New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-18
THE WONDERS or THE NORTH VEST.

PROF. HAYDEN's REPoRT-MPoRTANT GEoGRAPH-
ICAL DIsCovERIEs-NEw LAKES AND NUMEROUS
GEYsERs FOUND.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-It is stated in the
sixth annual report the United States Geological Sur
yey Of Territories by F. " Hayden United states
Geoogist, that there is perhaps no more unknown OF
more interesting geographical region in America than
the different branches OF Snake River and the MADISON
the great water divide OF the Continent The maps now
In process Of construction will almost entirely change
the geography OF this wonderful region Wlthn aradus
of ten miles may found the OF three OF tho
largest rivers America The from
1000 to 5000 feet the while the mountains
whose eternal SHOWS form the sources OF these
great rivers to hight of 10000 to 1900 feet Nov
ing north ward are the branches Of the Missouri
yellow stone and Wend rivers, which all eventually
unite into one mighty stream, the Missouri. To the
south are the branches Of Green River, which untes
with the Colorado and probably emptes into the Gun
OF California while south and west flow the branches OF
Snake River which, uniting with the Columbia, pour
their vast volume Of water iuto the Pacific The explo
ration OF this remarkable water divide that the
Madison Fork has its source small lake not hitherto
noted any map and that the socaed Madi son Lake
belongs entirely to the Pacific slope.
This latter lake was found be about twelve miles
long and eight miles wide. From this body Of water
flows stream nearly 100 feet wide, which, after dis
lance OF about FIVE miles, empties into second lake,
The former these lakes named shoshone and the
latter Lake Lewis in honor OF the great pioneer ex-
porer of the Northwest. At the upper end Of Lake
shoshone new geyser basin discovered, with from
rs 100 springs many Of them geysers OF considerable
power The Ornamentaton about these springs was re-
garded as Interesting and elaborate than those
in Fire Hole Basin The divide between the Yellow
stone lakes and Lake Lewis found to be about
so feet above former and 200 feet above the latter
This low ridge in great divide OF the Continent
has doubtless given rise to the story Of the TwoOeean
River aud such stream has found its way TO most OF
our printed maps. From the summit OF the mountain
the scope Of vision embraced radius OF $50 miles,
within which 40 mountain peaks worthy OF name could
be distinctly observed. The that could be swept
by the eye from this point could not have been
less than 10000 square miles, embracing every variety
of grand aud beautiful scenery OF mountain and valley
probably without parallel on the continent. Ten large
lakes and several smaller embraced in the
view and the entire Yellowstone Park was spread out
under the eye To the Wind River and Big Horn
ranges with the snVw-clad SUBMITS OF Freemonts
Union and Cloud Peaks bounded the view; the nortn
the Yellowstone range, with Emigrant Peak and many
Of HOTTEST mountains OF Montana, were clearly SEEN
To the west the numerous ranges comprised In what
are called Salmon River mountains Of IDAHO form
the horizon Of vision in that direction, while the noun
tans near Fort Hall and the Wshsatch range completed
the mighty amphitheater.
This remarkable view embraced o largo portion OF
Wyoming Montana. Idaho. and Utah Territories About
40 small streams which unite and form the upper por-
ton of Snake River carefully examined The party
then proceeded down the Valley of snake River through
its remarkable cahons. examined Jassson's Lake and
the numerous streams that empty into the main river
on either side. The report contains s printed octave