The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-20
LITERATURE.
The Great Divide and Yachting in
the Arctic Seas.
HUNTING ON LAND AND WATER.
The Earl of Dunraven and a Mem
Der of Parliament.

York: Scribner, Wexford Armstrong
The Earl OF Dunraven, who appears to be quite
traveller spent the summer Of 1874 in travelling
through that strange wild region known the Yellow
stone country. He made wonderful discoveries and
had harbreadth escapes but he all that TO
be seen, and appears TO have enjoyed himself In
rough and-tumble sort of way. The trip made in
the pursuit Of pleasure Of science In his preface
he apologies, ocose way for not having had any
wonderful adventures He ST. never had an ad-
worth AGENT nobody scaps me don't get
Jumped by hghwaymen II never occurs to q bear
hug me- and my very appearance inspires feelings OF
dsmay OF disgust IN the breast OF the puma noun
tain lion" The Earl OF Dunraven can hardly be called
elegant writer. He is too sangy for that His
slang however is of the worst sort ltwould not
perhaps sound out of place in conversation but in
book one looks for something different He is, with
all his faults of STYLE interesting writer and carries
the reader along with him into the forests and to the
edge Of the boiling springs Briton-ke he does not
want to acknowledge superiority even in natural
scenery, and begins description rather colby but his
enthusiasm gets the better OF his phegm before he
has done. rule his statements are correct though
we have caught HIM tripping twice For in
stance, he speaks of the principal crater Of the
otukapua range geyser in New Zealand ex-
ceedng in magnitude anything at Gar
diners RIVER being forty nifty feet in
diameter On the very top of this statement he quotes
tables OF the Of the springs at GARDENERS River
among which two OF 100 and one OF $50 feet The
Devils Den about thirty miles from where he places
IT, at the Great Fall of the YELLOWSTONE at the upper
end OF the canyon. The book which, by the way is
dedicated to his wife, is illustrated by Mr. Valentine
W. Bromley who has caught the spirit of the country
and its inhabitants very cevery from the photographs
furnished him. He has occasionally envened his
landscapes with species of pine tree that is native
to that soil, but he is correct the main features
For beauty Of scenery the author thinks that
behind Europe. Our mountains grand as they are, he
says cannot for moment compare In shape form and
general beauty with the Alps No glaciers fill the
upper portions of the valleys; the thunder OF the
avalanche is seldom heard. No peaks like the Matter
horn astonsh with their ruggedness the travellers eye
The attribute peculiar to continent is that OF
vastness Nature IS formed Of larger mould than
other lands. She is robust and strong, and all her
actions full of vgor and young nfe Storms fearful
and violent floods rise and sweep the country like
Mighty rivers with fierce, ungovernable tide in a night
scoop fresh beds themselves laugh at mans
shackes and restraints, or in their struggles to break
tho chains that winter has bound around them burst
free and carry off, like cobwebs the toilsome results OF
engineering skill Lakes are seas There are great
deserts almost unknown and unmarked on any maps
Through thousands aud thousands of square miles of
prmeval forest, dark mpenetrabe to the SUMS rays
the north wind walls and Whispers while for days you
may travel on the Plains without seeing tree the hor
lion forming unbroken circle around you
IN PURSUIT SPORT.
The Earl does not think much OF our boosted hunt
ing grounds He says-"Though game is abundant in
many States and Territories at certain times of the
year. yet, taken whole, North America cannot for
a moment compare with India or Africa as a hunting
country have enjoyed pretty good sport occasion
ally myself is true, but It is difficult to GET besides 1t
requires patience and perseverance and entails hard
work, and then is very uncertain; and
there is nothing dislike SO much being mised by
accounts Of the capacities of country In hunting
point view 1t is better in order avoid the posi-
bility OF myself offending this respect to say at
once that, in my opinion going the States or
TO British American territory for big game shooting
and for nothing else almost sure to be disappointed
! cannot speak rom personal experiences but II the
enthusiastic accounts hears FROM the forests
not exaggerated there be no doubt that If no
afford It, sportsman can get fdr better deer stalking
In Scotland than anywhere else.
ION the Plains buffalo are still tolerably numerous
and always be met with II man knows heright
places to go but running buffalo ought scarcely to be
considered branch OF the noble pastme 1t Is excit
ing; it calls into activity the savage instinct to shed
blood that is inherent, though may be dormant in
every man, but 1t s scarcely sport There
certain tracts and districts the marches between
the hunting grounds Of mutually hostile tribes whero
nobody darcs to 90 hunt or trap but across which
strips OF debaable andstealing parties and small
parties frequently passing That is the sort Of
place TO go II you want 10 game; but there you may
possibly see more than you bargainod for You may
be hunted we'll a hunting animal and with the
pleasures of the chase minge the emotions OF the
chased. Another difficulty in the way of tho
English sportsman that very few Americans for
what they call hunting and call shooting,
amusement There are Of course, exceptions-men
who love the wilds and take delight
in running buffalo or wapiu stalk
ing deer-and year by year these
exceptions are becoming more numerous; but, as a
rule the inhabitants OF the United States take their
holidays quite different STYLE or II they do indulge
in shooting at ALL 60 for prairie chickens and small
game Therefore, Is not very easy for stranger
procure reliable and disinterested Information"
Texas Jack accompanied the Earl OF Dunraven's
party and idealized portrait of him is given on
page 5s.
ooh, the comfort Of lying fat your back on the
grass /" exclams the author gazing up at the blue
sky and tho pickering green leaves Of the trees at on
your back In your shirt sleeves without any collar
by no manner Of means must you have a collar; II Is
sure to get tight and choke you you lie dowh-to
take your rest In the shade hot day the breeze
playing round your head aud stealing down your
back and chest That ia luxury indeed. No APP
prehension Of catching cold dsturbs your mind whiIo
you soothed by the distant chrrupng Of grasshop
pers in the sunshine the murmur OF bees In
the tops and the carrion Of the rushing stream
You not trespassing and nobody warn you of
There is plenty Of fish in the river whiskey left
in the bottle lots Of bread In the buggy; and you
no risk Of being disturbed for there is not another
human being within miles You so when you like
or stay as long you choose. You stretch your
arms and kick out your legs without any danger. Of
troading sensitive or Of pokng out somo-
bodys eye; and you can throw back your shoulders,
expand your cher and inhale full draught Of fresh
pare air, with ensc OF independence only 10 be
joyed In large country. believe under such
circumstances Dosttvclv nearly a. hanpv n In