The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-19
HAVE CROSSED
THE GREAT DIVIDE
Camps on Way Home Encounter the First
Rain Since the Middle of
Tune.

Green River, Wyo., Aug. IL, l9lo.
Editor. Times: Yesterday we made
the most mileage on dirt road since We
left Nermont-l40 miles, about 40 of il
in Utah and 100 in Wyoming. Our first
object of curiosity yesterday was the
| DEVILS Slide. We had seen many pic
lures Of it in the East, but none OF them
compare with the original. The name OF
the railway station there was Devils
Slide and the next station east was called
Blue Devil, after rock formation, blue
in color, supposed TO resemble the devil.
The rocks here were nodded into all
shapes and all colors.
A few miles further on we came TO
Castle rock, which beat the Castle rock
in Colorado in size and formation. At a
distance, it resembled pictures | have
seen of old European castles, with tur-
rets, domes and window openings. Next
in this state we came TO soda springs,
several rods apart for miles. They were
mounds around crater, with holes from
six inches TO two feet, to unknown
depths. They keep going higher each
year. as the soda forms a crust on the
outside.
Camped at Fort Steele last night. To
day is Saturday, Aug. Ia. We had a
shower last night after we had our tents
up-the first rain we have been in since
the middle of June. although ever since
we came into the mountains Of Califor-
mia, coming east. we have seen showers
east Of us every day, and the next day
passed through sections where IL had
rained, but generally only enough TO set
tie the dust. But at Rock Springs, where
we passed through yesterday, they had
cloudburst and the water, they said,
was 10 feet deep in the streets and sew
eral people were drowned.
We crossed the great divide yesterday
at p. m. and are now on the North
Platte river. which is quite a large river
here. When we crossed the divide on
our route west, we had passed about q
dozen mountain ranges, but now, going
east, we have crossed no mountains since
we left Ogden. and We would hardly 1
know We were rising lone continuous
rolling plsinl. At the height Of land
there were no mountains IN sight within
70 miles in any direction-one vast plain
and on our route from here fort
steelel there was but little perceptible
down grade. The North Platte river here
rms due north. think from Denver, 800
miles away.
We have followed the Union Pacihc
-ailroad from Ogden. that il, most Of the
rav. We Travelled on an old railroad
rrade for more than p miles, when near
be- height of land. We passed coal mine
Ifter coal mine. which were being worked
y their fun capacity I think most Of
hem were owned by the railroad.
Laramie. Wyo.. Aug Is.
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mines and with each a large village. al
.wned bF The railr7ad. 40 they said We
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