The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-04
The I'diicy 0nd Pass V d" mar 81"
Montana 1cITitOIy.

A correspondent OF the Cincinnati CDhnfr-i t.
writing from the " Headquarters Of tue yellow
Stone, Montana" gives the following description
Of the Valley aud Pass Of Hell in that T'tt
tory
.ind h,.c. from the SPOT on which stand %,
my companion ON this exploring cxpedi,ion, iIA'
ing my NOTES drink In the views, 80 wclrd, IS"
passing strange, that even in my wild,sl dream
never aught like this was seen. y daylight Or
d. ing on the Yellowstone hills, the 7nn ni'itnr
down into the verge VI the horizon, thonuuP tIt
snnting RAYS lar into the gloom % ptuicspur
ellis, aud lingering upon the lo'iicr ir'.s. c"a
veriing ihrii rugged surfaces into purl'r ani
gold, tue islands IN the river swell bold aut t''u
tiul 10 the fOsy light, while yonder IIs nnt con-
like hill stands against the shy "a cuGspieuuut
nass fringed With fIe. The gigantic moan ,.u.
,o the ives, east their shadows iaF down infp i..'
silent valley ai our feet while the si.yciy it,oU-
stone flows Oh It's whispering way, bTri.iug ilD
sonibrc aspect OF the plain with tie line ol '
cleaning waters. In this valley mysterious w 81.
drts have been made visible from time iumciu
rial, VI which the mobile saxon never heard
The Indians in the vicinity tell u 1t has ALMA,
been thus. Ou, Of this plain, OF valley, rtfh,r.
which extends over an area Of fity nile- issue
million sharp jets OF bluish-whitc flame. inter
spctscd with iuul puts OF Icarly sapog. whi.n
sail upward in endless turbnaiVd toute..tui-
until reaching high altitude iAry d..su.yt .uI
blended with the huciuating cluG! which hl..
over the valley. II To shield IL fsom mortal ',,-
The plain is dotted with innu,GcrAbic rntui. ii,.i
whence these vapory aud icry cu..... ..le '.....
ted. Ia their formation they resent. u.i..I'...
volcanoes. tifc-springs LID. iho.e Ia ~ tr 'e.iti
~ China and the gc, sets OF Ireland air Data,
sullsO volcanic action OF the sAisc ui'li,. ,..Yn.
OF greater force aud power than tar bot -i.iuE
in the valley Oi the Yellowstone Onu ,ar..'
help thinking that ierccsi fires rage soincwh,..
below the external envelope Of To i!aia 10 t.'.
Mn and iOrre flames above tie ,4i',cc. y ,,Lf,,
man and sIr'nf connected with our lt.ty a
rrihcs ,hesc i.ncous STRAINS 20 gt-'s c.raVir.
ifom n " vcltd hell. Another speciality ~ 81"
cauc action may hc observed hy closer .nyesu.t
ion Of the conicAl hills which louin up irDih 60.
surface IA cv,ry direction Th0ggh there lfc iu
deep cra,srs ia their svmni,is II i nn c'''y ma''.
TO detect :cnt!c hollow ia each, more VI cs dee.
covered with cTumbiing article. of .1,l-it. r..a
The bas' aud sidts are also thicalF .'irHu u..
the like POROUS depo,is-somr of y'fv iF..
size like tnoi noUs cindery cahc-. the refuse .'
u ipundery furnace. \ sui phusuu. ut'; s. .u i,..
atmosphere. reminding one Of ou: com, ,iin'.-
hi- experience Oi u chOkc-lamp Sur; 1uf Via
the entire plain are lofty c,lciicrous f"rt7. 'f"'t
ed aud skelcionized by aciion ol t.,n, .t ,u.it.u
hodes OF water which now bear 10, npi..t:..u..
of inverted ryramyds prlsms ati saiiop ,.'..
eonhgufa,ions. Besides Preparing d'''."' Sal
lay piled "a heap, ~ the loot a. ,.,I- .'.'.
torrents had .ocUrfOdcl and di.;Iaui., ''. i.
that oue would imagine that i.-'.
had ragged aud burned up city. Us ',' 'ID.
~ OF fallen columns which lay scattered siult
in ih, mos inIrscfibablc confusion. lu i., 3D..
s,ei.crs OF the dbTis there bub6lcI nuu.,i..
saline springs, and, continuing our cNamiua'
further, VI discovered several hoi-wAi,t srriu.
from whence vapOfy columns continually Hst'-f4..
ell. On testing the warmth oi i., ~a',t A-.
Fahrenheit Thermometer the n.rcur!.
stood previously AZ eighty drgtcrs !r,t '.'
one hundred aud eighty degree 1A, i...l ..
our .urseS feet sounded hollow while iAr o.. ..
s'riIeI 10 feverbcraie along the earth h,e ..
echo. Not blade Oi grass wg. 20 ." go. .,
ctpung along the margin Of the tiny -ir' 10.
The whole aspect OF the plain wa t'iA '. 'l.,t
ifeinc. Ghasily relies .! animal li'o '"w 90 t
ground along the stream. This WA r,.4,."
caused by the gathering oi ihc but ,i,. .. t.
iall 70 eros. the Swcctdifa,. Mhefril4,y .tt
,si for season, protected by the rising lii'-
the bleak winds, whi.h with ,hr for,.o' -,ru,,i.
sweep over the H.riAefn pfairics uut. g.. ..,.
~ Of the season compelled them To- .,....
they found their cgfess prevented rs n
SHOWS in the passes, and they must have .-',.
from hanger ard cold, lravin, their hor 90 D..
picked by hungry wolves. and ~ L. h.,..a. ...
the sun and rain. No languagc can give an
OF the fearful desolaiion OF ih- w5al"r',.' "a
IL struck our hearts with a nain"lcs~ aicgd ST.
"a wolf infested the lhaubCfcd cayi,,. O., i.. e
not buzzafd hovercd over the viciu.it AL
was silent in this Valley Of Death. uuc CO., u.
party Of explorers bestowed upon il the ,-u.i.....
appcllaiion OF D" He'll. Il isa rich field, huM,,
cr. for the geological sIrlhi, and though i.iaa,
travellers love 10 describe tie sp!cnio.s o' \ .i
scenery, dwell upon the classic height. q! e. ui.
US, dilaie upon Lebanon. Mount os C..rt .t
foster their immaRina;ou among 'h,.>gtt..
Of Judah, there are stAu!c. .,e,las g.,
FAR in this new-born world of ogts-w... t..,,
far more idyi.c than any oil Euro ,.a ...p
and rivers Of greater depth and .a:.D ,..a..
Travellers have descan;,d long eaol. 81 .l. .t.
state and melancholy inanima,cs b: 81, cog .f
Let him that suffers with taas AM "a. s.y.i....
bankers after siialzing realities, i.aN,. .a ti.t
rcln regions Of the CrpcF. f.lo" ''.ae. ar
mighty mountains, savaunAhs ofcN.,, lir- f.....
iiy, and valleys clothed with Elem ,,'.n....
will be seen side by side with plain ',ti = aiti
dlobolisms from which you oaunoi ,m,ig, say,
through the " Pass o; Hell Thiou.h s.,h
pass did we groPc our way in almo.. profound
darkness, as night had So; in long hrfosy Vs. cr
tered the lonely deflc.