The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-03-20
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lake, the view of this mountain, of Blackfeet gla-
cer OF Citadel, Reynolds and Fusillade mountains
and OF the heights about Gunsght pass far beyond
is most impressive.
While we lnger here marveling at the upside
down" waterfall the vivid colors of the mountains
and the ce-green lake spread at feet, the
sharp peak OF Fusillade is yelled by clouds that
pour swiftly and about the nearer heights,
and away up there a snowstorm is raging. For us
1t Is rain however, and driven to shelter crowd
into the cabin of the launch and hustle back to St
Mary camp.
From St Mary camp the automobile road has
Just been extended some 20 miles to Many-Glacer
camp on Lake McDermott. This place in itself
fine enough. is the headquarters from which we
make short trips to of the parks greatest
MISUNDERSTANDING Eagle falls, Cataract creek,
Swift Current pass and, most wonderful OF all, Ice
berg lake. This little body of exqusitely blue wa
ter is almost wholly surrounded by serrated.
splintered ridges that tower 5000 feet above its
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 and small.
are continually breaking of to go floating lazily
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 mail and
a little rest for seeing the park in a lazy,
leisurely fashion. And what next? Well, suppose
we give at least day to Two Medicine lake,
region that for sheer beauty hold its own
with any in the park. The trip is made by stage
in about three hours. and the way up the lovely
valley we tie up the horses and are led through
the forest TO the Trick falls. Here in high water
times Two Medicine river plunges over the edge
of a mass OF rocks down among huge boulders
but i'm the dry season It drops into hole above
and emerges more quietly through cavern in the
rocky wall The mountain that especially domi-
mates Two Medicine lake is Rising Wolf, and 1t is
almost as handsome as Goingto-the Sun. Here
too is another OF those delightful chalet camps,
and what with the view the food and the air. 1t is
hard to tear ones self away from It.
III there are any real fishermen I'm our party the
best thing they do is TO go TO st. Marys camp
again. and from there by trail TO Red Eagle lake,
three hours distant. This beautiful green lake.
only mile long and half mile wide. is from 200
TO 500 feet deep and fairly swarms with cut
throat trout, while In the streams that flow into
and out OF II the Dolly Warden trout is found In
great numbers These Ash are good fighters and
the angler who gets ore on his hook and under
takes to yank Il from It's icecold home has task
that delights his soul. Since there is a stretch or
shallow water in front OF the camp. the fisherman
often rides out on horseback TO deeper water and
there. still astrde his steed casts for the trout
The first time you sit on a horse and try to land
n ten.pound cut.throat you will forget there is
anything else on earth except that little lake sur
rounded by n dozen magnificent mountains that
horse and that trout.
Being still somewhat averse TO strenuous exer-
else we are now going to board the train at Gla
cier Park station and ride luxurously over the
continental divide, In itself trip well worth TAX