New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-17

upou .,eord pfrcip.ce. Peerus oYer rs cler, '0J
fee. below Us We behold tac rvcf a'teI II; inO y
peaceful and placid as mirror Hali rlhe ~ =; a.
In iu view /, the Gfcas ia 4 Is unel.a,ta ~ & g..
world save by Niagara. Of WLcbi ysidly rcin1os oi
II has ~ same horse shoe form tie SAME uDu! y :
rainb0w The VO,Cmc - water Is not m"'c M ~, NV
fo,t A. large foT us crescent summit IS oniy ~ IeC,
iu width; bat the d"scrH. C.N itft ~ =" -
greater white lust above the brink Vas' Sh-'- P' P,
Of lava rising Tor hundreds Of feet Oh cao cece,
ply an element OF grandeur DlutH i"c E.'n' =
racts altogether H. IA. one OF thoie ',a % ~
crowned with an eagle nest BecW 'o "'' ,, :, rio
csI0ns side wall siuntcd. ShriTeied eel.. a.. -
rock with rOOts Ike claws. Upon ihc ~, .r
OF one perchc. a whitt.'a ai!ed iIaepc, - - 80 rai
black as Jet. ,.. -. ,t,.,,.rio,,
MOI daring 10 siteuri the descent oi ere ,P,Eli;
al,os. nhr9te, vri without the aid o. rOIr lWa'keG
M along the edge OF the chasn past cuIoe i"oA lo ma
tlons ono is q natural afcL or thn-.' IA eo =
IN admit suear logshead As point ius' ncio" te
nil I crcpt oct 10 the eage Of projecting roc X
Clin-rp 10 hardy ccd1T saw t1e peaceful wate @V
feet belov me ;hc river, gliding swiftly bai cain ana
smooth 10 the d.Zl ,o.c ,bc Ions plunge, ahd tit
,si,cLe, caLdrou which boiled beneath UudCr ltlng
clouds of SPRAY. Tie al itself Of PuTed White -
tefspersed wt m!rGlS Of ghlerile Glasa! drops 2
cataract of snow with an aysaacLe OF Jewels hochng
and beitue aii earthly sJendor Mature +oic IN Eoi
lace and PEARLS her roha Of diamonds and tara {" IAN
bow.
The world how for away it seemed. ond God bow
near" Judcs tac dcai. ming roar. LOw the So-' eait
quaed and ,i,aitl! How deep the cAafil iroH NhicA
rose the pcarly Wist hiding oicgcr from hudah cye
he secrets OF lfr trnuD'd E"-it lchb lay ul"" tD'
rock shelf gazing otrr Tie tink r'otcd b> tLe u''oi
ing fascination o. dat prC'ouud GHu tcmWhg ENh.
How caSy lv o.c egp ~ leave Jtulbt hi tfth cares
and grief to solve ftr aoCn0 mysteries 0 Ufhth, =
hapS 20 Join tie loved los wao avail s IN the NE
beyond , ,
With Lieut.. CsLeu, l,t Oregon Infantry. VIC lhi
hecn our c.cci We returned 10 his camp ~ ho rond-
ilc spent nAi % hour with lis cDin tlC!rCcsy tents,
furf houses and -i... H.rwsnls. buiit "i willows
and rooted with eias. ard o. hcd 90 thelr Two p'ts IN
Indian bOy e. wear, aLG e sri g.. Is Nohih,' ION i'
fpllirort ch ir,I, .Il 81 rtfIeA ID "IcIc trcr
raIent, had chcr b.cu killed o. frightened away, and
ow tendc,y cared .Dt bv TIE sCio.cTs. Then We con
tiuued our iour.Cy With the last iC~ieI OF sunset
came another mirage thS time ~ thc Ntsl, Nh'ic
lakes Of gold u ttc!g cc'l depths. relccej thc teF!
clouds: "Scas ~ L'o-, UIiEi"G VIII hrC NAeh
hese faded thc aetna! MCunia rs ln thc NCria NeiC
luis la1u: but tlic c.mUc.s clouds beyond irrosod
Them az 'un.n'ai. o. marble enc ai'b'fc. M
Al night CC.Ct' ding lCIi.Cus dug Na. To ite St'
glonee ,,e crossed /, toe Over aud 'o!l. ana aleT
snpper Al fhe Io. station. went out hy moonlight 10
.pg cot h.g' Rom OF those. 80 FEC. above the
Ground gu,u .l SIugs Naiylrr ~ SIC Ion ones N
,o ioui Jaltc. al asnca ito siNc.y sp-4 az the!
.ln down tho ut rocks. a. whose base the! bload
Iuio ono forming siea' lnhai 'd iee' Wiac N"e1
discharges iuto The Slosbouce This nOndcliu spring
o folual., i- elY9o,,G o. 10 tie rc'u rocii1A ana
..- ifr 3r ttt ~ .,idc i,.r UHioh b O.cd and was
ricd d. the descent tl miles CNa.. nov o. no equal
or reicc for H. IS 80 liic' ron Boise tity ana
Wihin hglf q day Ild' Of tho Great FaI
On tie whole lonely road from Bear li'tr we la'e
hardly net single team G. passed human hahiia'ion
lye stage sta ioi The most CnaIag fir'ic and sng'
r-stiyo Wnif, %. atiC c~Couat,rcl Wcft all lying
together ina tlC rC,l wa. ay rCtte an cM HeWsNa
p. and emmy % 1icl H0A bearing ita oiieh4c
cnue ,tsmn 81; latc tskcu no journey which nc; cI
venal al ~, rca.Iurs' aIt itlGIc t-1n tins nine
!9gs' st3ca Ilr 'ICn Virgins. Mo.i'u 10 Boise,
Idaho y '- '-