The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-11-30
TlAE GRAND ROUNDS.
Au6aT0loIly N the nA1louu pAax.
NUMBER VIII.

SSv"SUs0sSS ~ ms WAOUOSA2 VAUA
- NUMBER VIII.
Farewell t. the Inferno. with it, supespaturs) fns
dsatians u itsasrethng, heaven aspiring waters
its laboratories Of nvisibe alchemi.ts. ito steamy
no.sris md br;msson- lips to its fierce thro,bin:s
and earthquake ,hrOes. it, wicrd beauties. and At
tracjyc tcrrors tn Il. spectacular paradise served o,
the crust III practical hill 10 it, magical Lakes and
nythical hr0gu: to the land whsrr few have zone aut
none have remained; to the enchanted realm whcr,
the world will wonder Farewell. Fleet and cure bs
the test Of our Aying s,etss strength abide in thu
dexterous but dubious :s "f the irrcprc.shle pin
TO-" end vouchsafe thoa gusran angels Of the inues
man thas 'John" reduce MT TO impalpabc and insev
erah'e particles. with those long swinging cameikr
strides. our scant la.der and brimstone specimens
With which his pscks laden We plunge Though
swamp and stream aud sweep over plain unS hill At
bsrnkueck speed toward Yellowstone Falls. Our
pathway DIVORCES from the river. enters heavy wood
and d. scendiug prccipitou. hill three hunlre,, feet
We reach
| CASCADE CREEK,
very pretty, mnsical little stream that dance. n,er
y over and anon: the bOulder and before II reaches
the river pnnges In a series of beautiful cascades
toward the greater waters Across ami up the s,ccp
ascent and the trail cas into IN opening vesyiug on
the river. Quick " were I'm the brink, and fourth
Of mile away
THE YELLOwsrO NJ YALLs
Greeted our eager vision.
'lIerc. boys: here!" rallied al, to the little emf
hence where the best outlook was had, while pack
hosses were left To wander At their own sweet win.
For moment nothing was said. Right before Us
was the river had left little ways above roju.
Iaziy and leisure'y through grassy mesdows, now
compressed Into space lO0 feat wide and 30 deep
and plnngin2 over sheer descent Of 10 feet whirled
half around In tho spsay-shrOnded hasin and came
anb'inR sisurely toward several hssdrsd feet down.
~ II not certain nj commcnd,tou for it, acrohrtic
antics.
~ say, Pat do you think that I. the Fails Of the
Yellowstone p
MY limited knowledge vi phypical science and
geography leads me u believe such i. the fact
Hardly us grand ~ we expected, II It :"
NO "o Ther's nothing grca, abou, thst-its
tame
1T. swindIe.' ,aid Norton.
~ dead fraud and bilk.- said Raymond
'And the canyon H. alex compared Wit h the Madi.
son canyon. asserted Frirler.
'wonder what IGansford. and Hayden, and all these
Government -harI's wanted to H. about such thing
~ TINT for - qusricsl Frnnk.
Let us 80 IN down the trnH OFT Of sight Of the
blk and camp Wont We set this up when We get
home: I"fii the biggest sell oui!' and dozens Of
ke remarks expressed contempt and result cd in
TIC pack horses getting rstlcd out OF the. rrvcries
~ bunci:rass, rrvcls with more vicious aud viudic.
tive exc"mations than they hal before heard on the
TRIP 1t was sonr. snen. groaty crowd that edged
up the narrow trail around the sharp cliff and along
tue brink VI the rccipier. The Falls were lne, hut
nothing like we had anticipated. Under ordinary
circumstances they would have ELECTED admiration
"nd arr worthy u It, The surroundings are peculiar
and thsr" II QUIET. dcnined. powerful grandeur In
the way the river gis itself together NJ an athlete
d0cs for the conflict, aud makes the bod clear plunge
from the sercle p,cad0ws into the rugged canop-
"--st What causes this roar to our right The |
canon has dropped Of deeper! There is no river In
sight: Here. boy-, here: ores! there are mo
Fdiis. Here Ii
THE GRIAT rALLs ~ TME YELLOWSTONE.
Great God how grand aud heautiful!' That secms |
like stron: expression, but II II probably the first
one you will use, dear reader II you can get breath
enough and say anything when 20 nrst look upon
that scene. We had passed the line Of the brink:
had BY accident halted At the most favorable place for
near view. and ciamhehng hundred feet down the
prccipicc crcpt ont on pinnacle Of projecting rock
ovcrhan2in: the river below the line OF the fall but
still 40 or 400 feet above the brink level from which
the river makes clear leap Of $50 feet For many
minutes there was silence. th"sch We stood within
the limits Of some cnrapturinx spell, that even
word might break. Clear, In deep. unbroken current
the river g'ies between huge rocky jaws and peers
over into the Grand Canon and chnsm below. Then
1t seems river Or water no MORE but though were
No. ScuSs ~ h.~>> |
barbed and fenshsred shot In endless volcy
Into the deep abyss-or rather. like myriad rockets
With course reversed. leaving trails Of brilapts in
their swift flight. This popularity IL IN especi,,
Characteristic Of this ta and forms one of it, most
attractive featarrs. II has inst volume and fall su6i
c'eut to perfectly produce the effect from brink to
abyss, while others pour like Niagara in mighty
volume " are, like the Yosemite lost In spray Moth
Ing can surpass the spectacular effect IL PRODUCES ~
With accelerated fall each JET resolves into nauy ana
In ever multiplying forms and numbers darts ON until
III are caught In the dense mi It that envelopes the
'napproachable base.
Beautiful a. is the Fall. with its castcllated was
lad high mp with brilliant vegetation nourishe BY
ne rpsny, and again rising In lofty towers and min
'rets Of varied and magnificent design. It owes III
eatcr attractions and aweinspiriny grandeur to the
srapd Canon into which Il deseet,ds. Fou rteen him.
lsed feet aTts at the top and twelve hundred deem
narrowing aud deepening ssn further on, this great
1T In the bosom Ut the earth 10 marvel Of uuique
0rmatiou and intensified color. Il 70 not dark and
.ioo'ny, 40 We had anticipated Il Il mot deuselv
tnbered. shutting out tie view, 40 We were led to
'slieve 1t partakcs more Ut the charsstes at hasp
sth points aud projections where the visitor can take
o the entire scene ct glance radiant with light
hat II not only vivid but supernatural In its effects
The minerals and chemical deposits have weathered
ut Or been altered to the surfscc IT the almost vsrt
ii walls BY but spring., untiI they psessut vsra.
assd snrfsce VI nd, white, black and yellow, some
Ines Keen sharp caors, and agsia tonsd to delicate
hades. with hero and there outcop strata Of sand
eoss " msssive brown hasslt TIE predominant
DIOR probably dss " sulphur, Is yellow and Il h this
reduces the sspcssasHssl, effect In the canon With
he sunlight pouring in glorious aooa acsoss the
rink. tho ratnhow spanning the crystal beauties o.
be fs the river far far below dartiug out frem the
'''sy fountain and rlsdn.. rapidly Away-a CLEAN Of
'os" teo'sd ssn through . golden wists-the sor
ros ori"ncy u The canon with it, cssss, pinusees
pd ptecipiceA nouri.hinx here aud there spray Of
aruboery. and the Greats frngcd with vigorous for
'es OF pane the Great Fail! with ito accessories 10
ihuasly. trasscenausly grand and beautiful This,
sem from thousand feet above while each dcs. 4
ida Intensity to the picture amt dis the squl with
Se -" b~.' ..'.. '"' ."''"p ~ 10
What wonder that Moran. the great artist whose :
ahe 70 Os ths tongue Of the nation for hr splendid
sin,ing 81 this scene u: exclaimed with reSye4ful
that tbcss ,sss~lial tints were beyepd
- reach of human ar,,,-, Dut he did sketch and
lint T. and although the art critics condemned It's
esusity u color as imp uAsble In nature. IIaydcu
spAsSsoa aad oshsss ssss~sel IL faul,less adcliy.
y Y. T. GOvcssssrnt parchaad Il lur ten thouaand
''lara aud '.Aoean's Ycllowssose Falls aud Cason''
~ has The d0rhle cminsdcc VI honor, tho panel
'ove the landing leading to the senate Chamber q
: capisoa a washnyt-u, companion picture 10
sstsss magsaeesss t,etns "Wssewasd ~ Coarss Or
npsse trkss ise wsS." wheh Oecnvses the cssser.
'sding passa p ~" Aqlse stairway. Rgst worthy ?
Il 10 high dss;nctiou Il the artists skin hos II
sn'fs'Ed % cnva. Even sngy-stIoa d that snatch q
y glory vhieh'eas nsvtr - sralissd savs ~ tho
spasndest hgt9s NJ sAsdows IN tho hsast q the
md CaAla whsn - day n fall m man seasds In e
ly.ssce % th' me-! ~r.r''sipscs q she cve,sqr 1'
! v r. s~o-t psihlss. rslilYds " 1884, ard years
aaA cat si0ss ha-y Thousands have inha hieed Mon
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