The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-02-07
swift Current Mining District.
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During the summer of 1892 great
amount Of assessment work was being
done in the hills and had the pleasure
OF accompanying party Of miners that
was going up to Iceberg lake to do their
work. We starte with four pack horses
aud travelled all day over an exceeding
rough trail through wet under brush
that soaked our clothing. When we
reache our destination it was magni-
fcent sight that met our view. Up
there, 5000 feet above sea level, is lake
surrounded on all sides by porpendcu
lar walls ex:eps GA the cas-; wl9c3 we
entered this natural ampaitheatre.
1t was th3 l5;a day OF August that we
arrived and yet great icebergs were float
lag in Che lake, dritGed to ana fro by the
breezas; an arctic region il Montana!
High up on the cliffs could be di5cerned
white moving spots, that With the aid of
field glasses, were seen to be mountain
golts, som etime5 in herds Of . or 50
Our camp was pitehei ia a mosG
beautiful spot, the LAKE to tue west and
a great mass of pine tim DER far below
on the east. In fair weather the loca-
tion was ideal, but we had MT been long
there when heavy rain storm set in
an1 the beauty OF the situation was
transformed lnto visCa OF low nalg ~
clou Is, pouring rain, Wet clothes and
bedding, ana everywhere mud foot
deep rle wind oleI hurricane, max
ing it dlili ;ul5 C0 Keep rn4 tents ia place
On the fifth day the weather grew colder
and s1ow fell as o1ly snow can fall in
these high attitudes. 1t was several
days before the storm aoated and the
sun shone upon US once more and set to
work melting Gl3 three feet of snow on
toe ground. Oar norses mad wan dered
Of down the trail, but we found them
toward Allyn InaU nigl5 we reached
Frank S,evensols caoln had a warm
supper, aAd AoJve all, dry oeds to sleep
in.
AoouJ a alie o3log here | have a
cabin and in the morning { went down
taere and !ount everything jusCa as had
lefrit; dirty dishes oa tle table, hy
speck5 Oh tne window and the floor
l)Jklng a5 il - a41 never o59n scruoo9d; J;
it was a ground door anyway. | I'M
nadiateiy nuns Jne bedding out to dry
and proceeded 10 cook dinner, the cuisine
consisting, ii / rememDar right, OF oeav-
er tail soap, alri TASK aal a drink sup
posed to Do coffee. Tnat night rolled
lnGo ray ounk To sleep aS only d mount
aineer caL, out was partially awakened
once or twice 10y queer sounds around
the cAolA, Dat AID no5 ply n4cl a5gen-
ton TO Cnoln. IL tne morning | found
that DIr. Bruln nad paid me nocturnal
visit dAi, 10 panlsq m9 for no5 eater
talAIAg nlln, had carried of case OF
butter and q ave gallon can of syrup.
have seon several of ms relations since
then, DuC lever cared to cultivate toe
close an acquaintance with chem. Bott
black aud silver tip bears are numerous
lis well as Elk aad black tan aud white
tan deer. Large numuers Of sheep anC
goats can be seon on the mountains ano
lisa .. uIany Kinds abound in the lakes
aud streams.
One ot the remarkable sights of this
disCrIcc is tho Grinnell glacier. 1t cover,
an area Of about five square miles and is
r Nt tf.a wit "a in