The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24

high valley between them. These are
| range, named for early explorers OF
this region. The Lewis range, on the
east, is a Jagged series Of high peaks,
the formation of which is such as to
make them erode into needles that run
TO great height In the Livingston
the hand of time, in its work of erosion,
has left these mountains standing ma
iestically, as though they were pyra-
mids worked out by the cunning of
men,
Between these great ranges are
wooded valleys, and in these nestle a
series Of lakes, connected by swift
of game fish. There is not q more
beautiful spot in the world than this
lake filled valley To the west again
the mountains break into precipitous
cliffs and steep and wooded slopes that
lead away to the Flathead river, which
is tho parks boundary.
Paradise for Hunters.
The animals Of tho wild such as
naturally inhabit these regions are still
here in abundance, for the huntsman
has not despoiled this lost corner of
the world. In tho hirher rock areas
tne sno" "hlte mountain SoaG may pS
seen iA great numbers silhouetted
against some cliff or climbing about
its apparently inaccessible gor~es, a
little lower down, where some protec
tion is furnished by the stunted timber
and the slide.rock slopes, the much
coveted bighorn Rocky Mountain sheep
is to be found, wilder than any deer
cliff and alight on its great horns with
out injury. In the valleys Of the lower
spurs are deer without number. There
is an occasional moose and now and
again an elk is seen. On the north
west slopes there is colony of cara
bou Of considerable numbers that isl
deemed a sufficient nucleus from which
summer the lower valleys of the whole
region knows well the great grizzly
and the smaller brown bear. They roll
in the sunshine and feast on berries
and roots through the summer, retreat
to the huckleberry patches in the early
fall, rob the storehouses of the sQuir-
rels in the great forests, and finally
level in the late fall and go into winter
quarters On the edge Of the woods.
when the bear leaves them, the hunter
may most easily get a prize.
Had Close Call.
IT was Just in this attempt that DR..
Pcnrose, brother Of the senator from
Pennsylvania, came so near losing his
lfe two years ago He met his grizzly
on the edge Of the woods and wounded
him. In his frenzy the, great bear
charged the hunter, and subsequent
shots failed to stop him. He reached
DR.. Penrose, seized him, broke his gun,
tore and lacerated and chcwed and
squeezed his victim until there was but
the spark of life left in his body. For
| tunateiy Arthur Stiles, an engineer for
the geological survey, reached the sccneI
was entirely killed, shot the bear again
without damaging the man In his grasp
and rescued the latter.
Many a tragedy and near tragedy Of
this sort has taken place in the survey
ing and mapping of the region. Robert
n. Chapman is another of tho geologi
cal survey men who has come near
was engaged In surveying the proposed
park and was penetrating the region
| high up on Swan range, following a
| goat trail. The trail became too dam
gerous for horseback riding and he had
dismounted and was leading his animal.
The snowcapped peaks were high above
and a precipice yawned 500 feet below.
The load horse suddenly stumbled and
| fell, knocking Chapman down and fall
ing upon him. The engineer realized
the danger Of becoming entangled in
the trappings Of the horse and being
pulled over the precipice. He also knew
the danger of being stepped on as the
horse struggled to regain his feet and
the hopelessness of the position Of
wounded man In these great mountains.
But he must of necessity take his
chances. The horse struggled to regain
his footing, houndercd wildly, slipped
| toward the precipice and finally wont
over. When he struck the rocks below
Chapman SAID the horse screamed as
might human with Just as much Of
despair and fright in his helpless cry
ing out. But Chapman, fortunately, es-
capped without injury and the park was
surveyed. 1t IS upon his report to con-
gress that the final action IN the crea-
tion of the park has been taken,
Passes Through the Range.
The whole region is still without
roads but there are numerous passes
through the higher ranges. Across these
the same trails lead from valley to val
ley. The Indians used to follow these
into tho high mountains for summer
hunting. Later the hunter and trapper
were shown these routes Of travel by
the Indian and brought loads of val
liable skins over then. Tho govern
ment engineers when they came into
the region for exploring and mapping,
found these trails well defined and also
followed them. Then, finally, came tho
harder tourist and he, too, followed
the trails that the goats had originally
laid down These have thus developed
into good trails as mountain trails 90,
and some Of them NAV become wagon
and automobile roads but for the most
part the region will always be one where
the faithful pack mule will survive.