The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-09-16

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retired for the night to prepare for
the morrow-the trip to the Grand
Canyon. The next morning was clear
and crisp grand day to visit and
view the great work that nature had
wrought for man to behold.
The Upper Falls were first visited
and this beautiful spectacle enjoyed.
The view from this point towards the
lower falls and grand Canyon is a
forerunner of what was to be seen be-
low. Far down the rushing Yellow
stone after its joyous leap of 100 feet
over the Upper Falls is now rushing
on to the greater plunge of sos feet
into the abyss of the Grand Canyon.
The mist from the Upper Falls arises
in the foreground of this scenic view,
beyond is seen the hotel. Leaving
here and approaching the lower falls
one sees the supreme scenic pageant
of earth the home of grandeur and
sublimity. The despair of the worlds
artists and orators pencil and pen fail
TO do justice such by general consen-
sus of intelligent opinion is the feeling
regarding the lower falls of the yell
lowstone and the Grand Canyon As
one stands and looks at the mighty
falls as it plunges over the brink into
the abyss below there comes feeling
of awe and wonder at the greatness
of the constant steady flow of this
water, never ceasing ages upon ages
has gone on ever seeking the ocean
from which it came. The breaking
up of the solid mass of water at the
brink of foaming seething mass blue
green to white striking the pool at
hte base with crash leaping and
bounding away with the mist arising
in which sunbeams from rainbows of
brilliant colors. Sublime is this great
and majestic flow of water, peaceful if
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all that might get into its grasp.
Also capable of doing millions of horse
power of work for man but nay it is so
decreed that this grand old majesty of
the canyon shall roll on forever. That
man shall view him is he was created.
1t is we'll for him who stands at the
portal of the grand canyon famed
out the world. Other canyons may be
longer, deeper or wider but on the
wonderful combination of colors and
the infinite sculptural effects found
here there is no other canyon that
compares with it. Man has not been
able to initiate the colors to transfer
to canvass this maze of colors as
painted by the Divine hand who has
carved out the myrids of castles and
turrets. 1t seems as one stands in
the midst of this sublime granduer
that the Divine Creator hewed this out
to give us some of Johns vision of
heaven, Walls of Jasper, Streets of
Gold, Gates of Pearl, foundations of
stone of Emerald and sapphires and
topaz and amethyst. Yes they are
here. There is seen such display of
color the eye of man never beheld
elsewhere.
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! The receding sun shifts the scene,
shadows come and go. There is a gil
gantic tower carved out of solid
crimson rock, here are turrets castles
and cathedrals. There a Porthenor
over there St. Marks glittering in
gold. There Tai Mahal as white as
spotless alabaster. Thus an eminent
divine in words of truth and soberness
described this flaming and inspiring
gorge deep cash cut in Mother earth
robbed of all the harshness by this
beautiful display. The irresidence of
the spectrum is almost outdone by the
sunsets of all the yesterdays which
embellish the canyon walls.
1t is indeed a supreme hour when
one is privileged to look upon these
walls touched by the hand of omnipo-
tence. Expression is stilled, words
fail those who first see this sublime
granduer. And it must be seen to be
understood in it's fullness and scenic
splendor. The Senator and party
viewed hits great spectacle from ar.
fist point also went down into the can
yon at the foot ow the falls viewed il
from the lookout above. It was here
he found Spencer in a deep study anc
asked him what was on his mind
Spencer said that the engineering side
had overcome the awe and grandue1
and he was meditating on how mucl
useful power was in that body O.