in Portland
Is at a white heat, but it is Just the'
same in all the other cltios that
have candidates in the contest. Votes
are rolling in by the thousands, and
the contest department is swamped
with work. And the number of votes
received increases daily. The voting
will continue to grow heavier until
the last few days when an avalanche
of votes will pour in.
The contest will come to a close
Friday, June 1. at 9 o'clock at night.
No votes will be received after
that hour, either at the office of the"
contest manager or by the different
agents of The Oregonian in all parts
of the country. Votes mailed by the
contestants June 1 will be credited.
This concession is made for the benefit
of the candidates of the outside dis
tricts. This will give them as much
time In which to work as the girls In
Portland, as upon the last day every
second will count.
There are shown today photographs
of the 24 young ladles who were lead
ers of the different districts last
Wednesday. Many of them are not
leaders now. as changes -have taken
place since the lists of the standing of
the candidates was prepared last
Wednesday. But all -of the girls whose
pictures are herewith shown are of
the kind to . whom defeat is a total
stranger and they say that even If they
are displaced that they will be In the
lead when the contest closes. But their
opponents have something to say about
this and they are all equally confident of
success.
Batches of - votes ranging In number
from 10.000 to 50.000 votes are dally re
ceived by the contest department. Only
recently 60,000 votes were sent in by one
of the candidates. Before the contest
closes it is believed that even more votes
than this will be received from some of
the candidates at one time.
The contest itself is already a grand
success. But the trip upon which the
young lady winners will be taken will
bo In keeping with tha success of the
contest. The Oregonian party will ' trav
el In its own special train. A splendidly
equipped train will be chartered, espe
cially for The Oregonian party., -which
is something "without precedent in 'the
newspaper history of the United States.
No other newspaper in the United States
has ever chartered a special . train . for
a like purpose.
It must be admitted that at the begin
ning of the contest it was not the inten
tion of The Oregonlan to charter a spe
cial train for the convenience of the
fortunate young lady winners. The Ore
gonlan Intended to do like other news
papers. That is either send the party on
one of the regular trains or provide for
them a special Pullman coach to be at-"
tached to the regular trains.
But the contest has been different from
most contests, and so the trip will be
different' from all other trips. The con
test is by far the greatest and most suc
cessful contest ever conducted by any
newspaper on the Pacific Coasts More
rotes were received by.- the contest man
ager in two months than by any other
newspaper with which he has been con
nected. . go. of course. The Oregonian
feels that it is incumbent upon Itself to
provide the winners of the contest with
something out of the ordinary.
The Oregonlan Special.
"The Oregonian Special." as it will be
known, will be one of the finest trains
ever seen in the West. It will consist of
two Pullman palace cars, an observation
car, dining-car. baggage coach and an en
gine. Every comfort known to the trav
eling public will be provided for the
young ladles, and they will travel In style
know-n only by the millionaires of the
countrv.
All or the successful candidates will
j visit Portland before leaving for the Yel
j lowstone Park. They will first be brought
i to Portland, and will remain here several
j days. Many splendid entertainments will
I be given in their honor. Many surprises
are In store for them. It will be so' ar
ranged that the party will spend the
Fourth of, July in Portland: The party j
will leave Portland on the "Oregonlan
Special." over the O. R. & N. They will
ride for miles along the banks of the Co
lumbia River, which is generally admit
ted to be the most beautiful running body
of water in the world. This magnificent
stream, with the silvery waterfalls snow
capped peaks and mountain gorges- in
proximity, is so beautiful that the oftener
it is seen the more it is appreciated.
Through State of . Idaho.
Leaving the Columbia River, the O. R.
'& N. runs through the vast plains of
Eastern Oregon, where the agriculturists
and the cattle and sheep men reign su
preme, into delightful Western Idaho.
There they will see the wonderful Snake
River, which is as attractive In its way
as the Columbia River.
After passing through the fertile, irri
gated valleys of Western Idaho, The Ore
gonlan party will be taken to Boise, where
It will . be royally entertained. West
erners are famed for their broad spirit of
hospitality, and in no place in the world
are the people more hospitable than in
Boise. They will welcome the tourists
and many features are being planned to
make their visit a pleasa.nt one. All
cities visited will try to outdo the others'
in entertaining The Oregonlan party, and
this will make it unusually pleasant for
the tourists.
Progressive City of Boise.
Boise is one of the most progressive
and modern cities in the West, although
in size it is rather small compared to
some of the other cities in the North
west. . It has the reputation of being one
of the cleanest and prettiest cities in the
United States. It Is built on the banks
of the Boise River, and right back of It
rears a great mountain range. Spreading
out to the west of Boise is the great
Snake River Valley.
Among the attractions of Boise is the
Natstorium, the largest and most excel
lent resort of its kind in the Northwest,
There the members of The Oregonian
party will be invited to bathe in luke
warm water which gushes from natural
hot springs.
Troops at Fort Yellowstone.
. Two companies of United States cavalry
are stationed at Fort Yellowstone (Mam
moth Hot Springs). During the Summer
detachments of these troops are placed at
different localities in the reservation.
Their duties are to patrol the Park, pre
vent the spreading of forest fires and the
commission of acts of vandalism. , The
troops have authority to arrest for any
violation of park regulations. Hunting
Is especially prohibited, and all guns are
officially sealed at the entrance to the
park.
The commanding officer at Fort Yel
lowstone is acting superintendent of
the reservation.
All rules and regulations emanate
from the Department of the Interior,
and printed copies of the same will be
found at every hotel.
Fishing In the Park.
The rivers and lakes of Yellowstone
abound in trout, the United States Fish
Commission having stocked many of
the waters. Native trout only are found
in the Yellowstone Lake and River, but
the Fire Hole, Gibbon and Nez Perces
Rivers and Indian. Willow and Shos
hone Creeks are filled, with Eastern
trout. ' . .
In Madison River native and Eastern
troutfish, whlteflsh . and grayling
abound.
Rainbow trout were once planted In
the Gibbon River, but they sought the
deeper waters of the Madison, from
whence specimens weighing six pounds
and over have been taken.
There are land-locked salmon 20 ta
30 inches long in Shoshone Lake.
The rules of the park as to huntins
and flbhing are very strict, but as yet
few regulations have been interposed
to the use of the rod. Ladies enjoy
trout fishing in Yellowstone Lake,
where rowboats and guides are easllj
obtained. . v
Vlsltdrs to the park are reminded
that its elevations vary, and that
changes In the temperature are not un
common. The evenings and morningf
are always cool, but at midday it li
often quite warm.
Aboard the coach, and in the shad
of the. hotel verandas, wraps will b
found comfortable.
Umbrellas are iot bad among tn
geysers. '
Leaders and Their Votes.
The following are the leaders in the
different districts and. ihelr votes:
District Candidate. Votes.
1. Miss Susie Smith . . . . v 147.946
,2. Miss Elsie Koch : . . .-. 69,923
8. Miss Elsie Rometsch 207.604
4. Miss Alice Taylor .... 154.973
5. Miss Emma Hackney 10.678
6. Miss Tilly Daveneau 67.098
7. Miss Helen Goodwin 24,962
8. Miss Gussie Bottemlller.... 4,138
8. MIss'Dot Berry .: .J... 71.445
10. Miss Gertrude Rast 61.253
11. Miss Agnes Wilson ....... 104,548
12. Miss Hepple Eaton 40,277
13. Miss Mabel Kellogg- , 60.905
14. Miss Laura Garrett 82.424
15. Miss Alice Boone ......... 45,096
16. Miss Nola Coad 147.139
17. Miss Rena Rowland ........ 33.414
IS. Miss Gertrude Randall .... 60.103
19. Miss Anna Corbett ........ 23,264
20. Miss Grace Black 10,025
21. Miss Grace Wilkinson .... 84,671
22. Miss Mildred Looney 111.021
23. Miss Marie Mlckel 86,873
24. Miss Mary Hessemer ....... 22,91
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