The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-10-24

y Leaving The road at 1fss1at 1SokBnnd il bid
ding farewell 10 tho last ranch EesUe fuf manx.
weeks, we struck OUT ACROSS the country tosS
wards our objective point, thu Tetons 8 which
now loomed up before US with TIN form
sharks teeth. Passing sharp butte hb0utA
one thousand feet ii height. the geoloGistM were
somewhat puzzled in regard to its form t51 4
The rock resembled basalt, but presented sofk
sandstone appearance on inspection MI. Ste, /,
yenson having made the ascent, reporte i to
be an extinct volcano. ss.'s q
After dinner party was organized 70 ok
plore this interesting discovery. Crossing the
plain, we made the ascent after climb 0f
half an hour, and were well repaid for our
efforts narrow wall of igneous rock. about
fifty feet in thickness at the crest encircled the
crater, the bottom of which was on level
with the plain we had left below The circle
was broken on the side facing camp, thus show
ing the direction of the lava flow and explain
ing the geographical phenomena which had
mystfed us at first. Professor Bradley said
the basatic overflow had taken place under
water. and, disintegrated by the rapid cooling,
had formed volcanic sandstone when CO.
mented The formation is of "a rare OCCUR
renee, and will add another feature, besides
the discovery of the Quebec Group" 10 the
geological report. Stopping to rest after our
climb, beautiful landscape spread out before
us. Henry's Fork, with its tributaries, wound
across the plain, and was lost among the hills
beyond The Jagged rocks at the foot Of the
mountain on which we were stood out in bold
relief, assuming fantastic shapes, one Of which
we called Kenilworth Castle" from its re-
semblance to that noble ruin. Continuing
round the rim Of the crater to the other side,
Snake River proper stretched across the val
ley till lost to view, pursuing its course toward
the great Pacific Ocean We now descended
into the crater, and, as we stood in the mlnia-
ture prairie, was reminded Of the crater Of
POzzOn, near Naples, the sulphurOus smell from
the still active cave of that volcano alone being
wanting to complete the resemblance.
The dimensions of the depression are about
half mile long by quarter wide, and with it's
rocky sides broken by wear of time, it pre-
sents the appearance of broken amphithea-
tire. Leaving the mountain by this side we de-
scended to the river, feeling somewhat thirsty
after smoking our pipes while gazing at the
view, all drawn with an accuracy that left no
doubt of the originals. The whole was con-
nected by series of hieroglyphics illustrating
some historical event. We studied these eff
forts of savage artists with great interest," IL
Illustrating, they did, art in its primitive state
fully as well as did the works Of the masters
Making a detour around the base OF the
mountain, we approached "Kenilworth Cas-
tle," and were even more struck with the re-,
semblance on a nearer view Imagine our sur
prise, upon looking at what corresponded to
the "banqueting ball. to fnd the side of the
rock covered with Indian sketches. cut into the
soft sandstone. There were buffaloes, elks.
horses, deer, warriors, hung on the walls of
the famous castle after which we have named
this spot, at a point when art had reached its
zenith. We tried to arrive at the date when
these carvings were made, but had only the
structure of the rock to guide us, which, being
of soft nature, and the drawings being yet
distinct, we determined them to be quite re-
cent Fort Hall letter to Ne,c York Herald.