Letter from 1926 that describes the 1925 Biscuit Basin explosion from ranger J. R. Van Pelt to Yellowstone Park Museum Director J. E. Haynes

Letter dated August 15, 1926, from Old Faithful ranger J. R. Van Pelt to Acting Director of the Yellowstone Park Museum J. E. Haynes describing the 1925 explosion at Biscuit Basin and subsequent naming mix-up.  For clarity, a transcribed version of the letter is provided to the right.  From the Yellowstone Research Library.