Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-03

s"Dante must have reproduced his
visions on Yellowstone national parl
when he wrote the Inferno" sale
Lloyd Stimson of Great Falls, who has
returned from a hike through the
southern playground. He entered the
park on the opening day, June IS, ane
was there for II days, seven of which
were spent in the Grand canyon.
"Dante's description Of the inferno
is identical with many places in the
park, so far as the Imagination car
judge" said MI. Stimson. 1.-THE beauty
of the canyon, the c%olors. the geysers
the paint pots and the cascades and
falls in the Yellowstone river-all blend
to make the whole landscape as far
as the eve can focus, n grand sight
incompatible and more magnificent
thar any other place might be.
ESPECIALLY Inspiration Point which
forms a sight as the grand climax to
all as one leaves the park. From there
as far as the eye can reach. up and
down the Grand canyon. colors and
picturesque images are more like q
thousand mirages than anything else
"All the steam coming out of the
ground for acres around in one section
of the park seems equal to the valley
of Ten Thousand Smokes" of Alaska.
And over this entire area, it seems as
if the crust of the earth would give
away under your feet. so crisp is it.
while | was in the park. a natural
list told me that in the Hawaiian Is
lands it was estimated that the volcanic
area cooled one inch a year on the
surface. According to the same rate.
since it is believed that the volcanic
area in the Yellowstone park is 4.SWD
feet deep, it would take $1,000 years
for this area to entirely cool off.
IF I were to go through the park
again, | would take a saddle and pack
horse. This time my pack weighed 30
pounds, but l wouldn't have given up
the trip for anything. Some people
may think that walking is too tedious
and tiresome, but it is the only way to
see all of the sights and scenery.
Glacier and Yellowstone parks are
entirely different so far as scenery
and the topography is concerned.
Yellowstone has the variety of scenery
which cannot be found in Glacier. but
it lacks the mountains which constitute
the greater part of the northern play
ground.
1T is amusing to see the eastern
tourist camp. One party l refer to
was from California. but they are all
about the same. Evidently they
thought they were roughing it and bear
ing all the burdens of prospectors.
Besides all the smaller convent
ences of a palace, they had in their
eouipment large beds. gasoline stoves
and utensils galore. They appeared to
be having a hard time and to be de-
priving themselves of a lot of con-
veniences. They travelled in a costly
limousine and were dressed as though
they were hunting foxes on a noble
mans estate.
at is amusing to watch people hang
on the ratings of the walks down the
Y They are SO afraid they will
reach the bottom before they expect to
that it takes nearly a day for them to
go a mile in this way. When asked
how | had the nerve to walk down
them whistling and my with hands in
pockets. | told them l had become
accustomed TO such steps by watching
and initiating mountain goats jump
from precipice to precipice. And they
thought / mea it.
THE visiting fasteners have no idea
of the nature and traits of a bear.
They all gather around waiting for a
chance to see one of the animals and
when he appears. there is a general
stampede for pictures. Naturally. the
bear runs away and the awe-stricken
tourists can't imagine what they did TO
cause such a calamity. | succeeded in
getting pictures eight feet away from