Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-10-24
o., THURSDAY. OCTOBER a. 1889. NUMBER Is.

| Doth penetrate these silences profound.
| All, life is paradise in this fair vale.
| At morning all the east giows vivid red
| And all the hills reflect the rosy light;
| AT sunset, warm and mellow rays are shed
Adown the valley, while the noun tain hea
| Stands for moment bathed in glory hrigh
Then, like being pure and fair as snow,
The fullmoon rises gradually o'er the hills,
and mounting zeni.hward, serene and slow
She pours flood of light on all below
And views her face in myriad mountain rlll.
All, this is peace, 10 1--we at Natures side,
To walk with her at morn, and noon, and eye
To wander free with Nature for "A guide,
To drift and dream upon life's quiet tide
To find from worldly care q sweet reprieve.
He'll Gate Canon, about two miles west
ward, while having a peculiarly sug
gestive name. amply merits the ap
pei.ation. Perhaps in no other access
ibe spot in Montana is there as muei
rugged beauty in so small place
The canon forms the tortuous passage
OF a silvery stream through series o
gates cut in very high walls. Thes,
gates are so narrow that man Car
span them with extended arms, The
walls are only a few feet in thickness
but of surprising height. On each
side of the main gorge are smooth tis
sures, called DEVILS slides, and every
nook is filled with bright MOSES and
lichens.
Helena is 125 miles west of Living
ston. has population of some 10000,
is the capital of the (now) State and is
in latitude 46 degrees and SO
minutes n. aud longitude, 112 degrees
4 minutes west of Greenw ich. The
city is tuilt up on either side and in the
gulch where years ago was all a placer
camp, the business portion being in
the gulch, while the resident part is
built on either side on the high hills
and extends down the slope out into
the beautiful Pr!ckley Pear Valley
which is Is miles wide and 80 miles long
which the Missouri river flows
and moistens the richs soil along its
banks, and from which the en- tire val
ley is and will be irrigated, making
one of the most fertile and productive
valleys in the United States. The city
outward, eastward and westward is
surrounded by mountains, rising one
above the other until the the more dis
.ant are lost among the clouds, forming
4 view of striking beauty and grandeur.
which is visible from every part of the
,ity. To the south and west the Sc
reeede in long, picturesque
imbered ridges, to the main range Of
the continental divide.
After having put in four hours We'd
1esday evening and three hours Thurs
lay in examination before The board of
Medical Examiners (which all doctors
ire compelled to do at the first meeting
after their entrance into the Statel,
which by the way (Montana) is third
n severity in medical laws regarding
Wisconsin and Virginia
being recognized as the two first in the
Union. After this examination was
We spent The remainder of
,ur stay in sight seeing. At 1915,
Thursday afternoon we took the motor
inc and ran cut to the great Broad
water Hotel, miles from the city. On
,ur way out We pass through All end
ess variety of views of lofty cliffs
with pines and romantic dells
and gorges. where the cottonwood
ind alder hang over deep shady pools
n which hundreds of trout await their
iestiny In the shape of the man with a
bamboo rod and book of flies. Reach
ng the end of our trip we were decid-
,dly surprised to find beautiful park,
grand hotel, and aquatic tlleatsr which
s Oath housel 150x950 feet i'll size and
100 feet TO top of dome. The building
'eminds person at first sight, of the
Hall of the Centennial
at Philadelphia. In design
md workmanship, painted in artistic
;olorP. The interior Is finished off in
spruce, fir and pine, highly polished
md artistically arranged in figures. the
'oof is dome shaped, set with cathedral
glass, the bath tub, or basin, is made
If cement 100 feet wide and 800 feet
ong, sloping from to 20 feet in depth.
this pool the floor is of tile,
with heavy ion railing, while in the
;eIter OF the pond is large island
quilt of masonry on which grow trop-
cal plants and flowers. 50 rooms are
,n either side for the convenience of
hose who wish to ha:be. The water
enters owe. :. nigh artificial cliff pluug-
which are scattered incandescenti lights
Of different colors, making a beautiful
sight, and one that will always be
clearly stamped on my memory. The
water is hot, 1870 degrees, coming frona
he natural hot springs, /, 900 ,000 gal
ions passing through tina. basin every
lay, Every day shere are as many in
the gallery Is there are those who take
Inc plunge. After taking the bath and
our toilet we sfroiled around
in the Park and visited the Hotel un-
til the train was ready to leave for the
ety. This beautiful Park is equal in
grandeur TO Lafayette, Of st. Louis.
lakes, beautiful drives,
walks, and groves making a nagniG-
cent summer resort. The entire prem
ses are lighted by electricity the houses
heated by steam and all the modern cor
venienGes to be had in any country or
;ity: From the p ,rtico of the hotel
me has a magnificent view right up
he famous canon Gffha Missouri river.