Omaha daily bee., 1890-07-27
THE ORATORIO OF NATURE.
Sung with Ceaseless and Thrilling Effect
by the Falls of ShOshOne.
THE MARVEL OF OUR CATARACTS.
Sights and Incidents in the Vicinity
of the Great Miracle of Snake
River and u Visit to Them
:. by u see Man.

SHosuoNE, Idaho July co. staff Cores
pondence of The BEE, Our party left this
little town at 6 80 in the evening, with the
intention of arriving at the celebrated ShOsh-
one falls at about 10 80 o'clock the same
night, There were two travelling men, one
named Mcguire from New York and the
other Moore of st, Louis and two young
women, the elder Chicago schoolma'am and
the younger her sister in the gawky age of
feminine development.
The road to the falls has been cut through
plain Of sage brush and lava. For twenty
six miles there is nothing TO relieve the
mon otony of white sand, brush and lava, but
the drivers stories and the Jokes or CONVEX
sational powers of ones companions, We
suffered very little because of the lack of
versatility Of the party and became anxious
only where the road became obscured under
the starless clouds which had overcast the
scene when the sun disappeared
For nearly two hours we proceeded in the
darkness some fearing that we had lost our
way, in which event there would be no alter
native but risky tramp through the desert
under the chill night air
The driver, however, continued to pick his
way and finally announced that we had at
length reached the rocks.n In this manner
he designated the lava beds which extend
four miles from the falls, and over which, in
the dark, it is impossible to drive with safety
faster than walk
One weary hour was spent picking ourway
through these adamantine labyrinths when
the driver sententiously and informally re-
marked Here's where you get ontl'
We disembarkcd without qestjoning and
the driver tied one of the hind wheels to a
side brace OH the wagon.
This is steep hill an | never hauled a
living being down it in my life. III go ahead
with the team and YOU follow.n
Are we near the falls:' petulantly asked
the younger LADY passenger, as if she were
about disgusted with the Journey
"Yes, Miss, though they're down at the bot
tom OF the hill," he good.naturedly replied, as
he started of with his team.
We followed. 1t was as dark as dungeon
We could not see two feet in advance, We
soon discovered that the descent was most
abrupt SO much so, indeed, that il required
the united efforts of the party to keep us
from breaking into II run, leaving the road
and going we knew not where.
When we reached the bottom of the hill we
Were out of breath and the driver told us we
had travelled thousand feet. We again took
the wagon and at that moment for the first
time the h0arse voice of the falls greeted our
ears, Almost at the same instant there was
rift in the sable covering above us and a
white patch of cloud became visible. Whence
II received its light we knew not There was
not star visible Prohled against this err
rant cloud were immense masses Of rock,
black as the night itself and towering above
seemingly 10 n distance OF thousands of feet.
In this same uncertain light we saw or fancied
we saw the windings OF the Snake, but il was
only fancy, because we could scarcely see the
stream when the driver announced that we
had reached the ferry. We boarded the lat
ten which is about two hundred feet above
ihe falls, horse wagon, women and all, We