The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-06-01

The flsh found in ito waters are not very
rood: that the little yellow strips inside the
skin along the breast and belly 10 kind OF
tape worm. II may be so-if anybody he.
lives Il they can cut out that part of the
meat and throw it away; % for myself.
I can't believe it-if did credit It ! would
be miserable all my days. for I took that
u be fat Neither would It 80 well with
that Scientific party # should ever meet
report.
Sunday evening, and had . magnificent |
view Ut the
YELLowsroNE RIVER
Where II energies from the lake. Here Mr.. |
Thrxsher found much work for the camera, |
and we remained till Monday noon taking |
views. From this to the Falls (abOut 10 |
miles) the country 10 open and travelling |
pleasant. Some ten miles down the river |
we come upon . group of geyseo. mud
springs. paint wells and the
MUD VOLCANO,
This latter being one of the greatest corr |
osities in the Park. Near II IL cave In the
solid rock, extending some thirty feet into
the hill, at the further end of which steam
and hot water 10 elected with great force
from IN aperture apparently about . foot In
diamer, accompanied with = noise similar
to that caused by steam escaping from
powerful engine. The mud volcano 10 dan
eerous. It shakes the country for some
distance around. lts crater 10 shaped like
funnel. is 50 to 40 feet across the top and
about i9 at the bottom, with . depth of
probably Is feet. II rOars like thunder, and
throws hot mud nobody knows how many
hundred feet high. for no one has ever seen
Il in Q state II eruption but the tallest
trees in that vicinity are covered with mud
tn their tips, which sticks to the bOughs
like snow. II requires considerable nerve to
look the second time down into that terri
bic abyss. Still further down the river 10
BRIMsrONE MOUNTAIN.
Adjoining II 10 . sulphur. water geyser, at
times throwing large b'dies of water 40 feet
high: also q boiling alum we'll, and many
other curious and frigbtful sights These
things are not private property now-they
were once pre.empted the mountain of
brimstone and sulphur geyeer for war and
medicinal purposes. estimated the amount
of birthstone on hand at 100, DOC, 600 tons
and growing oil the time, and was trying
to lump it to the Cubans for cent ton
when the Park Bill put IN end to the ne.
gotiatiOns.
In due time we oil arrived safely before
THE GREAT FALLS AND CANYON
OF the Yellowstone, the beauty and gran
deur Of which We found had no, been ex
aggcrated; in fact, 1t is impossible to over
Falls until we had seen all and examined
everything Of interest, and then leaving tn
artist and Sawtelle with two weeks work ri
"viewing" on their hands, we four turned
our faces
HoxEwARD.
Five miles above the Falls we left the rive
and followed = southwest cOurse up creek
along which o It approaches the mountain
are many beautiful hot springs and geysers
, On the top of the divide. in the woods, NJ
cra,ers of defunct sulphur geysers, an'
. crys,alizized sulphur in large quantities
We reached lower Geyser Basin that even
ing and the next morning started for tn
, upper Basin, where We watched to on
hearts content the performances OF the u
Faithful, Giant, GrOttO and other celebrate
: spouters, some of them throwing hot watt
!, to distance of from 100 to $50 feet; the
: : turning down stream again, the evening {
the second day brought rs to SawtelPs
: Henry Lake Here We reated one nigl
: and replenished our l.rder, having been u
! short ratiOns for two days. but had CACHE
q provisions in Sawtelle's cellar q We wei
up. Monday forenoon We were of for vi
!, GINA City. IN ! In the afternoon campsd
= West Madison. From there we expected ,
: e. eight miles in the evening and stop
: Wolf Greek. We kept the west side OF III
= Madison and on reaching the table LAND
!, looked on the opposite side of the river, an
!, = u our great surprise discovered
K TWELVE WARRIORS
Quietly seated upon the ground grain
e their ponies. When they saw us they r0t
~ one man, leaped upon their horses. On
u made tor ~ We watched their motions
}. moment. and then oIr minds were mad
~ up. It was plain they had been ''laying to
for Us, but we had taken the opposite sid
Of the river from the one usually travelet
:, On they come like demons, hut the watt
was between ue. II was their intention
I. head Us off at q point some miles below
- With one accord We dism0unted, adJuste
:: our cinches. made everything secure abb,
!. our "a .idles. put the dOuble.diam0nd hitc
!; to the pack q feat which none but Pro
|" Raymond could perfOrm), after which thu
:. :. pack and that horse were one and the SAN
- thing; then We took again our places
the saddle The pack horse had y light lou
and our horses were in good trim and an!
II i,us to get home. II 10 pO'r plan to Il
III UaSC2 Ou kSUU uJOul SVI su0 cON0 W rs
I. ting q fight. We didn't 90 back. but
" starting the horses got snuff of paint
ar become aware that there were Indians
/. the wind. and We were left to judge Of Il
N disgust 1T those savages when on rising
4. point ten miles down the river expectQ
1. they had cut % of they glanced their ey
= in the direction Of Virginia City and e.,
,a in the dim distance, miles and miles ava
= . cloud 1T dust. telling them the game y
i forever beyond their reach. We eaiued o
/ day by this operation, and on Tuesday n,
n. into Virginia unharmed; but ! shall nSv
forget how nicely We fooled those Indial
a. POLITICAL MOTIFS.