The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-02-23
The Yellowstone National Park.

| Gan article published in Edinburg January 10th,
from the pen Of Prof Thos. c. Archer, Executive
Commissioner on the part of Great Britain at the o.
| s. Centennial Commission,) 80,
Already the European public is awaken
ing to the knowledge that there is, far
away in the centre OF North America. a
district more wonderful than any which the
most inventive fiction writer has ever i'm
aginsd, and full of interest, as we are told
by the Earl of Dunraven in his inimitable
book "The Great Divide !" and by others
who have explored this Wonderland. The
Illustrated London Neaos not very long ago
gave numerous excellent engrayings Of the
most remarkable points in that large SPACE
Of five hundred miles which has been set
aside BY the United States government in
perpetuity as a public park or recreation
ground. But it is admitted by every writer
on the subject that it is all but impossible
by words to convey the slightest idea ofthe
remarkable natural features of the district.
large portions Of which are volcanic. and
diversified with geysers which for number
and grotesqueness throw those of Iceland
into the shade. Neither can engrayings.
nor even photographs, give much more sat
ls1actlon, for the most astonishing of, all
wonders is that of color. There the rocks
and mountains and the twisted and distort-
ed masses Of earth are tinted with brilliant
colors-red, orange, yellow, &C., such as
We have never been accustomed to associate
with them and which consequently render
them % different in their physical aspects to
anything before seen. So much did thi.
impress the lndefatigabls Professor Hay-
den, when he mas the geologist in charge |
of the government exploration and survey
of the district, that he obtained -subse- I
luently the services of a very skillful artist
n water-colors to take on the spot colored
sketches * Of some of the NEST beautiful and |.
'emarkable I'M scenes in the district. Mr..
noran,s 10 beautiful drawings bear testimony
% the fact that no pains had been spared
o = make axe them faithful representations Of
no remarkable ma scenes they represent. To |
i've squally trustworthy reproductions of
hess S. drawings was most desirable, SO that
ne y 1marvels ll Of Wonderland, as it is often
oH called, might be seen BY all the world.
= his il,s has been done in a very magnificent
olume m published by Messrs. Prang & Co.,
I I Boston, Y. 5. It contains fifteen chro-
loliths s Of such excellence that we are sur
rlsed to find that firm, eminent as it is
ringing out SO large a work in a style
'hich would do credit to the Imperial +
tate Printing establishment of Austria i
ing so famous for its perfection in the
lyptic arts. There is softness and aerial1:
epth not often seen in chromoliths, and as
le work has been brought out under. the =
'reful supervision of the eminent gelogist I:
no surveyed the country, we have. ample
narantees that the drawings are faithful
The work is necessarily a
'stly one. but no public library can well
without it; and to those who can afford !
put it in their own libraries, it will be a r
'eat:source of pleasure. The letterpress
's0Eiption of the pictures is by Professor
ayden himself. -~s...,.-.. C
III Shortening the o:saa voyage. -7- Il a
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