St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-23

not indeed the first white man who
ever crossed it,, and in view of the
fact, so far as the party could learn.
that ut has never been reported or
named, the party agreed to call it
CLANCY Glacier" Close to it's ter
minal moraine lies a beautiful lake.
rendered turquoise in color by the
turbid glacier water that feeds it:
and further down the valley lie sew
eral other lakes, artistic in form and
OF clearest sparkling water. Trap
pers who have visited that country
say that the lakes are full of fine
favored and gamy trout. The four
larger lakes were named respective
ly, Glacier" Center" Long" and
Emerald" 1t is said that in the
same valley. close to the four lakes.
above named, are several other small
lakes which were invisible from the
points OF outlook reached by the
party.
North Of the CLANCY glacier, and at
about the same level, is another
charming lake, fed by the eternal
SHOWS which lie about it and f1eeked
with numerous icebergs that crumble
and fall into it from the overhanging
perpetual snow fields. This sheet of
lce-cold water Prof. CLANCY called
Summit lake. THE view from Cha
ney glacier down the Belly River val
ley is simply indescribable," exclaimed
Mr.. Shepard, the photographer. at is
both beautiful and grand 1t beats
anything [ ever saw before" George
Bird Grinnell, editor of the Forest and
Stream, who has visited the region
little southeast of CLANCY glacier. and
has gazed upon the aWe-ihspirine
heights which guard it, calls this re-
g1on THE Crown of the Continent ;,
DR.. Sperry says that "Mr. Grinnelrs
appellat1on is exceedingly appropri
ate''
Messrs. w. o. Jones and w. A. Wit
tick, of Minneapolis, visited the Belly
River valley last month-approac ching
1t by an old trapper-s trail further
east than the one followed by DR.
Sperry'S party-and ascended to with
In perhaps four or five miles of Chaney
glacier. They reported the scenery of
this region as far superior to ANYTHING
they had ever seen-even in the Alps
Which Mr.. Jones has visited repeat
eddy.
The members of the Sperry party.
looking down from the heights Of
Chaney glacier upon the valley and
lakes from which Jones and Wittick
looked up towards the glacier, agree
In the sentiment that nothing in molr,,-
tain scenery can be finer than in and
about '"The Crown of the Continent"
Interested residents about Lake Nc
Donald intend to improve the trails
leading into this charming region. An
other season the trail will probably
be perfected directly to the border of
CLANCY glacier, and ample accommo-
dauonS-such as saddle and pack
horses, guides, tents, etc.-will be pro-
Vlded at reasonable rates. Fish and
game are abundant in all the waters
from Lake Mcdonald westward and
northwar7l, and the region will prove
attractive to lovers OF the rod and gun
as we'll as to those who prefer to take
nature undisturbed, and enjoy her
fauna and fora in place The Sperrv
party not only caught all the trout
they wished, but saw plenty Of noun
tain goats and mountain sheep, to-
gether with abundant evidences of
deer, elk and various smaller game.
A line moose was recently shot while
it was swimming Lake Mcdonald.
Mr.. Sperry believes that q trip to
The Crown of the Continent will
soon become one of the most popular