The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-28

teen miles across the thumb and palm.
and Of very great depth. To illustrate
twenty miles. the longest way. and f1f-
Its enormous size, could Mt. Washing
ton. the highest point In New England,
be submerged In 1t. with its base at the
sea level, its summit would be nearly
third OF Q mile below the surface Of the
lake. We have seen lakes In Colorado.
say, Ivanhoe. which are nearly 5000
feet higher. even its neighbor. "Sho-
shone," over the Divide IL eighty feet
higher: but this mighty inland sea has
charms, beauty and grandeur combined
such as we have never before Wit
messed. 1t II dotted with numerous
islands. Its waters are blue rs sap
phire and sparkle In the clear sunshine
like molten glass. The view from any
point on shore or water IL sublime in
deed. and worth going across the con-
tinent to see.r Hayden says: such
vision Is worth a lifetime, and only one
Of such marvellous beauty will ever
greet human eyes,"
BOATING ON THE LAKE.
From the Lunch station to the hotel
(Yellowstone} near Lake Outlet is eigh-
teen miles by stage. road along the
shore, but the tourist may choose the
steamer ride Though not part Of the
tour) at an extra charge of three dol
lars each. 1t Is O notable feature Of
the trip and should not be omitted.
There Is novelty in q boat ride on q
lake which lies almost on the crest OF
the continent and not an every day
diversion. Think Of sailing and fish
Ing at an altitude Of mile and a half
vertically above New York harbor, or
q half mile higher than the summit
OF Mt. Warrington.
The steamer Zillah Is the boat that
makes the daily. trips Of forty or fifty
miles around the lake with Captain II.
c. Waters, former superintendent Of
the park hotels. in command and F.
A. Guibor as engineer. This steamer
government inspection which Is q guar
antee Of safety. This steamer was built
In Dubuque, Iowa. and hauled to the
lake in sections through the park over q
hundred miles and put together here.
1t Is 100 feet long, of fifty tons burden,
with steel hull and can accommodate
150 passengers. Sending our guide
Scott. with our team by the stage road,
We 60 aboard the steamer-not forget.
ting our rainbow trophy-and start
across the lake.
Is surprise to all. Here Captain
Waters points out and explains to his
passengers the greatest charm Of the
lake, the mountain scenery. Here are
ten mountain peaks that rise from ten
to over eleven thousand feet above sea
level. Their blue and snow white PIN
nacles adds picturesqueness to the
scene. They include Eagle peak, 11,100
feet; Cathedral, 10.5O0; Silver Tip,
Mounts Chittenden, Doane, Langford
and Stevenson, all over ten thousand
feet high, Of the Absaroka, or Hoodoo
range; while in the south are Mounts
Sheridan, Hancock, and Flat mountain
Of the Red mountains. For the third
time the familiar peaks of the Tetons
are also seen. There are also numer-
Gus islands dotting the lake. among
them dot Island" q sheep ranch,
owned by Captain Waters; Stevenson's
island, where fox are found in great
numbers and Franks island heavily
covered with timber Within q mile
Of the hotel, the Yellowstone river
which rises about fifty miles away in
the mountains Of the same name and
has Its own channel through the lake.
puts out Of the lake and starts for the
Missouri and the Atlantic by way Of
the wonderful Yellowstone falls and
Grand canyon. This lake bears the
same relation to the river that the
sea of Galilee sustains to the river
Jordan and that the Dead sea has to the
Jordan river Of Utah, which connects the
Utah Fresh Water Lake. with the
Great Salt lake or American Dead sea.
In either case. 1t Is a widening of the
stream and In both cases there are no
tributaries Of importance. ..
John z. Richmond.