Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
MANY CHANGING SCENES
FOUND IN GRAND CANYON
For Twenty Miles About Nature Is
Witnessed i'm Glorious aud
Rugged Aspects.
ONE OF AMERICAN WONDERS
Yellowstone Park. Amply Provided
With Modern Hotels. Is Paradise
for Tourists Who Wish 10 sec
Own Country's Grandeurs.

Own Country's Grandeurs.
The Crane canyon OF tn" yellow.
stone. in Yellowstone Park. is ahout
twenty miles in length NJ the head
Z Of the canyon. near III" Grand Canyon
Hotel. are TWO fine waterfalls. ono loe.
the other SOS feet high. At the foot of
the canyon. Tower creek. one of the
delightful mountain streams FOR which
the park is noted. iowS into the Vel
lowstone River. and "ithIn few rods
OF the latter stream is Tower fall, ~
feet high and without question the
most romantic In its setting of any
cataract or cascade i'm ihe park Tower
Fan is surrounded 10y piunaclcs. towers
and obehsks OF lava which have given
name TO the stream am! fan The
Grand Canyon itself winds around the
southern and eastern slopes of Mt.
Washburn. and in the vicinity Of Tower
Fall assumes an entirely different
character from what is found in its
course aboV" that point. Tho canyon
walls as they are seen here break down
TO some extent. assuming a lesser alti-
tude and the usual sarishness Of color
is partially wanting ON the other
hand series OF lava piumaclrs and
needles, together with what might not
inaptly he termed long lava picket
fence in its appearance, is to b" seen.
These pinnaClcs and needles alternate
with PERCEPTIONS cliffs, ana at the bot
tom OF the canyon the Yellowstone
ruShes onward in a rapid. iumultuous
current. The so-c:tlled fence consists
Of a long. winding lava csCarpmeut
from twenty 10 nifty feet in height.
nearly AT the 4,p OF the canyon. and
the exposed laNa Is seen in vertical
slabs of great regularity, much after
the fashion OF picket fence with tho
pickets closely placed Most IF this
lava is OF dark hrowniSh color, but
there are numerous splaShcS ot brill
liant red, yellow and other colors which
enliven the walls ana. together with the
. other characteristics mentioned uiVe
a decided Individuality and interest to
WATER AT ROLLING POINT
SURROUNDED ny CuiD
one who some years ago WAS expert
mentally inclined, thus relates his oN-
poriouCc here; Also at various points
along the bank, small springs Of sun
phur water COZ" out from the wall.
giving OF buhhlnG. frying sound
aud 'iliinS til" air Int the vicinity with
AN offensive sulphur0us odor phscrv-
ing tho hUhbliur IN a channel OF \
stream OF cold water, curiosity tempted
me- I" test the temperature by i'm
merSmg my hand, fur which foolish
act | was severely punished. it being
at houmg heat though surrounded by
eoid water ANA coming up right
through it,
'rhie .parrcular portion Of the can.
Aon Is uu the direct ruad between Mann
meth ii"i Strings ana tllo Grand can
SON l!"tci witch climbs over the di-
r:rcn ""ak aud n Is about midway
h"tNoc" he a"nl on ami Maulmoth lIo,
ffi't'A-s u Is ono ri tN" most 5utrr-
I ";t.U- localities D., the rujirc p.,ri aud
l9lriHiN are moro raa mo:o each year
'1@l,i1 the sl"r'.l rim required &"
~. !tNN 'il'.t portion 80 the. WALTON, stone