The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01

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Chicago Herald.
MILES OF EDEN.
Valleys, Clutches, Rosy-Decked Noun.
tain Sides with u Climate
for Health.
A Description Of Scenes in the Black
Hills where Visitors should go.
The scenery of Black Hills rivals, if
it does not surpass that of any other
section Of the union. The Hills form
an enormous island of lofty peaks, tow
ering SUBMITS and elevated plateaus.
uplifted by volcanic action from the
rolling pra,rles of western South Da-
kota. The entire region is drained by
the Big Cheyenne river and its numer-
GUS tributaries, every ravine and can.
yon in the Hills having a swift noun
tain torrent of clear, cold water dash.
ing down through ii on its way to min
sic with the muddy waters of the
Cheyenne. For countless years these
streams have been cutting their chan
nels deeper and deeper, until in many
places they are over one thousand feet
in depth, forming canyons of surpass-
ing grandeur. In the limestone ranges
Of the northern and western Hills the
scenery is rugged and grand in the ex.
IRENE, surprising any other portion of
the Hills.
With the completion Of the b. & NJ.
railroad, nov building from Dudley, on
the south branch of the Cheyenne river
up through the heart of the Hills to
Deadwood, this whole region will be
thrown open to the eager gaze of the
eastern tourist. This road will be car
RED through deep and gloomy canyons,
over high plateaus and across enor-
nous trestlcs spanning the bed of the
roaring torrents. From the train the
highest peaks in the Black Hills will he
in plain sight, piercing the clouds and
clad with dark forests Of pine and
spruce trees to their SUBMITS.
Harvey Peak is situated in the south
ern part of Pennington county, near
Hill City, and lifts its rocky crest 5000
feet above sea level. The ascent of this
mountain is we'll repaid by the view to
he had from the summit, this being the
%loftiest peak in the Black Hills. Ter
rvs Peak, six miles southwest of Dead
wood, is the browning elevation in the
northern Hills, lifting its crest far
above all surrounding peaks, it reaches
an altitude Of 1888 feet. On the top
of it is a locating monument erected
by the United States engineers who
conducted the geographical survey in
the Hills fifteen years ago. From this
height the whole Black Hills region is
spread out before the observer like a
panorama. AS far as the eye can reach
to the south, southeast and southwest it
takes in a scene of surprising lowell
ness. Beautiful green parks inter
sperced with groves Of c~oniferous trees,
rugged mountain crags, towering high
above, and narrow winding ravines
with preciptlous walls, IN which bright
CLEANS of flashing mountain torrents
can occasionally be caught. To the
southeast, about FIVE miles distant, Gus.
ter Peak rises in the form of a perfect
cone to a height of 700 fset. With a
a good tield-glass the flagstaff erected
on its summit by Gen. Clusters COM
mand in 1875 can be distinctly seen.
Bald Mountain, Green Mountain.
Crooks Tower, Brown Buttes, Black
Buttes and Crow Peak are all in plain
sight, ranging in height from 5000 to
1900 feet. To the north, northwest
and northeast the prairies of Wyoming
and South Dakota can he seen with
outlying foothills and buttss, Bear
butte, the most prominent. rising in the
form of a truncated cone twenty-five
miles to the northeast. Il rises to a
height of 1900 feet above the surround.
ing plain aud forms an interesting
study for the geologist, it being com.
posed almost entirely of volcanic mat
ter.
Several natural caves Of great exteut
have been found in the Hill, the Wind
Cave, located twelve miles north OF
Hot Springs, haying been explored tor
a distance Of over ten miles without
finding the end. Within . short dis.
tance Of Deadwood are several very
fine crystal caves we'll worthy . visit,
many beautiful specimens Of crystal
being obtained from them.
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