Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-25
WONDERS OF THE xEiLLovsroNE
Mr. James Carroll Tells q R~narh,
able Tale Of . Remark able Core
From the Helena Herald.

| From the Helena Herald
James Carroll, q well-knowu citizen OF
| Helena, Montana recently made q remarkable
discovery in the Yellowstone park. He says
while waiting for my companions I dis
| mounted and sat down on a rock with INV VIM
chester lying across my knees. Around me was
| q scene OF grandeur. / was I'm q deep rorcs
| which led down into the valley. On each side the
gray cliffs lowered TO a magnificent height.
Behind me was the steep path down which
had come through thick growth OF stunted
pines while In front OF and below me
was the gorge, "a quarter OF mile wide. per-
haps.) It's bottom covered from the foot OF one
Cliff TO the other with a heavy growth OF tim
Der. After resting awhile stood up and list
ened, expecting to hear nv friends approaching
But not sound met my ear. The stiffness was
so deep that feeling Of uneasiness came over
me, and attempted to call out to my compan-
Ions But although 1 opened my mouth and
went through all the details OF q good lusty
yen, not sound could make tried again.
and with the same result. | couldn't under.
stand 1t. My horse, which had been standing
quietly by me, noticed movement OF the bushes
near oy, and, probably thinking her equine
trends were near, attempted 'whlnny' IL
was sad failure, for she could not make a
sound. She was evidently as much astonisled
as j. and became uneasy.
" was on the point q mounting and starting
JAIN up tic EHouhsdltl. WDen a nerCe-lOOkinD
wild animal OF the panther tribe stepped out n
| the bushes within about thirty feet OF wbera r
was standing. 1t saw me instantly and stooned
to spring at me. hastily brought nv gun tn
my shoulder and-fred, shall | saw? No
pulled the trigger, but there was no report
although the smoke pulled out the end of tina
gun and the wild beast fell as IL struck II i'm
mediately jumped up and hobbled into the
brush, but leaving a trail Of blood behind IT. I
was now confirmed i'm my former suspicion that
L was in a land OF enchantment and although
not at all supersttious under ordinary circum-
stances, would not have been surprised now
to see the devil himself jump out from behind
a rock. immediately jumped on my horse and
started back up the path.
:" In about a hundred yards met my compan,
Ions, who were all standing close together try
ing to talk to each other. but although they
seemed to be shouting at the top of their voices
they were really as dumb as the dead, Although
| felt that Old Nick himself was Just as likely as
not to be on my trail, could not help laughing
at their odd gestures. grmaces and red faces
from their efforts at making themselves heard
They were pretty badly frightened too /
passed by them, and beckoned them TO follow
me back the way we had come. No attemIt
was now made at conversation. After going a
quarter OF mile I'm silence | lost my way One
OF my comrades, who seemed to think he knew
the way back to the trail, came up close TO me
and, bending over 30 that his mouth was close
TO my ear, with a superhuman effort yelled
Let me leadr His shout nearly bursted NV
tympanum. We had got out OF the charmed
air."