The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-03-18
LAMOILLE CANYON
PLACE OF BEAUTY

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making the climb IL excited bg1 ~
10 3 few weeks ago 10 satisfactory
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remained for one q The o56-t1-1s In
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lad ia1s 10 say whs1 tbs talk one
srsnf-g around the campfire turned
10 TIE mystery q TIE crack Il he
t--szss cliffs:
Ever since ] Was = bOF ] have
heard The story which hzs been hand
ed 5oN1 IN nv tribe trG- hundreds
Of years ago. about tie tran leading
fro- The LarnolI5e canyon ever TIE
1u.a Of tie mountains 10 > feeding
plain IL : Little VALLEY beYo1d- and I
-eTsr nozght that ! would get 10 see
IL tut tie CHER day ! went up and
examined H. and know that IL Ia the
game trail that NY fathers talked
about TIE old Legend WAS that ever
since the Indians could remember.
immense herds o. mountain sheep and
goats and deer and antelope that
rosz-ne6 this country before the white
man landed on the shores q America
migrated IN TIE spring and fall trO-
1ke north 10 the south. and always
followed The same trail through the
La-O1lls canyon About half Esg u
tie -0zntzs-s56s tie tran left ibe
canyon and climbed 0Ter . big cliff
10 : valley beyond. and The Thousands
and thousands q wild animals that
used this trail had worn il deep into
fhe rocks When / looked a. il ]
se1aDed away the loose rocks AID
dir. and found the bottom EorD
smooth By TIE countless sharp hooss
Of tie wild animals. But i is used
10 more, because tie Wild animals
hare all been killed Ny grandfather
used TO tell me OF herds o. mountain
sheep and goats that lived in these
mountains. but the young Indians say
that now there are only 2 very few
left
SO thus we learn Of the origin Of
the trail. which some people who
have explored tie canyon have named
the Devils Slide"
The Lauoille canyon ig fully fifteen
long from its mouth. where The
power plant Is located that generates
electricity for The city Of EIko. 10 it's
source al the very top Of tie noun
tain II winds and twists. upward
upward. but with q gradual
and the scenery surpssses the
grandeur o. the famous ALPS Of the
Did country. The trail passes through
Of pines, and At places the
rise vertically 10 thousands Of
feet where the sky appears as q mar
row ribbon Of blue. Always there lie
4 rushing mountain stream al your
feet, with waterfalls OF q few feet
drop 10 ons place where the water
falls q thousand feet and Is dissolved
In mist long before il reaches the
At the source Of the canyon.
10000 feet high. are a number Of
lakes, the perpetual ource Of the
stream. icy cold al all times Of the
year, as the water flows direct from
immense snow banks.
At this time OF the year the canyon
IL constantly filed with the thunder
snow slides. as the accumulation
of winter SHOWS forms to heavy a
load TO adhere to the steep sides Of
canyon; and after an especially
heavy slide the water is completely
damned from below, forcing tie
power house to shut down from lack
Of water; but II soon forces its way
the snow dam and comes
with greater force than before.
II the people only knew Of the won
scenery Of Lamoille canyon
and its easy access, more parties
would explore this part Of the State
the warm summer days clear