_The Shoshone Dam_
In northern Wyoming, near the eastern entrance to Yellowstone National
Park, the South and North Forks of Shoshone River plunge downward from
the steep slopes of the Rockies and unite in a broad level-floored
valley which in early geological times was a beautiful mountain lake.
At the lower end of the valley the river rushes abruptly into a deep
and narrow canyon. The entrance to the canyon, which is only sixty feet
wide at the bottom, was selected as the site for the Shoshone dam.
Before construction began it was necessary to blast a highway through
the gorge for a distance of eight miles, in order to connect the work
with the nearest railway. This highway is now a part of the road system
into the Park, and is known as Cody Way.
[Illustration: DRYING ALMONDS