New-York tribune., 1874-09-10

,sbad asross the trail and do their level best to kick
them 10 pees as soon as tey BEGAN @ 70 noud Dd
they got well inired In sloughs lch as Du
van never dreaNed OF as they rolled iosd anu
all hundred feet or 30 down into gulch. the days
sport began and there was no intermlssloh VII @ eno
broad grassy praiNes OF Mide s sidn ~ ,be Nortbern
DIVISION which had prGceded u.s. III you nave hau eA
perence in this magnS the woft n n1 svs ~ had no
experience don't risk strain on your imaginaton
two short marches brought us TO TINS pon@
TIE GEOLOGY OF THE ROUTE TRAVERsED.
sketch Of the geology Of the ground passed over
may be Of interest Denver is situated on soit sahu
sones and mars at the base Of which formation occur
the extensive coabeds of Colorado. Leaving Denver
you pass oyer hogbacks of upurned rocks running
IN north and south direction at the base OF the foot
hills In these you find the edges OF all the upurnen
series of underlying sedinentary rocEs csn,,os oii
Among the Oldest OF these upturned rocks are the
beds Qriassic). in which coal is found az De pase o
approach TO Golden since that the only place east o
tine mountains where basatic lava Is 9uha % aS nlsce
there let mention that the top of Castle Rock M,
eco feet high, the bed OF an ancient valley as ca
easily be shown Coming over the range you cross an
Immense thickness OF metamorphosed pre-sliarMiau M
csts gneisses GRANTEES, &c, among which occur tne
odes ~ gold and silver on this side the mountains
yon come upon theicretaceous formations Wnoh we,e
denosited as debris from worn-d0wn SUBMITS wnen
Teey were only islands here and there In boundess
ocean These cretaceous strata were lO1ed anu
before tha. great upheayal ntted the ROCKY nus
bodily throughout their whole extent Here lOO are
many ikes and palisades Of eruptve rock all OF whca
small volcanoes living south Of here. These lava DuHs
resting sedimeutary strata have been carved og
water and frost into al sorts OF queer shapes
one OF the Garden Of the Gods. -.
MYSTERIOUS LAKE
Set IN such frame see from our end OF the Vaney
a picture of blue mountains whose sharp serra'ea out
line indicates great hight 1t is portion OF the Nam
Range in front of Longs Peak. Among those lmmut-
able yet everchanging bulwarks lies lake in circle
alyo vio hpad
above 1t, and whose bases meet no one KNOWS now Lar
below the surface Of its dark waters ~ is Grana bhk,
n suot tabooed among Indians and mysterious To Whte
men. Here. then, pout to be photographed. ana
me scenery s ptimey@l ana wild beyond any descrip
ton ROundtop is one mountain at least that mas sur
desecraiOn since the Ice Oughed lt iurtoWu
sides The lake itself lies IN the trough OF glacier
BASIN, and its western barrier Is an 0ld tcrulnal mo-
rhine Striking evidences Of glacial action occur on All
hands In the scored cliffs and lateral mOralnes tdt mem
il in Its extent is about two miles Dy IhTee ana It's
greatest depth is unathomabe with GOO feel me.
The water is cold and clear shore, but OF inky
blackness the middle. Usually in the reflection Pie
tured upon its calm bosom all the cloudcowned heads
about ii meet solemn cOnclave; but not seldom, ana
with little furious winds sweep down ana lah
its lazy waters til the waves We win each otneT nc I'm IN
terrible energy On such treachery hangs one OF the
many told by the camp fire OF this singular lake
Some years ago. SO the story goes the otes Wh .ne
women and children were eamped upon ls banks, trout
fishing. Suspecung nothing, and unpreparSu Iof wal
they there one day surprised Dy pahu Vi hspa
hoes, their ancient and impacaOe enemies; LOoklus
first OF all TO the safety OF their wives ana niue ones
the best aud quickest way seemed TO De 10 set tne
adrft upon rats in the nter Of the lake TIL the We
shOuld be This DONE they went 10 IeptI the
aftack The battle waged EugrOSsed IN It's excitement
none the rising winds Ill tue patience OF tue ere
ments failed the uneasled storms rushed down upon
their prey and tue RATS submerged Never 10
This day has the lake given back single one or It's cap
tyes In their CONSERVATION the Utes fell an easy prey
10 the ArapahOes and only of all that company es
caned 10 el the fearful tale. What wonder that the
Indian counts such signal and swift destruction as
snecjal manifestation of the Great Spirits anger ana
avoids the place as dreadful ana fatah SPOT 60
The outet the lake Of the FORKS OF the Grana
RIVER. following which brings me back 10 where
started fron and writing. IL Is fortunate tnaI
can follow river-couTses in this rambling letter or
should get totally lost.
THE HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The Hot sulphur Springs OF Middle Park and Mr. Wm'
Rivers of The Rocky Mountain Netcs (Denve ident!
fed This gentleman came here nearly a dozen years
ago and secured large tract of land in the rver bot
toms adjacent to the Springs upon which he has plotted
a village and is Offering such inducements to ncomers
that even now there "A little settlement here the
Sprngs have resOrted TO for Their medicinal pro
perties from time immemOrial by the Indians, VINO
stI come here during the summer Ia large companier
Tine wafer mainly used for bathing that OF sulphur
spring whose temperature Is about ligo fdnI., nor
enough 10 make yea vince at first There are Two
of these side by side. and near 10 these scVed otDcI
springs varying in tneir mineral Character, poth ho
and cold ; and in addition cold springs oi sulphur
water and others of pure water whose temperature Is
almost at freezing pOu In the outlet OF the sulphur
springs and immediately iD tue cooler auln silt ana
naguesIa springs abundance OF little phySd shalis
are found although they occur nowhere else IN INC
vicinity that | can hni. Very soon accommodations
for any number invads and tourists Will be PROVIDED
and few years will probably sec this beau.IIupoht
resorted to by hundreds OF Summer travellers