The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-11-02
hnteresaAmM DhseeveFtes @g ahe Biographical
Expedition In IhahO Crater malf y vile
Deep.


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Leaving the road at Market Lake anc
bidding farewell to the last ranch We see
for many weeks, We struck out acrus,
the country towards our objective point
the = Yetons. which now loomed up be
1 fore ms with the form Of shark teeth
Passing a sharp butte about one Thousand
feet IN height, the geologists were some
what puzzled III regard 10 its formation
! The rock resembled basal hut presented
soft sandstone appearance On inspection
Mr.. Stevenson having made the ascent. re-
| ported 1t to he an extinct volcano
After dinner party was organized t.
/ explore the interesting discovery. Cros-
sing the PLAIN, we made the ascent after a
climb oi half an honr and were ven re-
paid for our efforts 4 narrow wall ui
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 the side facing camp thus
showing the direction of the lava fow and
eAl lIulng the 5cogral hcil phenomena
which had mystftled us Al first Professor
/
taken place under water and. dIsint 4grat
ed by rapid cooling. had formed II icanic
I sandstone when ccmented. The formation
is Of rare occurrence and will add an
other feature, besides the discovery of the
"Quebec Group, III the geological report
stopping to rest after our climb, il beauti-
ful landscape spread nut before US.
Heneys Fork. with It's tributaries. wound
across the plain and was lost among IN,
hills beyond The Jagged rocks IT the foot
Of the mountain un which We were. stood
out III bold relief. assuming fantastI,
shapes, unv uf which wr called krnil
worth Castle from its resemblance I.
that noble ruin. Continuing round the
! rim of the crater to the other side. snake
I River proper stretched across the vale,
7 till lost tu view, pursuing it, course a. tn,
great Pacific Ocean. We now descended
into the crater, and as We stood IN th,
center Of the miniature prairie. ! was n.
\ minded Of the rratcs ~ Puzzun. near
. Naples, the ,ulphUrous SUI Il from tht
still active cave "f that vulcano alone he
| ing wanting to complete the resemblance
z he dimensions ~ the oppression ar,
about halt mile long by a quarter wide
wear ut time. It present, tn appearance,
of ruined a.npElthratrv. Leaving tn,
mountain hy tins side We dcs ended 10 The
river. feeling ,rurAha. tnnsty after smok
ing our pipes While gazing Al the view. al
drawn with an accuracy that left ~ doubt
of the Originals. The whole was connect
ed by series nf hIeruglyphic5 illustrating
some historical event. We studied these
efforts ~ savage artists with great interest
illustrating. - they did. srt IN it, primi
tive state fally as we'll a did the works o
1 the masters.
4 Making detour around the base Of I'll,
mountain. We approached "kenilworti
Castle, and were even more struck witt
/ the resemblance on a nearer view I'm
agIne our surprise, upon looking at wha
corresponds to The banqueting hall. t,
find the sides of the rock covered Will
Indian sketches, cut into the soft sand
stone There were bufialoes. elks. horses
deer and warriors, hung on the walls o
the famous castle after which We hav,
named this spot. at period when art hat
reached its zenith. We tried to arrive a
I the date when these carvings were made
but had only the structure Of the rock t,
guide US, which, being Of soft nature
and the drawings being yet distinct, ",
determined them to be quite recent.