The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-09-11
THE NATIONAL PARK.
Some Of the Interesting Things
Seen by a Montgomery Boy in
Yellowstone Park.

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$; Park writes to friends here and fro
IN one of his letters we make the follow
or ing extract:
ave have been having grand tim
d and guess we are now getting TO tn
" most interesting part of the Parl
o We saw several small Geysers 9
a Norris Geyser Basin. The NeV
J. Crater, one that opened last year wa
$ the largest we saw, spouting about
feet in the air. We are taking kodal
pictures of all things of interest and will
D cad you some of time. The grandes
= place of all is the Canon of the Vel
r lowstone or Grand Canon. It's walls
: in some places are 1900 feet high anG
almost perpendicular. There are little
slopes that run to points all over the
sides of the cliffs and high peaks OF
rocks almost as small as trees running
up all around. The river is full ofrapids
and little falls, and il so clear it looks
blue from so great height. The cliffs
are of every color imaginable with hot
springs all over their walls, and
eagles nests on nearly all of the little
peaks. The pei tiest view is obtained
from Inspiration Point; bend in the
canon with about mile of the canon
in sight on each side, and this is the
place where the walls are 1900 feet
high. You can't imagine anything
m IRE grand than this, and don't be
lieve there is any scenery in the world
that can compare with it. If the
cliffs were not SO highly colored it
would be fine, but the coIors make it
complete. There are enough hot
springs along the river in 10 miles to
to increase the temperature 20 degrees. |
L left out the falls for / think the |
canon is more wonderful, although it
seems hardly possible. The upper
falls are 100 feet high and IA feet wide
where the river runs over, so you can
imagine what sight it must be. The
Water looks green right at the edge
of the falls and from there to the bot
tom is as white as snow, and the spray
is worse than rain. We found an old
boat and crossed the river, and went
10 the foot of the falls. 1t is sight
worth all the hard work it takes to get
there. The lower falls, one-half mile {
over are still more beautiful, they ale {
800 feet high and similar to the others q
III but their great depth. The walls c
If the canon here are about 1000 OF '
,ZOO feet high and so perpendicular l
hardly anyone ever tries to go to the I
DOT of the falls. The guide book SAYS d
is impossible without using 800 feet P
t rope, but we did not find it go hard, L
nd only had to use about so or 60 s.
eet. 1t was very hard work, and we 81
Id not get back until 10 O'Clock at h
light. A great many people watched
s. We had invited two men to 90 W
18th us and told them where the boat W
as, so instead of waiting for us they in
ok the boat and went alone. We I'll
ade a raft, got the boat and left vi
em across the river. We are Seeing ii
erything and taking our time. Saw al
obsidian cliff on the road. They sf
ade the road by building fires at sh
e foot Of the cliff and then shoot va
water on the glass. 1t shines like be
mirror. We come through pine an
rest tor about Is miles. Looks like dc
avenue in park and is beautiful. ev
ave seen plenty Of wild game and 1 me
W mountain lion while hunting so
horses at the canon. We get wet co
over and never think of changing bu
thes, sleep in the rain and wade in pa
river TO fish, l have never taken at
d, am getting fat. Mr.. Watson ste
mper and crowd of ID Joined us
the canon and we are having a Gee
md time. am cook this week tbt
IS Clarke and I went fishing before ex
akfast and brought in nine nice wa
ut, fished in the lake. Mr.. Rand it
are going fishing now. 1 hardly WI
re time to write, for we have to ha'
TX pretty hard as we'll as have fun" moi
statistician has compiled figures wi
wing the quantities of beer con- we
ned in the different countries of the cat
I'D. Germany heads the list, with evf
assumption of thirty three gallons tina
cad, ranging from sixty-two gal ers
in Bavaria to twelve in Isothrin- Ho
Great Britain comes second. see
consumption of thirty-two gall wit
a head. North and South Amer min
is third, with consumption oil the
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