The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
THE DE LAMAR NUGGET,
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1895.
Jackson's Hole.

Jackson's Hole is one ofthe best hunt
ing grounds in the United States. The
hole is narrow valley, lying just south
of and bordering on the Yellowstone
National park. It is walled in on the
west by the Teton range of which the
Grand Teton is a magnificent peak,
about IA, 400 feet above thesea. On the
east are formed the Gros Ventre noun
tains and other spurs of the Wind River
raRge, and the two chains of mountains
are nowhere more than fifteen miles
apart. At its lowest point the valley is
said to be 5000 feet above the sea. At
the head of the valley (the north end)
are found four of the most beautiful
lakes imaginable. The largest of these
is Jackson's Lake, ard it is from the
west side of the lake that Mount Moran
rises, clear cut as a monument, 600 feet
above the water. The lakes are pTac-
ically above the head of the Great
Snake River, which after running to
the south for some fifty miles, breaks
through the Teton chain by gorge
that may almost be compared with that
of the Colorado, and eventually joins
the Columbia to empty into the Pacific.
There is, however, asource of the Snake
river still higher-a spring that lies on
the mountain side, up in the Yellowstone
Park, from which the water runs down
to hogs back and divides, part of
the water becoming the Snake river and
a part the Yellowstone itself.
Born of the glaciers of the Teton
range and of the melting SHOWS that
tast in the Wind river mountains all
summer, the water of Jackson's Hole,
whether in lake or stream, are cold as
ice even in warm weather. That they
are perfectly pure and clear hardly
need be said. But to the sportsman the
GOODNESS and beauty of the waters are of
only secondary interest for the rainbow
trout may be found in such numbers as
almost to pass the belief of an eastern
man. The best trail up the valley lies
on the eastern side. 1t wends along
over grassy, rolling meadows, that are
everywhere dotted over with groves,
great and small, of cottonwood and
spruce trees. The eye feasls on the
beauties of the vast natural park
of rolling grass lands, but the sports
mans eye turns with an eager light to
the herds of antelope that are seen on
every hand. From convenient ridge, |
in August and September, when a view
of the herds at the best may be had |
thousands of antelopes may be seen at a
glance.
On every hand one sees on the noun
tain sides trails that the herds of elks
follow in their wanderings-and if one
will follow some of these trails be win
at last see them ending on point of
rock that projects from the mountain
'ide or hangs over some lofty precipice,
giving commanding view of the re-
yion for miles around. To these look
puts the lordly stag goes to gaze on the
cenery. The visitor who stands on
me may even see an elk, with his ant
ers high in the air, standing on anoth-
IT, just out of rifle range. Never was
his game stalked in more magnificent
egion. To the elk may be added the
moose, and if one is longing to get a
'ear, he may be grstifed there, and
hat too, without great trouble. Noun
ain sheep are seen occasionally, but
lot per centage of even skilled hunt
RS will add one of these to their tro-
'hies. OF the smaller game for the pct
uch as birds, there is enough, and
Then one tires of wild meat, beef may
10 had from the settlers. In short, for
he tourist with sporting blood, it is an I
deal region in the season.
At one time, and that but a few years +
go, most citizens of the Hole were {
ongh as we'll as hardy. From the west {
ut two trails lead into the valley, and h
ley are narrow trails through thick
,rests. The regions to the east for
lany miles was uninhabited, while the
lains of Montana and Idaho were COW i
red over with herds of cattle. 1t was n
} Jackson's Hole that the rustlers of II
lese plains brought the horses and cat r,
e they stole, and rarely had sheriff s
ervey enough TO follow them. -Poca- o
lilo Tribune. II