Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-05-18
nv Trips to the Northwest.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.

-inental divide through Norris
Pass at an elevation Of $3.50 feet,
and after 4 time reach the lunch
station on West Bay. or Thumb,
Is but an extension of YELL
lowstone lake.
This ride across the divide
is crossed twice provides a
new experience for you. This
is a sinuous one and on one
side the waters drain to the Pa
on the other to the Atlantic
ocean. The scenery changes at
point, one vista following
another in rapid succession. At
Shoshone Point such a grand
vievl the scene is clear. capti-
waiting, uplifting, n cherished in
heritarce TO the memory.
Down below on each side lie
two lakes, imbedded in the set
tings OF the richest green, sur
rounded by deep, dense forests
Of mountain pine, and the limpid
surface of these lakes reflect the
rays of the sur like two huge
diamonds. 1t il passing into a
place Of life after having expert
enced the weird sensations among
the geysers.
Yellowstone lake is a large
body of water covering 40 square
miles, irregular in shape. and
somewhat resembling in outline
the human hand. Its elevation
is 1,121 above the sea level: and
is, therefore, with possibly one
exception the largest body of
water n the world at SO high an
altitude. Its waters are deep,
go to 40 feet). clear, cold, and
Of q beautiful co,or. It's surface
is dotted with many lovely is
lands and on its borders are the
dense forests and rising above
these the majestic peaks cover
ed with perpetual snow.
The travellers say this grand
lake is similar to the lakes in
Northern Italy, and that none OF
them is more beautiful. South OF
the lake rises Mount Sheridan and
on the eastern shore looms w
the Absaroka range. All along
the shore are many hot spring.
and paint pots and the well known
Hot Spring Fishing Cones, the
latter a hot pool within a geyse-
rite cone rising out Of the cold
waters of the lake.
AT the outlet of the lake stand.
Yellowstone Lake Hotel, commo.
dious, dignified and beautiful
: The shimmering lake, the fin,
t salmon trout fishing, the neveI
tiresome, always restful. sooth.
ing view Of lake and mountain
continue to lend 4 charm to thi
place that IS unique in a way tina
/. IS not found at any other plac,
in the parks.
Our road now is to the Crane
Canon and Falls of the Yellow
stone. Along the road we fine
3 several places of exceeding i'm
terest, the first of these beine
Mud Volcano, 4 peculiar, grue,
some manifestation of therma.
energy in a hillside, ~interestin.
indeed is this. At its base i:
GOTHIC grotto, q beautiful thing
:. Near here Trout creek makes .
strange curve giving a perfect
representation of the device oil
the trademark of the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
sulphur mountain, or Crater
nils, with Chrome spring, Of
boiling sulphur, and a mud lake
just beyond the spring. which
brings to mind the Beauty and
the Beast, are the next points OF
interest.
The e-onsummation of wonder.
II indeed not the grandeur, il
reached at Grand Canon. TRAY.
elers approach this spot in unu-
sual expectancy and it is said no
one was ever disappointed. The
road near the hotel is changed of
late and the descent to the bridge
at Crystal cascade is now avoid.
ed. A beautiful steel and con-
crete bridge nov spans the Yell
lowstone river just above the
Upper fall. The Upper fall is
100 feet high the lower n sos
feet. They are very unlike and
there are no more beautiful cata-
raets in the world.
The scene is full Of life, we see
It in the glory of the Lower falls.
the vast yawning majesty of the
canon within whose depths the
olue-green river wends its vay
ike a tiny thread it is so far be-
low, the deep rocky sides of the
canon with their wealth OF color.
colors go limitless and extrava-
CANT and so richly graded and
gioriously displayed that the
mind stands in awe before its ev-
er increasing marvels of beauty.
The display of coIors in the gorge
battles the pen of the genius and
puts to shame the divinely guild
ed brush of the artist. We sim
ply stand and fill our lives with
Its glories. knowing there is no
thief that can steal its beauties
from memory's picture gallery.
nor the mandate of fate deprive
US OF our wealth of inspiration.
You can sit and lave your hands
IN this lovely stream on the very
verge OF the cataract, and way
below you, you behold ten thous-
and rainbows vieing with each
other to win your admiration and
applause, tiny clouds Of mis-.
floating in the mighty chasm way
below, the sweet cadence of the