The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-04

uolcs. elinging 70 the wave until tn
very instant Of iis fail. then disap.
pearins as though bloited outs Thg
salt smell Of seawecd was in my nos
rils. found the place pleasant
With these Few and scattered Inn
lressi1ns we returned 10 the ship. II
Iad lcel wa-pel u secure anchor
ICE and ,nugCed down. Dr. Scher-
ncrh IN AMI barrow we're on deck
waiting 10 go ashore.
| mGde my report The two pas
scnce-s disappeared. They carried
lunch AMI vo-ld not De back until
uichtfan We had orders % pitch a
large tent ut q suitable spot AMI 20
tighten ship Of the doctors persona.
and scientific effects. BY the time
this was accomplished the two had re-
turned
ats an right" barrow volunteered
to Captain SelOvcr - h. came over
the side. We've found what We
want"
Their clothes were picked by brush
and their boots nuc t.. Mex. morn
Ing Captain Selover Detailed me to
especial work.
You'll take two OF the men and 20
ashore under narrow's orders" said
he
Darrow told Us TO take clothes for
week, an TX apiece and a block and
tackle. We made up our ditty bags.
stepped into one Of the surf boats and
were rowed ashore. There barrow al
once took the lead.
Our way proceeded across the grass
Fat. through the opening Of the mar
row canyon and so on back into the
interior by way Of the bed through
which flowed the sulphur stream. The
country was badly. erOded. Most OF
the time we marched between perpen-
dicular banks about forty feet high.
These were occasionally broken by
smaller tributary arroyos Of the same
sort. 1t would have been impossible
10 reach the level of the upper coun-
try. The bed of the main arroyo was
fiat and grown with grasses and herb
age Of an extraordinary vividness, due.
| supposed, to the sulphur water. The
stream itself meandered aimlessly
through the broader bed. II steadily
grew warmer and the sulphur smell
more noticeable. Above us we could
see the sky and the sharp clay edge OF
the arroyo. | noticed the tracks of
barrow and DR.. SchermerhOrn made
the day before.
After a mile of this the bottom ran
up nearly TO the level Of the sides, and
we stepped out on the floor of a little
valley almost surrounded by more
hills.
1t was an extraordinary place, and.
since much happened there, must
give you an idea of 1t.
1t was round and nearly enclrcled by
naked painted hills. from its floor
came steam and roaring sound. The
steam blew here and there among the
pines on the floor; rose to eddy about
the naked painted hills. At one end
we saw internationally a broad ascent
ing canyon. deep red and blue black.
ending In the cone Of a smoking vol
cano. The other seemed quite closed
by the sheer hills. In fact, the only
exit was the route by which we had
come.
For the hills were utterly precipi-
tous. l suppose man might have
made his way up TO the various knobs.
lodges and inequalities, but it would
have required long study and care
full head myself later worked my
way short distance merely to exam
inc the texture of their marvellous col
or.
This was at once varied and Of great
body, not at all like the smooth. gloss
ed color OF most rock, but soft and
rich. You've seen painters palettes.
II was just like that pasty and fat.
There were reds of all shades, from n
vcritable scarlet 10 a red umbcr;
greens. from sea green to emerald;
several kinds of blue aud an indetcr-
inmate purple mauve. The whole ef.
feet was splendid and barlmrie.
We stopped and gasped rs IL hit our
eyes. barrow alone was unmoyed.