Milford chronicle., 1895-12-27
WoNDRoos SCENERY N MONTANA.
Newly Discovered Region That Is Said
to Rival the Yosemite.

A Newly Discovered Region That Is Sal,
to Rival the Yosemite.
There has been discovered during tn
past season by a party Of scientists in on'
Of the most inaccessible portions Of Mon
tana spot that for grandeur and uniqul
beauty gives promise Of outrivaling thi
: Yosemite valley Of California, the Grant
canyon Of Colorado and other famous
scenic attractions Of tho great west
This newly discovered wonderland i;
situated north of Lake Mcdonald, neal
the boundary line between Flathead and
Teton counties, among the snow covered
peaks Of that remote region and surround
ed by almost impenetrahlc forests. Until
recently the beauties Of this place had never
been seen, excepting by Indians and hall
breeds and possibly few trappers and
prospectoVs. A half breed scout having
told party of ''wiso men from the east, %
campingson the shore OF Lake Mcdonald.
itself bit of wUndrous scenic beauty
marvellous tales of the wonders of this
spot, their interest was aroused, and they
determined to visit this isolated region and
judge for themselves Of its attractions.
Accordingly they first proceeded Go the
head of Lake Mcdonald, where they Sc
cured as guides ana packers two trusty
frontiersmen, half breeds, named Geduhn
and Apgar, who were familiar with these
wild mountains and tEckloss forests, 1t
was an arduous undertaking, but they
toiled persistCntly onward. Tho steep,
narrow trail led northward from the lake
for perhaps ten miles When this distance
had been accomplished, their journey was
only just begun. For many miles they
were Obliged 10 chop their way through
dense forests and tangled underground,
where nothing but the trails Of deer and
footprints Of baars-many Of the latter
very fresh-could be detected.
After two days of indeiatigable labor
they suddenly came upon spot Of such
rare beauty that DIR. J.. B. Sperry of Min
neapolis, one Of the party and considered
an authority on American scenery, pro
nounced it "a scenic gem of the first
water" This consisted of basin in the
shape of a horseshoe, about 2 miles in
length and / or 1 = miles in width sur
rounded ON all sides by walls Of rock, ris-
ing almost perpendicularly TO heights
varying from 1000 to 1000 feet. In the
floor of this basin, like n jewel in its sot-
ting, was beautiful lake Of deep sapphire
blue, "a miles iIrlepgtl-5g half a-Rhlo in
width, its waters Of such perfect olearness
that the speckled trout, with which they
were filed, were plainly visible. The sur
rounding lodges Of rock were surmoun, ed
by numerous peaks rising to dizzy
heights, /, 1000 to ., GOO feet above the am
Der line their SUBMITS white with per-
petual snow,
At the head Of the basin were two
streams of icy water, pouring in beautiful /
cascades over the rocks and cliffs, some 1
times clinging to tho walls, resembling I
ribbons and cords OF silver, and sometimes {
dashing over tho lodges, dittusing them /
selves in clouds of rainbow tinted spray, I
hundreds of feet below. Tho total height /
Of these silvery streams was estimated to I
be at least 2, 500 feet and they derive their
supply from the vast folds of eternal snow
ying in the awful solitudos far above.
Along a portion of the southern wall
here was a slope extending from height
If 1000 feet down nearly to the border of
he lake. Here avalanches ara Of frequent
occurrence, shooting down the slope with
erriflo force, and with rushing roaring
iound not unlike peals of thunder, and
into tho unfathomablo depths of
ocky chasms. On account Of these oft
occurring avaldnchcs the party ohristened
his secluded mountain valley Avalanche
lttoAAA5 anu AAAD 1ttA ANAAAA@AAE RNtAAH anu
picturesque masses Of rocks were given
names suggested by their appearance; the
sphinx, the Dome Cathedral Spires, the
'astlos, and the Matterhorn, the last on
ccount of its surprising resemblance to
he far famed Alpine peak.
The walls inclosing this bit Of wonder
re Of metamorphic sandstone some of
he strata being of unclouded quartz
early as white as the surrounding SHOWS,
7hile other strata are Of bright red. The
Of tho rocks exhibits many mar
elous phenomena, and the place contains
lany scientific as well as scenic attrac-
ions, and will prove a most interesting
cid Of study for the goologist and IMMORAL
gist. y
1t is very probable that long ago, in the
rehistorio ages, this spot was tho bed of I
lme enormous inland lake of great depth, I
which the little lake now existing in
S center contains, comparatively speak
lg, only the last few drops in the slowly
implying BASIN But whatever may have I
cen its history in the dim and distant q
asst, it is easy to predict its future, for
hen, by the construction Of good roads, y
shall have been established
it'll railways. it is certainly destined to y
come one Of the most celebrated resorts,
shrine where carths weary pilgrims will E
I'd peace and rest.-Helena (Mon.) Let y
T in Boston Transcript.