Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-01

picture. The east wall of tho canon is Of
precipitous rock, more subdued in coloring
than the other side. Its greenish yelows
browns and reds are com parstIvely sober. The
west wall is easier in its slope. Down it's sur
face extend great slides, where undermining
springs have issued. and jutting out from it and
extending In places from the very brink of
the canon to the waters edge are pinnacled
ridges OF rock rising occasionally to the height
and appearance OF castle ruins. The most
brilliant and varied colors are seen in the
slides, and the morning develops them
most wildly. One of the slides on the west
side Inspiration Point is especially rich
in coloring. First pushing down the slope of
the wall from the canon's brink, is the green OF
the pine trees; then come masses of yellow
gray, blue gray, old pink cream. light terra
Gotta, delicate golden brown. lemon yellow,
old rose, brilliant cream. white shading into
cream yellow. vermillion and patches and
strcaks Of delicate gray green. sky blue.
lavender, moss green and Indian red
IN an occasional rock, until at the
bottom the green and white of the
foamlng river are reached. The water as
it falls. and as it twists and curves between
and beats against its rocky walls, now broad
enlng, now contracting, sends up to the ear a
murmur that closer at hand becomes a roar.
Looking down the canon from Inspiration
Point the walls are less precipitOus and seem
not to be so high on the other side. Pine
trees extend IN places nearly to the waters
edge. so that green IL a predOminating color,
and the river stretches out for a long distance
before the eye like twisted green and white
ribbon. The steam arising from springs and
small geysers in the canon walls suggests the
cause OF the vivid colOrIng. Hot water from
the earth's center with its chemical deposits
has painted here on grand scale the decora-
tiOns which on the borders of the springs and
geyser craters it has painted on a small scale
When means of conveniently reaching the
hOtf Of hoo ID
they surely will very soon, new springs region
will be open TO public exploration and enjoy
ment. The tourist can then feel and tread
upon the miles of brilliant surface, and scald
himself in the springs and little geysers that
are seen from the canon's brink steaming far
below.
Near Inspiration Point there is a great gran
lite boulder, which, with a few others OF like
formation scattered through this region indi-
Gates that the park, not to lack any natural
wonder. at one time boosted a mighty glacier
which has joined with water, wind and frost to
carve the marvellous sculpturing Of the canon's
walls
The canon Is the last great show Of the
park. and according 10 the popular verdict it ID
the greatest.
At this point we left the vehicle in which we
had started from the springs and it went on
without us in accordance with its regular
schedule We found it impossible to see even
hastily and specifically the marvels of the
canon III the few hours of daylight which the
stage schedule assigned to this place SO we re-
manned an extra day and came on by next
days caravan.
We arrived at the mammoth Hot Springs
Hotel late IN the afternoon and were compelled
to remain there until the next afternoon.
KILLING TINE.
The principal occupation of the tourists dur
ing this interval was the swapping of geyser
stories (Which are several sizes larger than
fish stOries), objurgating the eccentrici-
ties Of the transportation schedule,
and advising the incoming travellers of the
strong points Of the park. The young lady,
for instance. who missed the eruption of the
Giant geyser by frivolOusy flirting away her
time in the vicinity Of the spring called "Soli-
tary waxed enthusiastic 'Oh. the park IS
just charming. You see the cunningest little
beavers at the lower basin and feed a real bear
at the upper basin. and you ride a pony
at the canon that is too cute for anvthing!'
Then and there the returned specimen
collector inf1amed the desires of the
newcomer with secret views OF her acqui-
sltlOns and gave advice in roguery: Don't
be afraid Of the soldiers and drivers. WHY,
don't you know one soldier who caught me
with handkerchief full of pieces of the love-
hest colored petrifed wood (the colors rubbed
off afterward) said that we might have all we
wanted of that. only not to break the forma-
ton, and driver that had been hiding nv
specimens from actually pointed out the most
beautiful pink formation in a spring and said to
me: See those specimens in that spring. miss,
They are sot and break off easily. And another
thing, the water is cold and won't burn your
hand And then he turned his back on me
and showed the rest of the party another spring
for fun two minutes. Now, could you expect
anything nicer than that"
In a corner Of the hotel Office little group
OF male vdndals collected and one of the num-
Der In husky. mysterious tones preached the
great Liberty Cap conspiracy. .'You see," he
said, ''if you are caught stealing specimens no
matter how rare and valuable, all the soldier
can dc Is to take the specimens from you and
put you out Of the park. The soldier of course.
can't put the broken formation back again.
and know. because I've tried it. that il you
go about 1t in the right way you can get the
soldiers to let you have these confiscated speci-
mems. Now, what's the matter with taking a
hammer and ladder tonight. some of you fell
lows, and breaking the peak off OF Liberty Cap?
II you don't get caught you have a prize, and