The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-18

lake in basin on the very top of the
mountains, it is fresh cold water lake,
covering only a few acres of ground The
cone of a volcano, probably. The Sulphur
springs, at the foot of Sulphur mountain
were very attractive. and the side OF the
mountain itself contained many steam Jets.
By pm. we reach the Yellowstone river,
a beautiful, clear stream. About the dis
lance of a Salt Lake block from the hotel
are the Upper falls, 1872 feet in height and
quite perpendicular. They are too beauti-
full to describe on paper, but one
has to get directly over them to get
good view. Half mile be-
We descend the steep side of the caf1on all
the way to this ore, and when within 800
feet of the bottom we reach the ledge from
which it drops in great crystal waves to
the depths below. 1t takes some tune to
steady ones self that he may freely look
around without becoming dizzy. The sight
that then greets US is bewilderingly grand,
the great depth of the canon, with its many
colored cliffs, the st 'eam like ribbon at
the bottom, and the falls themselves with
tie clouds of spray beneath our feet. 1t
is useless to attempt to say more here, only,
that by ascending to the top and going
down the canon couple of miles, there
are three or four points where we get
grand views up stream. Lookout point and
Inspiration point are the best of these.
The latter, alone would repay one for
many days iourneying to see.
YELLOWSTONE LAKE.
The sixth day being Sabbath the party
decided to remain over. A portion took
advantage of this to see Yellowstone lake,
Is miles away, beautiful sheet of water,
% miles long and nearly as broad, 10000
feet above sea level. 1t was the merriest
party CT all called the musical coach"
that went, and this was the best trip of all.
They returned before dark, and all parties
joined in a religious service at the hotel in
the evening. (The first ever held here,
they say) Reverend Putnam and rever-
end from New York took charge, and Steph-
ems lead the singing. The influence of it
all was noble and elevating. So ended the
sixth day.
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS.
On the seventh day we iourneyed on to
the Mammoth Hot Springs and arrived
there at about p. N. These are indeed
massive wonders. Terrace above terrace
fills an entire canon for hundreds of feet
in height, and over a mile in distance,
the incrusted mineral forming the
most fantastic bowls and rounded walls
A very fine hotel is built on the ground Gf
| may call it SUCH, once created by these
same springs. Liberty cap" like a SEN
tinel stands between the hotel and the
present springs. This reminds me of the
fact that the love of
CARRYING AWAY SPECIMENS
is blighted Tor heightend) throughout the
park, by soldiers guarding every point of
interest to enforce the command take no
specimens" l have not mentioned the
grand caf1on with its golden gate;
it is fine. but we can beat it in
Utah The Obsidian mountain is also
a curiosity on the road. Norris geyser
basin is repetition of the ones already
mentioned, and displayed itself grandly for
US while on our journey back. 1t took
three days to return to Beaver caion, most
of the way being the same as that taken on
our outward journey Several of the party
some sickness, owing noubt-
less to the water and sulphur in these re
gions Accommodations were generally
good, though insufficient, as there are a
great number of tourists in the park at
present, but taken all in, it was a trip each
member will remember with wonder and
delight as long as life lasts.
WANDERER.