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Show 72 RO KY lifO NTAf S ENJ;;HY. 'J'l 11101111hins 'tl 'l' mo:tly dPsti tut<' of vPg<'tation rtJHl liko tPpS. 1C snowy ' • ' . . - d 'th. t . 1.11 -11ow but Llw l owt•r monn ta111 l'ld ~"" · ar ' covervd 'U'l' COVl' l'l' WI C e11 • ' . . ' ·1 ·1 • ·t 1>' l"tl !t•t1 <r rOVI'fi of p1 nu. l ntl '1.' l , Lho ]>II H) g rovl'H m otl yw JLtwl a~ m. y • '"' . · . . 1., S<l 'll'l"lii"'L'tl a tHl 1wopor t10 n •ll, LhaL l1ll ' w 11 01•• and grassy oprn1ngs ,tl • •· o . . ' .. . ·r· 't nio·ltt h·tl'l' lH"Il ]mrltn11y lh work of art., and lhe SG'II!' app'alS ,\ l 1 I 0 ' . , .•. · • . , .. travel ,,. · · ] · · •lf' ill 'I Hll'li'St' ly Hl'ltlt•d 1110llllla1110llH diHlt ld \liSt\ .ul 11nnn-1Jl\'. nm:;t ' · ' . 1 d ]:> ·l·v ~! Oilllhill l't•n·ion. 'J'IH'Sl' O]Willll p;::l :111\l gr:tHH)' of tiH• UIH'X}) 01'1.' ' l ' J ' ' '"' _ • • RlopP!'> WI' ll ma l\·. l' e, x·c •11 .' . 11 •" ll''l H· t \11'1' <>TO \IlHhl, for tlll' .rr:tHH IH good, and n . . I t .,d with lhl' linl'sL of mount ttin Rl rP:tlliH and fiJll'lllgH. I t H'Y ar · wa 1e · . 1 ,, · ·1· tll·tl tilt' 11 i wou nt' fon"Ls of th ese mount:tlllH IIIIIHL at ROlli\' u an-:un J'\'lllal \. • • . . ]Wl'I· O<· t bo l' t of \'"I'll"~' 11ur:mil Erl'n now Utl' 11101111ln.Jn . Jdl'H nr<' t' :tn o ).J!'e " '"~ · · . . full of LiP cultl'l'::l, who cuL nnd fl oat hundn·Ll· of th ~)~l ,':tiHl_H of Lit' · down tlu• mounlttin strl'am:;GO lo tOO Jnile:-; to t iH• Ull ion l\wlf1' lbilro:td wh '110 • lhey can bP tmnsvorleLl by railro:ul to any dt sired poinl. ]n tlw moi L ravi1wR of lh<• IIIOIIIIlain sitl<'S n.1·' pat ·Ill'.' of til l' aHJl!' ll Populus tr moloides, whi!'h !'rom l!IPir p!'euliar modP of _p;rowU1, fonn a strikin rr fpatlll', in llw l:liHh;c;qw. 'l'h 'Y n- row VPry tl11ek ly HPidom 'a tt.a ining na 11\'ight of morc> than {0 o1· liO f·t >el and not n1 on• tl tan .1 9.., l o I ,H in ·lw. in dianwt•r. 'J'IH• I odit•H ttl'<' Vl' l')' Hmooth and 11 •arly wllll<', and thl'i J· tops form a rountiPd eonP-.·h:\pPd mass of foliagP .. 'l'hPs~· ttR]Wll rroves arP Lhc favorill· n·sorL of' dt'l'l', !'lk, grO\U:il' :1.11<1 all kiiHls r g<tllll'. On Lh , cat si<lP al:-;o iK th<• ::;now-!' lacl rangt', w hi ch in iLH so ntliwnrd <•xtPnHion inclml . J~oJw' s Pt•;tk and lliiiiiPI'OllH oL!wr ]W:tk · in Lho vicinity. On eilher flitl' of thl'Sl~ lof'ly mngt'H, whidt often ri ;;o ab ve tli li1ni l of verrptaUon aro a numlwr of' stll'!'l'Ki' iVP lowPr ridg<'S wliie l1 tlt•s<·end like t~p.. 'I'lH~l'' i :;uch a wond<'rf'ttl nniformiLy in Lit' Htructure of Lhl' mountains that ad •laiiPd dt•sniption of a portion appli •::; fur th' mot ]XLrt to all. . Our eour e along lli<' Uli rok<'<' Trai I wafi about. south W!'SL front tl1o Big L:tmmic Riv r, ov<'J' rid ~'' nJIL'J' ri <lgt·, and af'tpr lravl'ling 2.} ntik•s, Wl' ont red Lh<' 1orLh Park t l11·ough HOIIH' of tho lllOst be:wtifnl HeP JH"ry of' Lhttt int ·resting region. From lhl' Hlllllmi t of tl1r hin·h ridgnfi n t h ' .north w , l ok e<l to the ·outhward OVl' l' :t f:w riPs of lofty conoH or pyrantidH, as iL ww>, all clotlwd witl1 a tknH<' <rJ'OwLh of p ine. 'rho JHelamorphi <: roeks of which thr mounlainH a,r, con1 pos • 1 eli ·in teo·mt' ·o ('::l.s ily that ill<' urfae is cover'rl with a dPpm;il of looHc matl'ria.l , a fin ' •tntlt and fragm nl of rock. Th' hill ha.v ', lh rc~ rc, be •n o HmooLh •d lown Till<; LAI{Al\IIE PLAIN!:;. 73 U1at i t is c1iflicul t to e' Lll l' ba·in 1·o ·k in c nlinuous lines. \ Vl' aw enou0']1 ]J owevl'l', to how us that r •d ·iP11ito in its va1·iou forms COli · :;tilutcs t11c principal rock H, w1til · n w :tntl Ll1L'I1 a bel of' hornblv11dic gnt>J white q uarti'. OJ' gn'l'llstone, o · ·urs. A ll tl1r ngh th • mountain 1·p<Yion tt l'<' small O}W il an•as, ·o n1cti me· 0 11 liH· IIi II :; a11d solll ·ti lllt'.' 011 Lite I wPr g J'OIIIHI, f'onning 111\'adow-Jik<' K])(Jl · whi l'll t!H' v<uious kinds of animal l ovt' lo frpqn<'nt, to fc •d 011 th ' abund:wl rrra:; . Til l' Old ' llprok •e 'l'rnil d<"riv •s its llallle f'rOJIJ l.lll' f'arl Lllat a p<trty of lllo · • Jn dia.n r nt LhPir wa.y t hrougl1 tho Llli<"k pi lH'H, about ::lO year · ago, wil11 a tmin of :300 wap;on::;. Tile lmvl'li11g was tlirfkult a.t t1 Jis Li111e owi ng to lltt• rugg ·dll l'HH of' tho Hurf'a.ce and L\1' obstru ction fro111 t il fallt•JI pines. So fa.r ns I conlll a ·el'rlain i t, t it • t rend of' Lh • uplan lmounlain ridg ·:; of' si<·n i tP is nc:tl'ly Past :tnll wm;t, antl Lit <• tli p nea rly norlh. TIH' orth Park is ovnl or nParly qnadmngui:.Lr in ~:~ !tape, abonl GO mile· i11 !'Xivllt from 0:1.:-;t lo Wl'Ht, nn<l :30 from norlh to HoutlJ , Ot'(' llpj'inp; an <IJ 't'a of' alJouf l ,fJ()() sq u an~ lllii <•S. \ iewed from 011(' Of' l\11 • l1i p; ll IIIOlllll:tills 011 i[S border, it app<•ars to hl' :t ra::;t <lepreHsion wlli<·li mig ltl oncp ltavl' rorull'd lit<' lwd of a lnkl'. Its Hurf'ac·p is ml!JVJ' rup;p;t>d, .n•t tl1er• ~ll'l' broad hotloJIIH along Ll l(' :;tn•amfi, <'HpPcial ly l11 • NoJ·til PlatlP :tJHl its lmtueltPs. !:k:tl'O!']j! a (1'\'1' iH to l)l' H(."n OV\'1' th ' WIIO it• :tn•a, Wll ilt• tilt' III OIIII!HiiiH wlti ·It wall it in on <'Vt'l'.}' Hide are dotlt•d wilil n, <lt•nK<' g rowl !J of' pint•. 'l'h L' gra ss grows in lilt! park quile l ux nria11LI )', ol'tl' ll yiPi li11g Lll'o LO JIH o f' !Jay to tho :11'1'1'. HLrt'<WI of t hv puresL walt•J' flow t!Jro ug !J i t, a few or lil t· nl fon11i np; p;ood Hii'.l'd t\ln•anlH where Llwy isH ll\' from tl1 ·g-round , and I ltlll quik l'OII fid t• nt that tl1i :-; l'lll il'' park would 111akl· an l'Xcellvnt "'l'<ti'.i llg n•g ion for at ll'n.HI Hix 01· <' ight IIIOIIths of thv .}'l':ll·. Myriad::; uf anll'lopt· Wt •J·e qu i ·t ly f't•P<lin•,. in t his g J'l'at lJa 1111·' p;round , like llo!'k · of ~:~ ill'<']J. The oil i.· Yt'l'Y rir·!J h ut till' ·eaf!Oll · a1·' loo brit>f f'or Ll1e sue 'l'i'HI'ul ulti vation of any ei'Ops. l11d "d, tiler· i~:~ l'rosL h •re ueal'ly •l'l' ry JJi •rl 1t, and sn w faiiK <'Vt• ry month of tli ' year. .A. T hn.v<' lH'f'OI'(' st:Ltl'd, t ile park is SUITOUild ·d with lofty l':tll"'('S or mountains a · by n·i<•·tw t ie walls. On til' IIOrtil and east sid. n1ay ht> SC<'n th ~ ·now-cov!'r •d raon·e · risiJw far above all t l1 • J'l' t, tl10ir ·umn1il touching Ute e1ouds. On tho w, t ·id(' thP1' i · al ·o a hort snowy rangt>. The nowy mu.r • on its ea t boder ha.v th •i r norLh ide abrupt, l he south id •s are l ·ss o a een from a clistanc , and the ma sive ro ky II • |