The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-11-11
NOTES ON THE NAY 70 WONDgRLaYD,
"a ft5rlL ~; e -o1-yE uy4tL-
! a lido = the Interval sRe0iONs.
By G. c. CLAwsoN.
Continued:

rlA'dxe Paas.j5 The climate during 4 ke sum,
mer is salubrious and exliiiratins, and in
The winter not extraordinarily cold. snow
seldom talls ~ deep but that .Alr.i Savt1lc
goes to Virginia City without experiencing
any great Inconvenience. He has land bro
ken On tho North sideof the lake (nf which
there 10 some vesy r;chp, and besides the
common Vegetables, raises good crops Of
barley. oats, etc Fror, jhis place it is only
10 miles 10 Taylor's Bridgc,,on Snnkc River;
Is milss to Virginia, City. anil about GO to
the Internal Regions, which, is somewhat
rO0nd.s.bout, hat ~ Substance lends en-
cl,antnent" more particularly in .hsf case
thai any other, it is not likely there will be
. cut off for some time to Gomez @-H! 81
la BY following srourd the luke to the West
side, dim trail IL found leading over the
Divide to the head Of Red Rock. where are
the famous ii #HGaif tel st+iDH al.
~ unfa RED ROCK LAKES ag!isi9gE
Being out of the usual line of hunters and
sportsmcn. elk, moose, deer. as well rs diff.
ferent kinds Of small game, abound in this
wild, secluded spot. noo 5000 'Asr .t#As
But one could dwell IN this Interesting
region FIR a week yea. . month, ard then
not sec Ill that is WORT, seeing. One be.
comes almost hcwildcred when con'emp'at.
ing the ''crdrr of things" CO FaS:, West.
or North. and walk Of couple Of hours
will bring you On the main chain of the
Rocky Mountains. South and southwest is
the only opening left. for triie East Of
South and the same great barrier confronts
the traveller. The Range in making this
short crook, almost doubles up, and resent
bles curve in the spine of mighty ser.
pent, and bad it come . little nearer to.
gether Henry Lake would have been
squeezed up to The size of brook. 5'a.A
Il would be uscless. also, to consume time
in relating how pleasantly we ,whilsd the
hours away upon the margin Of this beau
tiful shcc, of wafer how with treachrrous
fly and fascinating grssshopper we bcguiled
that shyest Of al! the finny tribes and yet
the easiest dcceivcd-thc nimble trou.-from
his pleasant hiding place beneath the shady
hanks; nor how the Professor, Ivy stealth.
lily shaking himself through the long grass
to the borders Of the sloUghs and bayous.
anbushe,l whole flocks Of the fca,hereti spe-
cies, and Slowed" item with his relentless
fowling piece, even unto the going down of
the sun. Neither will l faiigne The reader
with climbing TO the top of the high peak
at the West and looking out, with lie, upon
the most -~.i. ''
WONDERFUL REGION KNOWN TO NAN,
For within scope ut the eye are the sources
Of some of tie grandest rivers on the face
Ut the globe-born. a. it were iii tine same
little lake and drinking all from the same
small spring. Here The Yellowstone, Snake
and Green Rivers, as well as CIark's Fork,
Wind River, Madison. and Gall.tin, start
together, and each seeks course Of its own.
Green River strikes boldy South, and keeps
his eye on the monday sun, needing nei-
ther mountain nor plain - now almost
Inst mid rhe sands Of the desert, then again
hid swsv among unfathemablc canyons,
but at last finds its way to the sea. Then
comes the Snake the river of magnificent
falls, cataracts and cascades-down, down,
It goes. its face to the setting sun, passing
through fertile valleys, ty mines Of meal
culable wealth, cities of thousand aud tens
Of thousands Of busy people. and finally
rests in the bosom Of tie grand old Pacific.
And now We see the Yellowstone going still
an opposite course, striving for. TIE East.
ut times leaping hundreds of feet c.>. pe.-
pendicular precipiccs, At others cutting. as
with the face of diamond, its way through
walls of rock thousands upon thousands of
feet in. beighLatter many days Of tolsome
jou,neying from primcyal solliudes on to
4 land of civilization and greatness. smiling
alike upon the home Of the savage. AMI the
Christian, it at last pays tribute to the ocean
Of its ch0ice-the Atlantic. Between these
are many other streams, some Of them rush
ing, dashing rivers. 1t is strange that so
many different waters should head here and
all run in different directions. But without
= doubt, il is owing to the fact that this is
s.eE AAH 0hAA nNO OC 1AE- WOHLD,
And that it was formerly land is yet by
tjgLts) the North Polo, .ndp is liable 10 be
again imbedded.in ice (some day., all of
which may attempt to proys in = subse'
4uent paper. - 4
At the sane time, with all these sights in
view, while the frust of the morning is yet
in the air, there Can be seen, beyond the
low mountain 10 the southeast. the steam
ascending from the .cspe- pipes Of purga.
tory (sometimes called GWsers) 70 mingle
with the clouds.
On Monday morning. August 14th, after
cutting ~ good negative Of tie men and
animals comprising the Quilt. sGnclnding
he blsck dogE sud depositing II in box
It 6awts1e'4 lssElsd .sJietureof parry gone
o-Hades; if never heard from, send to
Police Gazette" We coiled up our lsriats
'sce pore ADD lSli 4fp3 fouS swiyl II A
Going around to the East side of the lake,
ne turned short to the South. and after
keeping that cnusseA few miles, changed
again, and were soon crossing the
Divide 70 ahe,wstrs aos tho MabiJod!
doubt whether there is more gradual grace