The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-29
PEIRIFY|NG LAKE.

Hanging Lake Is generally known as
Dead Horse Lake, a name as inappropri-
ate as IL is possible to imagine. for the
reason that no kind of horse could pos
sibly get up into the lake. This lake is
situated about one mile from Dead Horse
Canon. which is opposite Shashone sta
ton, eleven miles from Glenwood Springs.
1t is one of the most beautiful lakes the
mind can conceive OF. The water is clear
as the most perfect crystal. The minutest
object lying on the bottom of the lake
can be seen as well as an object floating
on the surface. The depth is from two TO
probably 100 feet. This lake hangs in the
corner of two perpendicular walls OF rock,
which seems TO tower 1000 or more feet
above II. The outer wall Of the lake from
one cliff to the other Is circular In gener-
al form, with a zigzag edge from three
inches to six in width, formed by the
vegetation which has grown there and
then become petrified by the water of the
lake running over 1t. From-the appearance
of the wall it is growing and conhning
more water within its inclosure.
There are trees lying in the lake that
are covered with lme. showing every
limb, knot or indenture, no matter how
small or great the indenture may be.
There is no sign OF animal life in the lake
or anywhere around It, II is very doubt
full whether 1t freezes over In the winter,
for II is fed from an immense spring gush-
ing out OF the rocks several hundred feet
above Il. Underneath the lake are sever
al caves that are some twenty feet long
and ten feet wide and high enough for a
man 10 walk upright In. But YOU will GER
tainly receive "A free shower bath before
you climb over the rocks and get into
where IL is dry.
From the mouth OF the canon TO the
lake are some very wonderful things
There are parts OF petrified trees, broken
stalactites of various sizes which have
lain there unmolested for centuries. per-
haps. There are skeletons Of Buffalo that
have perished or that have been driven
over the high cliffs during terrible snow
storms long years ago; punches OF leaves
that have scattered themselves together
by a rock or bush lying I'm the little
stream OF lime water and have them
selves become rock. and the size and form
are as perfect as the leaves that grew on
the trees the past summer.
About one-half mile from the mouth Of
the canon IL very large lime rock that
formed itself around large tree so long
ago that the tree has decayed and passed
out Of existence. but the prints Of the
bark are as perfect on the inside OF the
hole I'm the rock as they were the day
they were formed From the appearance
OF the bark sighs IL was red spruce
tree about fourteen inches I'm diameter.
There are several limb holes I'm the rock
that are as perfect as the tree hole
A few feet below there Is another rock
showing that II grew around tree while
~ was standing up. but from some cause
unknown 90 man the rock has been part
ed where the tree was inclosed and only
the form OF the tree body about four feet
from the ground Is left in the side OF the
rock
Dead Horse Canon is certainly n canon
OF wonders There may lie hidden be-
tween those massive walls OF rock some
bodies OF the buffalo that are petrifed
From surface indications there have been
hundreds Of them that psrished there.
Some OF the old heads that are there
show that the animal was OF great size.
Some OF the bones have lain there for
ages. while others are In good state of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Inquirer.