The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-30

the highest mountain east of the
Rockies. On one side of the lake is
the gorge, with huge mountains on
either side stretching away into the
distance. An excellent inn, well-man-
aged on the shore of the lake has
helped to make it one of the most
popular summer resorts of the state.
With a full days program ahead,
the party left Sylvan Lake In Custer
cars early Friday morning on the
trip through the Needles, the state
lodge and Custer. The Needles road
is perhaps the most scenic route in
the Hills, having a beauty all their
own. Lofty and inaccessible, they
gain their name from their pyramidial
formation, ending in a sharp point.
Their magnificence and grandeur
beggar description. They have been,
and justly so, named the American
Alps" and viewed from a distance
they resemble nothing so much as a
huge cathedral.
Arriving at the State Game Lodge
shortly before noon, the visitors were
taken to the Elk pasture for a short
time, returning to the picturesque
Lodge for lunch. The Lodge is built
in a valley, owned by the state and is
very popular with tourists.
Leaving the Lodge in the afternoon,
the party proceeded to Custer, where
they were met and welcomed. After
a short stay the party left in Hot
Springs cars for a visit to the state
sanatorium, five miles out of Custer.
Leaving there the carayan proceeded
to the Buffalo and Antelope pastures,
going from there to- Wind Cave, as
guests OF the Hot Springs Commercial
Club.
Wind Cave, he only known under
ground passage of its kind in the
world, is visited perhaps more often
than any other spot in the Black
Hills. There are three different
routes which may be taken, aptly
called the Garden of Eden. the Fair
Grounds, and the Pearly Gates, each
with its own distinct beauty and life
like formations. One cannot describe
Wind Cave, 1t must be seen.
The journey through the cave con
sumed about two hours, and upon
reaching terra firma once more. lunch
was served to the party, who then
took their way to Hot Springs, the
end of the trip.
Saturday morning ears were pro.
vided to take the visitors on a sight
seeing trip over the city, and to the
Battle Mountain Sanatorium. Guides
piloted the party through the sanator
ium, a very interesting tour. Those
who wished, were taken to the gol1
links for a game. Hot Springs ha.
an eighteen-hole course, which is on,
of the best In the state. The Evan.
Plunge was one of the most populal
places in Hot Springs, both day ant
night. The water is said to be o,
degrees and comes from a natura
spring, clear as crystal.
Arrangements had been made I,
take those who cared to make tn
trip to Belle Fourche ON Sunday Il
make up for the postponed trip, bu
rain again ruined the plans, and /
was necessary to call the trip off.
Sunday, the party left Hot Springs
returning to Rapid City, from whicl
point they departed for their variou
homes, each one expressing himsel
as having more than enjoyed the triI
and the genial hospitality and cour
tesy of the places visited on the toui
Much of the success of the trip wa
due to the efforts OF the pilots of tn
trip, j. 8. Smith Of the Belle Fourch
I Bee, secretary of the Black Hill
, Press Association, and to Tom John
/ ston, publisher OF the Marcus Oracle
Perhaps the best compliment wa
J the expression of practically tn
/ whole party that while this was til
! first trip Of many to the Black Hill,
1t was decidedly not their last.