The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-08-26

banks which wound in a circutious
path along the beautiful valley. Con-
tentment and prosperity seemed to
reign there. The mountains on he
left were the Snowy Mountains, the
upper end of the Absarokee Range
which lies to the right of the valley.
The scenery ever changed as the train
passed on to hte land of wonders.
All at once the conversation o. the
party was interrupted by voice call
ing tickets please" The paryt look
ed into the face of the genial conductor
of the train, J. F. Clark, who had the
everlasting smile that will not come
off, who has been in the service of the
park branch of the railway for years,
who had asked the same question of
tourists from all parts of the world;
men of wealth, scientists, students,
potentates and people of international
fame. He had seen a generation rise
iioii SLlluuouu anu 10 hiluMu ny all
who live on the line. He had chuckled
the babe under the chin who now holds
up her babe for him to do the same.
He has seen the rise and fall of many
a mustache, many brides and erooms
have ridden on his train. He was ever
ready to answer your questions while
punching your ticket. AS the train
went on there appeare,. in the distance
a rough and angular rugged and pre-
cipitioas mountain, scanned and fissnr-
ed by gloomy gulches, between 10000
and II ,alo feet high and towering high
above the physical feature between
Livingston and the park gateway. 1t
is the most commanding reak of the
Snowy Range, a part of the .thsarokee
so pre- eminent a feature OF the Park
Mountain system. During most of the
year he mountain peaks are covered
with snow and is wonderful and
beautiful sight to behold in contrast to
the winding, tree-fringed Yellowstone.
The green slopes of the wide valley,
the towering peaks looming high
above; these together form a grand
scenic feast, never to De forgotten.
The valley is seen to narrow down as
the rain reaches the upper enc. The
mountain ranges seem to come to-
gether, the river and track get closer
to each other.
The Senator inquired as to how the
road got through the mountains. Win
ME replied by telling him that the
river and railroad passed through the
canyon ahead, called Yankee Jim's
Canyon, so called after Yankee jim, a
friend of hers who had built the orig
inal trail through the canyon years be-
fore the raiolroad came. Tourists
reached the Park by wagons or pack
trains at that time. The entrance to
the canyon was reached just above at
Miners (since then the name has been
changed). Here the walls rose on both
sides and formed a narrow gorge. The
river tossed and rolled over rocks and
lodges. The railroad being above it all
the way through the canyon, passing
through a rock cut this side of Sphinx
station, midway in the canyon and
coming to the south portal
Yankee Jim's cabin was passed
where he had spent the later years of
his life with his two cats. Pleasant
memories came to Spencer and Winnie
as they remembered the first time they
met at Uncle Jim's Winnie told the
Senator's wife about the event and
looked with pride at Spencer.
Winding their way upward they
came to the DEVILS Slide, a freak of
nature situated on the side of the
mountain near Electric. This slide is
between two vertical walls or dykes
which project above the slide porer.
The slide is colored red owing to the
oxide of iron in the soil. The color
stands out prominent in contrast to
the adjacent walls of grey. Spencer
told them of the legend as was told by
a story writer in the press.
1t appears that the Creator wanted
a mountain built in this particular
point so he released few students out
OF work and sent them to do the job,
instructing them to make thorough
job as he ,1ighi subject this mountain
to heavy stress. They proceeded TO The
spot with his definite Instruction. in
their minds While working they were
confronted by person who said he
had charge over that domain. What
were they doing? SO they told him Of
their instructions. This important per-
son flew into rage and said they
should build as he desired So they
obeeyed the man on the ground and
built the mountain as you see it, When
they had about finished the job ne told
them who he was. I am the Devil.