Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-10-09
PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
The Gorgeousness, spleEdor and Sub
g. Unity Of the Grand Canyon Of the
Yellowstone.
Got Tt in the Neck-A Great accession
to Great Falls Religious Notes,
Etc, Etc.
AT Grand Canyon.


AS soon as we alighted from our con-
yeyance at the Yellowstone falls, we has
tened to behold the sights. Our friend
aMc" had taken the wings o. Il dove or some
other serial navigation,ssand anticipated us
at the canyon by about fifteen minutes.
The "Prof." was delayed longer than the
rest of the party on account OF ocetislonallSy
stopping to catch bug, for which purpose
he carried a net. He was Fortunately en-
abled to add many rare specimens to his
collection. When | arrived at the plat
form near the falls, | was frightened to see
ssMc" jestcuIating wildly. | sprang to him
to prevent his leaping over the rails, but
he said he was all right only little carried
off his base by the august spectacle before
him. [ looked around into a rocky re-
treat and there spied a young minister,
standing with clasped hands, exclainlng
smy Lord and my God" That may sound
somewhat fat now perhaps, but at that
time. standing before such a scene, the
young clergyman's appeal, was very inn
pressive. In fact can conceive Of no spot
where one is SO strongly imbued with the
idea of Divinity as at that grand canyon.
That evening | sat watching the falls un-
til called away to supper. Up the next
morning at five I went alone to Lookout
Point" which is rock standing out over
the wall to which it clings. There, asthe
morning sun smiled upon the scene | felt
that I had been permitted to enjoy visions
of Paradise The Great Creator has sur
passed himself in the formation of this
grand canyon. How then can pen WELD
ed by mortal of worse than meagre abii
ty attempt to describe it? | sat, overawed,
bewildered, for two hours, silent and alone
looking down into the awful depths of
4 800 feet where the foot of man had never
trod Below me, in full view, the beauti
full. green waters leaped 360 feet, lashed
into foam, which rebounds in delicate
spray from the bottom of the profound
abyss. Again settling down to pursue its
course. the river winds along like q thread
in the depths Of the canyon. Taking the
falls and the lofty walls along the rivers |
path and they are enough to inspire d cast
iron man; but when nature is bent upon |
producing masterpiece, where is the
limit? Think Of walls 1900 feet high and
many miles long, hung with pictures made
up from all the respIendent colors Of the
rainbow, and grotesque pieces Of statuary
standing in riches and upon isolated pedes
tails Exercise your felicitous imaginations,
read the most glowing accounts, prepare
yourself for a surprise, visit the grand
canyon and you will realize that there are
some wonders and beauties Of nature which
cannot be conveyed to the mind except
through the medium of that most blessed
If gifts to man, the sense Of SIGHT There,
n the bosom Of the everlasting hills nearly !
5000 feet above the level Of the sea, the | :
riant emissaries Of nature silently labored +
Tor countless ages to prepare for coming {
nan a marvel Of beauty and grandeur. It !;
las no counterpart on earth and in vain
would you sweep with telescope, the starry d
ornament for such a revelation as the {
rand canyon Of the Yellowstone.
A summons to take cur carriage
'rought me to my senses and reluctantly
We all left "God's country for the geyser
asln which is commonly conceded to the Il
Ruler Of the Internal REGIONS Our route y
ook us along a magnificent stretch OF 81
ountry, by winding stream, ltszuFiant II
roves and fertile meadows, up over the tc
divide" and down on the other side By Ia
Dad which had been washed out by the re
pring torrents to such an extent that it is n
onsidered impossible by Ordinary peo- o5
le." We began to think the same before :.
le descent was accomplished. For a lit "
e way we were obliged to stand on one G.
de to hold the wagon from capsizing, dt
len we would climb around to the other Or
de as the grade shifted. Part of the ii
me we were way above the horses. then T.
} far below that we could not see them. ia
hat road would be fair one for d fox or hl
.bbit to run over. but it will require an ~
OF several thousand dollars of
ON Uncle Sam to make it practicable "a
II q wagon drawn by four spirited horses ~.
fe soon slid down to Fire Hole hotel. m =,
here we partook of a hasty meal and ha
led on over a beautiful level road to the 20
pper Geyser Basin, the home of aOld fa,
stiio us ooiiipailloiIs. Ihe scores mi
'lealiihs seysers, grouped together pre-, alb
nted the appearance of a manufacturing