Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

lake the view of this mountain of Blackfeet gla-
cier Of Citadel Reynolds, and Fusillade mountains
and of the heights about Gunsight pass far beyond
is most impressive.
While we linger here marveing at the upside
down" waterfall, the vivid colors of the mountains
and the ice-green lake spread at our feet, the
sharp peak of Fusillade is yelled by clouds that
pour swiftly over and about the nearer helghts'
and away up there a snowstorm is raging. FOR US
it is rain however and driven to shelter, we crowd
into the cabin of the launch and hustle back to ST
Mary camp.
From St Mary camp the automobile road mas
lust been extended some 20 miles to Many-Glacler
camp on Lake McDermott. This place, in itself
fine enough, is the headquarters from Whlcn we
make short trips to of the parks greatest
MISUNDERSTANDING Eagle falls, Cataract creek
Swift Current pass and, most wonderful of ALL lee
berg lake. This little body of exqusitely blue wa
ter is almost wholly surrounded by serrateo'
spntered ridges that tower 5000 feet above IT'S
surface On kind of shelf lies what is left OF the
ancient glacier that scooped out this basin ages
ago. and from it's edges icebergs, large ana small
are continually breaking off to go floating lazlly
about in the lake. Iceberg lake is the habitat OF
the polar trout discovered by Hoke Smith, who
says they have fur instead of scales.
Now back to the Glacier Park hotel for mali anu
a little rest for we are seeing the park in lazy
leisurely fashion. And what next? Well' suppose
we give at least one day to Two Medicine lake. a
with any in the park. The trip is mace py stage
in about three hours and on the way up the loVely
valley we tie up the horses and are led through
the forest to the Trick falls. Here In hlgh water
times Two Medicine river plunges over tne euse
of a mass of rocks down among huge pouiueis'
but in the dry season 1t drops into hoie apoVe
and energies more quietly through cavern IN the
rocky wall The mountain that especially uoinA-
mates Two Medicine lake Is Rising Wolf, ana II 10
almost as handsome as Gong-to-theSun. hele'
too is another of those delightful chalet camps
and what with the view, the food and the ar " 10
hard to tear ones self away from It.
II there are any real fishermen in our party @ne
best thing they can do is to go TO st. Mary camp
again, and from there by trail to ked baee iane'
three hours distant This beautltul green ian nn
only a mile long and half mile wide, Is from 1Vo
to 500 feet deep, and fairly swarms Win cuV
throat trout while In the streams that no" ih.o
and out Of 1t the Dolly Warden trout Is touha III
great numbers. These fish are good fighters ana
the angler who gets one on his hook and under
takes to yank It from IL ice-cold home has task
that delights his soul Since there is stretcn Oh
shallow water in front OF the camp the hshoi na
often rides out on horseback to deeper water ana
there. stu astride his steed casts tor 'he uout
The arst time you sit on a horse and try to land
a ten-pound cutthroat you VIII forget tnere 10
ANYTHING else on earth except that little lake sur
rounded by dozen magnificent mountains, that
horse and that front - -
BEING still somewhat averse to strenuous exer
else. we are now going to board the train at Gla
oier Park station and ride luxuriously over the
continental divide. in itself trip well worth TAX