The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-09-04

reaches and domes and plnnacles
Of sullen rock. The whole gorge |
1t is as though rainbows
had fallen out ofthe sky and hung
there like glorious ban
ners. The underlying color is the
clearest yellow; this tlushes on
ward into orange. Down at the
base the deepest MOSES unroll
their draperles OF the most Vivid
green; browns, sweet and soft, do
their blending; white rocks stand
spectral; turrets OF rock shoot up.
as crimson as though they were
.drenched through with blood. 1t
is a wilderness Of color. 1t is I'M
possible that even the pencil OF an
artist can tell It. What you would
call accustomed to the softer tints
Iof nature, a great exaggeration,
would be the utmost tameness
compared with the reality. 1t is
as IL the most glorious sunset you
ever saw had been caught and
held upon that respondent, awful
gorge.
"Through nearly all the hours OF
that afternoon until the sunset
shadows came, and aitcrwsrd amid
the moonbeams, waited there,
clinging to that rock, jutting out
into that overpowering, gorgeous
chasm. | was appalled, and fas-
cinated, afraid, and yet compelled
to cling there. 1t was an epoch in
my life"
A hotel is located at she Canyon
and we spent night and almost a
day there, going on to Norris
Basin, where there were more gey-
sers and hot springs, and thence on
to Mammoth Hot Springs, the last
stopping point In the Park.
We saw the "glass meantain'
passing along its base for 100
feet. The Gifts Of glass rise .
,lfcet above the roadway. ltresem
llhles the dasiA coiored glass Q: whic
Lser bottles are made. The cor
llstructiou OF the roadway aroun
G tbs base OF this mountain Is sal
+ to have been accomplished In
novel manner and with great diff
!, Guilty. The use Of blasting powde
! being ont OK tho question, gfea
Of tires were built around the hug
h blocks OF glass, which, when ex
}, panded, were suddenly cooled b,
: dashing water upon them, result
] ing in shattering the blocks int
small fragments. This is probabl.
the only piece OF glass road in tn
: world.
The Mammoth Hot Springs hav
D builtsome wonderful terraces abou
: themselves, but having seen NOR
: marvellous things for several day
we did not find them OF very grea
: interest. There is fine hotel her,
Two companies OF cavalry hav
quarters at this place. The office
t in charge is superintendent of tn
y Park. From here to Caroline
Q where we again took the train, on
Q party made the trip in (and oil
t large coaches drawn by six horse
' and carrying % persons. On ii
= way we passed the Golden CAT
6 Silver Gate and the Hoodoos, a
n quite interesting sights.
d Our sleepers were ready for us I
t, Gardiner. We got aboard at ::
n p. m. and were soon in bed. tn
! next morning we found ourselv,
/ travelling homeward throug
Q Montana. Along in the evenin
8 we reached EdgemontJ South ID
b kota. Here our party divides
b half going north to Hot Spring
u and Deadwood, In the Black Hill
7. Tho others continued on their wa
81 home. The Kentucky party cho:
1 the latter course.
r The following day we had goo
] view of the State Of Nebraska.
has the appearance Of very fe
Q tile and prosperous section. CroI
D are apparently excellent there tn
( year, though this is not always II
I case.
Arriving at Omaha we mac
}, close connection with Chicse
I train, and an all-nlght ride aero:
: Iowa landed us there safely.
I M. F. c.
Exposure to sudden climat