The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-03

asd daae,is eokea of cur appgsaoaslos % ~
basuty aDd esan6see Of the, l1p6oAS gtoQ
thb point 10 descended ard sntefed = ::
1n8 Belt o. rIGD0D
which shut out the view Of the lake. The
black and yellow pine, the AZ q Norway
sprucs. were found Mere, Of largs'si and
excelle.t quality. Al We proceeded, the
under growth and timber became more and
more dense and revealed many new and IN
usual varieties Of trees end shruos. here
were 10 be seen tn. tall and stately Ameri
can larch, the balsam DR., The fragrant cedar
the Wisconsin lakes, and eEoni0usly called
10 jssipsr in Xoss.ns-the alder, maple,
black birch, and, Of 6owennR shrubs, the
Wild currant, The gooseberry. tho services
berry (AMslasekiSr C6ssdessis) the fragrant
eyriDga (PkIadslpkss Corosasjxs) the Wild
rose (large and fIsgrant), the honey .suckle
or wood6ine. and others. The country grew
very rugged and billy ~ W proceeded,
similar 10 that We had passed over south Of
Dayton creek. more rOcky however, though
LEES dtmcult 70 construct . wagon rOasl over
than the former. On our right shutting
out the view Of the lake for long way,
Ne . succession OF steep irregular shaped
hills viii, lake like depreseions, and huge
masses and leiges Of rOck-a kind Of ~.
pe0ttne or lime stone-were every where
sen mingled with the profa:e growth Of
timber, shrubs and 6owers. There are no
streams toward tho lake. (though therc
seems 10 be abundance of moisture for Ill
purpoees.) until we emerge from the wooded
hills, into the equally wooded table. land
jncliniug towards the shore Of the lake.
Here We found two streams, The second sod
larger Of which, We called 80
CRYSTAL sP1Uo,
on account Of the limptd purity and excel.
lent quality of the water. On Preaching this
table. land No come again In view Of the
lake, tho tse,l running, sometimes, just
above u, and once upon the beach, far .
short distance Z; vegetation slSoundS Ia trip
ical profusion, and tho growth Of timber 10
magnificent We vere now nearing the
HEAD o. The LAKE. a.g
and of - our right looking north and eest
We could eee it, circling shOres, jeweled
with fairy little isles and fringed with tim.
Der, and the long tongue at timhercd bot.
tom land which mark tue embouchute of
the Flathead river into the lake. The land
grove very rugged, rocky and hilly again.
just before snteriug the valley, - though Il
were shut of by : second enclosure from
the lake and tho world beyond, leaving only
IL
- though to admonish the curious visitor
Of something sacred within, IN he approach.
ed with reveren ttal caution and deliberxtiOn.
We reached the
POINT OF ROCKS,
80 called. because of its steep and rugged
character and because It 10 an important
land mark from the valley indicating the
usual point Of entrance and departure Ats
O'Clock p. m. from the heights Just above
this point We gained
aPLGNDID VIEW or THE VALLEY
for the drst time The effect was similar
TO that produced In the behcldcr, who locks
for the flrst time frO@ Isspirasjon Point 40
on YOSEMITE Valley In California Here
indeed, the valley 10 much wider and the
point from which II IL viewed less lofty
than at Yosemite, and the adjacent scenery
10 far less terrific and sublime, but the con.
trast 10 % sudden and pleasing that II seem.
ed hardly less cxalting 10 the soul than The
6rot view Of the Yosemite. The jOurnev
had been long. tedious, though, interesting
Tramp through the timber. over rocks and
hills ut fallen trees. and now, at last, the
vision Of the teautiful valley. the object Of
our pilgrimage. bursts upon "a In I'LL the
pastoral lovclinsss Of nitures virgin charms
spread ont like m emerald carpet 1t our
feet and stretching away to the north aud
cast, bounded only BY the bek Ut timber
which marked the course of the Fisfhesd.
md the grand snowy sierra Of the main
chain Of the Rocky mountains, rising in
patrtarchsl majesty far away to the cast
ward, and exposing through the darkly
wooded and picturesque gateway of
MARIAs PASS
The snow covered SUBMITS still farther to the
and northward. The scene was.
1t ones, impressive and consoling, suggest.
ing the means of living. and the source of
supply, In inexhaustible continuity and
fertile sunny valley for the peaceful hcmes
md productive fields Of civilized life. and
The grand mountains clad with eternal snow
md sending forth forever, the living
streams and gushing fountains which con
Time life and glory 20 the plain bet,w.
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