The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-06-01
IN woNDEl3IIAN
RE Region 81 sAs Enchanted Lake.
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DRY - though oeen out yeste<osy. muse
who may hereafter have the pleasure OF WIS.,
itipg II will also have cause to linger and
hang with delighted eye upon the many
beauties there to b. found. But must
haste, and will skip much that 10 interest
ing, until more opportune time affords,
this being only glimpse Of what may be
seen in that region. One might write .
book and then not tell half that should be
told Of that wonderful country. The songs
that will be sung, the legends that will b.
written, and the stories that will be told, of
the strsnge land when II becomes the resort |
of tue pleasure seeker, artist and scientist.
will be without end. Then let Lippard ,
bring forth the Legends of the Enchanted
Lake. They are many and strange and
queer-even - the peOple who once recOg-
ages before the name Of Christopher COlum
Our camp after the rain was . charming
one. beyond description. It wash grassy
opening few rode frOm the lake, and our
hungry ANIMALS were - much delighted
with the place ~ We were ourselves.
About sunset we had
SENSATION m CAMP,
Caused by Q report like that Of rife. appa
rently but few rods away. This will
probably always remain . mystery to ~.
q we could find no signs Of any one hav.
ing beeu in the vicinity Of the camp, and
wss two or three miles 10 IN island, 20 that
no lire from there could have been heard
distinctly on shore We theorixed oil even
ing on the probable cause, and finally left
II undecided, With three for . meteor and
three for spirits Il voted for, spirits.
But Ut midnight of this same night some
thing else happened us that came very
| nearly proving = rutnous shock 70 our
nervous systems. The or was calm -
death and the trees stood still ~ tomhstones.
Save the solitary guard. We were al wrap
ped in deep siumber, too deep for dreams
even, when suddenly
| THERE CANE CRASH,
Az of two planets striking and grinding
together, which brought me up sitting.
though but half awake. My first impress
sion was that comet had hit the earth fair
on the China side. The ground raised up
three or four times, and then began to art
sideways like ''psnning." and 1t flashed
scrDss me there wss going to he mud W J.
cano or geyser made right in camp Dead
limbs ratified from the trees. Following the
last motions came settling sensation. rs 1t
everything WAS sinking gradually down.
Now / wss sure the end had come. and that
the pillars of the Rocky Mountains were
giving away. There was no place to
Zee TO. It was too late to pray (the twelfth
hour, 30 l pulled the blankets over my
head, curled up. and gradually sank down,
down, - I supposed to that Wonderland
l'fr0m whence no reporter ever returns
, but in reality only to the land Ut Nod, where
rested In glorious Inconsistencies until
l A. s,~n thpsNnwkN tina uPOfldN
. Birds sang. SQUIRRELS jumped aud skipped
through the trees, aud the cir was delicious
and fefreehing. Indeed, doubt II eve
the sun ushered in : more beautiful Sab
{ bath morn than the one sitter the storm ant
earthquake on the borders of the lake
sfterward met Lieut.. Doane, who was will
the Hayden party, and he said they die
; tinctly ielt the shock on the opposite sid
.. Of the lake from % So it was not gotte'
!. party suggested.
!. After breakfast We packed up and wen
down the steep hank to the waters edge
(horses and ally to help make up the beau
\ tiful foreground lin absence Of other will
!. materially 70 some pictures of the lake III
= artist wished to secure In this connection
4 I might mention that oil good artists ar
ambitious to perform some particular wOr
TIA: will ss the" .;s + :: vel. a. r
/
picture Of some live wild animal; such
negative would be valuable, and no doul
= he will some day accomplish oil he wishes
I. IL he still perseveres. This morning q b
\ fixed the camera for lake view,
y APELrcAN.
OF great dimensions, came floating slowl
down close To shore, peering into the wate
). for trout. Il was the intention to includ
=. this fine bird in the view, and the Gamer
. was uncovered when II bad reached pair
: directly In 'front.' At this instant dsh.
Il 70 presumefl) passed beneath the bird, IN
!. Il immedistsly went fishing, to the gre,
4 damage of the picture This same arti
y once In California attempted 70
" TAKE m GRIZZLY
- That came within range of his instrumet
= while out viewing; but unluckily. 81
0e Bruin dropped on Il" In time tn save hin
self. and from neighboring tree.top Il
artist took the widest view that bad ev'
q come under his observation, - he vi
messed the complete destruction Of brs
/. new camera, including dark room and d,
taken In the bear: he thought 1t WAS neg
ejVs, bat to hjs sorrow learned Il was of Il
pssitjss species. (Artists In Photographic
bears should always bear IN mind that
y d The distant iSss wherein the enchah
y meut lies.) And yet another time this ph
t0gsaphef undertook TO geta
PICTURE OF 4 WAR PARTY
= OF Indiana In company with some
- men he Wa going from California to q
d Owyhse countsy. A large party Of savag
oosTaled them @ basin In the mountain
y The Indians fought them every day. b
= could not take the camp. the boys alwa
beatipg them back. Several horses we
A. killed and sGme ct The meD wounded. III
mannef Of thing q lass became mOn0tolOu
= and the artist thought be would add III!
~ spice to The occasion By phosographing q
= combaaantA He got the Instrument il 9
der when - NV the Indians advancin
y. and when the 1ght commenced he rails
81 the cloth from tho tube. expecting 70 seen
. negative shae would b worth , mint
money. Hut 70 the great surprise OF BIZ
oojf and party, o0o0 . the camera was .
=. posed 70 the elaseof the sun and the savaa
ID eos glimpse Of the bsals tubs, they g
- slnallonsous war.whnop OF distress. q
- helbee ekeleeg. p1ll-mell end evsfy 9th
Wy. ood she artist has never bed ever
y. mnel distant v,ew Of them from that day
Il tia THEY evidently thought ths boys b
= beou reinforced With mOuntajn hOwit1
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