El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-24
Full of Beautiful Lakes and
Peaks, With Indian Lore
Surrounding AL.


Tut few OF our parks have the at
traction Of IeEendry and romance
- attached to their history as has
Glacier National park in the northwest
corner Of Montana. Contiguous to the
park on its eastern border is the Black
feet indian reservation This park was
at one time a portion o. the reservation
and for time immemoria1 constituted
the hunting ground Of the Blackfeet
indians. The Cut Bank valley. just 10
the east Of the park. was the site Of
the last stand OF the Blackfeet indians
in their war against the cOnquering
white race. and along the higher levels
Of the valley which mark its rim may
be seen the rifle pits Of our soldiers
There are indians living on this reser-
walton today who witnessed this last
great battle. and in fact. there is one
man who participated in 1t as chief
Of his tribe.
While nearly every peak. canyon and
towering cliff has its interests ma
terially augmented by indian legends,
there is enough Of sheer wonder and
variety Of beauty in this park TO jus
tify a transcOnuinental trip The park
contains 400 square miles and IS
riot Of Alpine lakes. sparkling glaciers,
lofty peaks. great chasms and sheer
cliffs There are in the park in excess
Of 90 glaciers. some of which cover
many square miles. 25u lakes. precl-
pieces. 1000 feet deep. tumbling water
falls. beaver ponds and flower strewn
The Continental Divide.
The continental divide traverses the
park lOugitudally from its northern
boundary and divides the reservation
into the eastern and western slopes.
There are eight passes over the crest Of
the divide which are traVersed by trails
that have been built by the government.
Near the center of the park and ap-
al hn nHaH
northern boundary and the southern
boundary, close TO the summit of the
divide. is the source Of the upper and
lower St Mary's lake The upper ST I
Mary's lake is entirely within the boun-
darieS of the park and is placid sheet |
of water from whose surface rise alb /
ruptly some of the most sublime noun
tains that are TO be seen anywhere in !
the world
Just to the north Of the lake is the I
famous GOing-to-the-Sun Mountain, !
which arises 20 height considerable in ]
excess OF a mile above the surface OF 4
the lake.
About the head Of the lake are Little ?
Chief Mountain and AlmOst-a-Dog.
mountains whose names have been con-
by the imaginative genius of l
the Blackfeet indians
Likes and More Lakes
On the western side Of the divide. al i
most due west of the upper St Mary. is i
Lake Mcdonald. which is one Of the 1
most ueaulllul mountain ldheS III t4le
world 1t lies Nesting beneath the tow
eriug crest OF the great divide and is
surrounded by superb forest OF pines
and frs
The entire park is dotted here and
there with smaller lakes upon which /
the tourist viii stumble in the most Z
surprising fashion. There is Two Medi-
cine lake nesting in a pocket formed I
By the great divide on the south and
Rising Wolf mountain on the north. tie
exquisite beauty of which would be !
made famous in country where
scenery is developed as an asset
There is McDermott lake on the (
Swift Current which lies al the base
lf Grinneu mountain and ON the placid
surface OF which is reflected shaft like