The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-08

they were unable to un-
derstand the wonderful geysers, the
freakish springs and the rivers that
run both hot and cold.
Rudyard Kipling penned a remark
able appreciation of the Grand Can
yon of the Yellowstone when he Wis
tied there.
"All that l can say" he wrote ais
that without warning or preparation
looked into gulf LOO feet deep,
with eagles and fshhawks flying far
below. And the sides of that gulf
were one wild weller of color-crim-
son. emerald, cobalt, ocher, amber.
honey splashed with port wine, snow
white, vermilion, lemon and silver
gray in wide washes.
1.-The sides did not fall sheer, but
were craven by time and water and
air into monstrous heads of kings,
dead chiefs-men and women of the
old time. So far below that no sound
of its strife could reach us, the Vel
lOwstone river ran, finger-wide strip
of jade green. The sunlight took
these wondrous walls and gave fresh
hues to those that Nature had already
laid there.
Evening crept through the pines
that Swallowed us, but the full glory of
the day famed in that canyon as we
went out very cautiously to jutting
piece of rock-blood-re or pink il
was-that overhung the deepest depths
of ALL"
Kipling looked down upon the can
.
point. 1t was when standing in the
same spot that Moran the great artist
said. Its beautiful tints are beyond
the reach of human art"
Lower Falls 800 Feet High.
Few people know that the Lower
Falls of the Yellowstone are nearly
twice as high as Niagara-3OS feet
The government engineers have con-
structed stairways to the better van
tage points. so that the traveller is
afforded complete survey of the falls.
1t is probable that the canyon is seen
to the best advantage from Artist
point, on the west side Of the river.
From the canyon there are count
less side trips Of snequaled beauty. in
Guiding, of course, visit to "Old
Faithful geyser which may be count
ed on to display its charms regularly
every 65 TO IS minutes.
In this park we find, too, Yellow
stone lake, the largest mountain lake
in the world with the one exception Of
Like Titicaca in Peru. The waters
seem to be framed by the peaks OF the
Absoraka range, extending south the
.. 90 Lab 20, n
the snow-tipped crest of which is bare
.ly visible through the purple haze.
Leaving the lake, the road winds
in and out among the mountains. and
on every side there Is a most unusual
offering Of natural wonders: The Fry
ing Pan; Roaring mountain Ga hillside
ct a thousand steam vents); Obsidian
cliff. a mountain OF volcanic glass. and
many more. At Mammoth Hot Springs
one sees the travertine terraces rise
tier above tier, forming wonderful
cascade Of springs on the side of Ter
race mountain. In the evening the
traveller can find patriotic entertain
ment over ut Fort Yellowstone, where
the United States cavalrymen pay
honor to the flag at close of day. 1t
is an inspiring sight, way up in the
mountains. with the gorgeous sun sink
ing to rest behind snow and gold
crowned peaks, painting their sides
and the nearby forests in a profusion
of metallic lusters.
Many Mighty Peaks.
The Continental divide zigzags
through the southwestern section of
the park. and from 1t can be seen
the weirdly beautiful Electric Peak,
which pierces the azure to height of
u.155 feet. The name Of this peak
il obt9iued from a peculiar electric