Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1923, Page 5

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1923 Che Casper Sunvap Cribune WONDERS OF THE YELLOWSTONE AS TOLD BY PIONEER Second Chapter of Series Published Before Play- ground Became Resort Gives Vivid’ Descrip- tion of Freaks Found BY N. P. LANGFORD (In Scribner’s Magazine of 1871) CHAPTER TWO Our pack horses were brought up and their loads fast- ened to them with that incredible rapidity and skill which js the result only of aE practice. The dexterity with which a skillful packer will load and unload his horses is remarkable. The rope is thrown around the body of the animal and securely fastened in less time than it takes to tell it. No matter what the char at our feet. Looking up the river, aeter of the; beast, wild or tame, it| the valley opened widely, and from is under thé perfect control of its} the rock on which we stood was master. The*broncho is, however, | visible the train of pack-horses, a refractory customer. He has/ slowly winding their way along the many tricks, unknown to his well) sinuous trail, which followed the in- trained brother of the east. Buck- | equalities of the mountain-side. The ing is a frequent vice, for which | whole formed a scene of great in- there {8 small remedy; but, as we) terest. left the fort, that horse must be more expert than was any in our train who can foil an experienced cker. Every leap of the enraged ute only increased the tension of the cord which bound and finally subdued him, and rendered him tractable, Once unfler way, our little com- pany, now increased to nineteen, presented quite a formidable appear- ance, as by dint of whip and spur our steeds gayly wheeled across the plain towards the mountains . After a tedious ride of several hours up steep accliyities, over rocks, and through’ dark defiles, we at length passed over the summit of the mountain range, took a last look of the beautifal valley of the Gallatin, and descended into a ravine coursed py the waters of Trail creek. Fol- lowing this two days, we came to the solitary ranch of the brothers Roteler—the last abode of civilized man in the direction of our travels. ‘These hardy mountaineers received Pursuing our course a few miles farther, we camped just below the lower canyon of the river. Our hunters provided us with a sump- tuous meal of antelope, rabbit, duck, grouse and trout. The night was very cold, the mercury standing at 40 degrees when we broke camp, at 8 o'clock the next morning. We remained some time at the lower canyon of the Yellowstone, which, as a single isolated piece of scenery, is very beautiful. It is less than a mile in length, ad perhaps does not exceed 1,000 feet in depth. Its walls are vertical, and, seen from the summit of the precipice, the river seems forced through a narrow gorge, and is surging and boiling at a fearful rate—the water breaking into mil- lions of prismatic drops against every projecting rock. After traveling six miles over the mountains above the canyon, we again descended into a broad and open valley, skirted by a level up- land for several miles. Here an object met our attention which de- and entertained us in hearty moun- tain style—giving us the best of everything their ranch afforded, to- gether with a great deal of infor- mation and advice about the coun- try, which we afterwards found io pe invaluable. The Botelers belong to that class of pioneers, of which there are many in the new terri- ories, who are only satisfied when their location and field of operations are a little in advance of clviliza- tion—exposed to privation and danger—and yet unite with these discomforts some advantages 0! hunting, trapping and fishing not enjoyed by men contented to dwell serves more than a casual notice. It was two parallel vertical walls of rock, projecting from the side of a mountain to the height of 125 feet, traversing the mountain from base to summit, a distance of 1,500 feet. These walls were not to exceed 30 feet in width, and their tops for the whole length were crowned with a growth of pines. The sides were as even as if they had been worked by line and plumb—the whole space be- tween, and on either side of them, having been completely eroded and washed away. We had seen many of the capricious works wrought by EXPLORER uniform width and height, and great length, considered in connec- tion with the causes which had wrought their insulation, excited our wonder and admiration. They were all the more curious because of their dissimilarity to any other striking objects in natural scenery that we had ever seen or heard of. In future years, when the wonders of the Yellowstone are incorporated into the family of fashionable resorts, there will be few of its attractions surpassing in interest this marvel- ous freak of the elements. For some reason, best understood by himself, one of our companions gave to these rocks the name of the “Devil's Slide." The suggestion was unfor- tunate, as, with more reason per- haps, but with no better taste, we frequently had occasion to appro- priate other portions of the person of his Satanic Majesty, or of his dominion, in signification of the varied marvels we met with. Some little excuse may be found for this in the fact that the old moun- taineers and trappers who preceded us had been peculiarly lavish in the use of the infernal vocabulary. very river and glen and moun- tain had suggested to their imagina- tions some fancied resemblance to portions of a region which thefr' pious grandmothers had wartied them to avoid. It is common for them, when speaking of this region, to designate portions of its physical features, as “Fire Hole Prairie,"— the “Devil's Glen,"—‘Hell Roaring River,” etc.—and these names, from @ remarkable fitness of things, are not likely to be speedily superseded by others less impressive. We camped at the close of this day's travel near the southwestern corner of Montana, at the mouth of Gar- diner’s river. (To be continued next Sunday in the Casper Sunday Tribune.) “BLINKY” BEST STORY HOOT HAS PLAYED; Io COMING TO WYOMING “Blinky,” Gene Markey'’s famous story of army life, provides a new comedy vehicle for Hoot Gibson in the Universal special production to be shown at the Wyoming theater starting next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It is a mixture of thrills and laughs; it carries the spectator to the climax of an excit- ing or ‘spectacular situation and Don’t Let YOUR RADIATOR FREEZE For the Lack of Alcohol WE HAVE IT Casper's Finest Fi!'ing Station A. E. CHANDLER Independeny then turns it Inio laughter, in one of the most original stories yet pre- sented by the cowboy star. “Blinky” is the story of a pam- pered son of old army officer who through “pull” wins a com- mission in the army, and is sent to a border cavalry camp to “break in." His adventures are manifold and uproarious, from the time he takes his first riding lesson to the climax, where he rescues the major’s daughter from kidnappers —and then turns the situation into @ laugh—and a romance. He battles with a fractious horse that lands him in the cactus—then has to meet a girl and smile despite his thorn-perforated anatomy. He's captured by rum runners and grap- ples with the intricacies of drill. But in the end he turns out a veritable replica of his fighting father. A strong cast supports Gibson in the new play, which was directed by Edward Sedgwick, himself a former army officer, and in which the entire G Troop of the Eleventh Cavalry rides in the army scenes taken at Camp Hearn on the Mexican border. DeWitt Jennings plays the part of the youthful officer's choleric father, and Esther Ralston, play- ing the leading feminine role, is the daughter of the doughty major. leer oot an Aa Offers Loving Cup THERMOPOLIS—The Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce has advised the county agent that they will of- fer a beautiful silver trophy cup to become the permanent property of the farmer from Hot Springs county who exhibits the best ten ear sam- ple of corn at the 1923 Corn show to be held at Worland December 12th, 13th and 14th. This trophy is in addition to the regular premium of- fered and is well worth trying for. shoe Sues alae NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Spot cot- ton remained steady today with middling at 30. 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Free-hearted, jolly and| erosion upon the friable rocks of prave, living upon such means 2s| Montana, but never before upon so the country afforded, « majestic a scale. Here an entire roam for.days and mountain-side, by wind and water, mountains in pursuit « hud been removed, leaving as the furs, theif experience reneiwed our) evidences of their protracted toil courage, and the descript whieh | these vertical projections, which, they gav@ us of the: wonders t but for their immensity, might as had seen’ Increased our curiosity. | readily be mistaken for works of art Jt was not pleasant, however, to|as of nature. Their smooth sides, Jearn that 25 lodges of Crows had gone up the valley a few days be fore ouv arrival, or to be told by trapper$'whom we met that he becn robbed. by them, and, in mon parlance, “been set on foot,’ vy having his horse and provisions olen, In anticipation of possible trouble from this source, we organized our ( mpany, and ected Gen. H. D vurn,-surveyor-general of Mon. commander. It was under- that we should make but ong march each day—starting at $a, m., and camping at) 3) p. m. ‘This ob- viated the necessity of unpacking and cooking a dinner. At mght the horses were to be carefully picketed, a fire budt® beyond them, and two of the company to keep guard until 1 o'clock; then to be relieved by two others, Who were: to watch until daylight,, ‘This divided the labor among’ 14, who were to serve as picket men twice each week. ‘These precautionary measures be- ing fully understood, ‘we. left Boteler’s, plunging ‘at once into the vast unknown which lay before us. Following the slight Indian trail, we traveled near the bank of the river, rock and mountain. The foot- hills were covered with verdure, which an autumnal sun had sprinkled with maroon-colored tints, very delicate and beautiful. The path was narrow, rocky and un- even, frequently leading over high hills, in ascent and descent more or less abrupt and difficult. The in- creasing altitude of the route was ore perceptible than any over which we had ever traveled, and the river, whenever visible, was a perfect torrent. While descending @ hill into one of the broad openings of the valley, our attention was suddenly arrest- od by half a dozen or more mount- ed Indians, who were riding down the foothills on the opposite side of the river. Two of our company. who had Iingered behind, came up svith the information that they had feen several more making observa- tions from behind a small butte, from which they fled in great haste on being discovered. They soon ode down on the plateau to a point where their horses were hobbled. and for a long time watched our party as it continued its course of travel up the river. Our camp was kuarded that night with more than ordinary vigilance. A hard rain- storm, which set in early in the @fternoon dnd continued through the night, may have saved us from jen attack by these prowlers. hen we started the next morn: ing, Gen. Washburn detailed four et our company to guard the pack train, while he, with four others, rode In advance to make the most Practicable selection of routes, Six miles above our camp we ascended the spur of a mountain, which came fown Doldly to the river's edge. From tts summit we had @ beautiful view of the valley stretched out be- fore ug—the river fringed with cottonwood trees—the foothills cov: ered with luxuriant, many-tinted herbage, and over all the snow: crowned summits of mountains, many miles away, but seemingly Hsing from the midst of the plateau awn~ by the appearance ormfit GUARANTEED -=S ss UB EES eseeee irdleieres NOT TO RIP Formfit Girdleieres — primarily to the style that is made that is reflected and intensified of the wearer. 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