The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-01

below. near the mouth IT the Geek. and
travelling up the rugged hanks 1T the stream.
nc 60, cl,,se Ia the foot Ut these beautiful
falls The scene here il ~ romantic ~
renm If fairy land The great. weather
worn towers stand like srUlpiured dU'Nrs
IN massive temple from which the stream
leaps down l56 feet. C"lnmnar buttresses
If weathercd brccci4, weird o. the portals ut
some gothic fame, Tire far M into fs"cif"'
D nnacles. hundreds Of q. above til
i,ascs. The hills around ana above are
wooded and grassy, but prccipitous and
cl,srmingly picturesque.
Here. io,, in clOse proximity. Is seen the
lower extremity Of the Grand Canyon more
than twenty miles below its inception. and
still a marvel in contour and culorinr.
More regular than slN've, II here slopes ~
in three distinct terraces, each terrace being
capped Ivy AN adan,ant palisade showing
jo,n,sge closely resembling massive mason'
~. This entire locality 10 destined t. liz.
cone famous for its varied and impressive
natural scenery. No admirer Of Mature !"
her wild caprices and subliMest aspects Can
go away disappointed As We r..de again
ON our Journey toward Gardiner RIVER, W.
had constant occasion tOMdmire aud wonder
st and praise thu munificent liberality with
v hich she ls endowed in the valley Of the
Yellowstone.
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS.
Or White Mountain Springs, TN Gardiner
River. eighteen miles below Tower Falls.
were reached alHut 3p. III. September 9th.
After our experience. there would seem IT,
I've some reason for the opinion Of one Of
gu, party who, on his arrival home. being
inter, ogated Us to the character Vi the scenes
he hal witnessed. would invariably r.
ply, "TuO much-.entirelv too much hot
water"
Did no, expect anything new, but must
confess that here was the most singular aud
imposing hot spring formation yet seen.
These Syringe have new features and char
sc,crisiics combined with those already de-
scribed. The deposit here il mainly calca-
re,,ls, while in the Geyser Basin it is sill.
cious There the deposits are great; here
! they are gigantic; rising by terraces IL
the aggregate height If 1000 feet, and COW
cring MI area two miles square. The prin
c'Pal active springs now '"cupy middle
| terrace, in shape a circular, snOw-whit.
mound 200 feet high with flu, top like I'll.
| trus,rum Of cone. Hayden says Of thi.
mound, - 1t had the appearance Of
| FROZEN CASCADE.
1fag,oup Of springs near the summit Of
Q mountain were to distribute their wa,c'l
down the irregular decIivi,ies, and they
were slowly congeslrd, the picture wO0'u
bear some resemblance in form" Add I.
this idea the decoration Of exquisite alsl,as
ter watcr.vsses with gold and silver Innings
arranged like spiral stcps around tower
and adorned ~ith the muliifOrM tracer,
and brilliant c"lori;g already family de-
>cribcd and still the picture is incomplete
To see is The only way to know the mysticn
wi'chery tia. nature has here 50 cunningly
devised.
Though the half has not been told. her,
I~y down my pen deeply conscious Of IL
impotence to portray, even rs through ,
glass darkly." glimpse Of Wonderland
VIVA, mny have seemed 10 some rtatle's tn
foolish cxaggerx,ion ofs f1orid style. hs
been written with . conscientious rcgmrt
for truth but. since We all see through col
Ored gisssee. if a talse impression has t'ee'
cUnvevcd let it be an impeachment Of m!
goggles"