Rambles in North-western America: From the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Being a Description of the Physical Geography, Climate, Soil, Productions, Industrial and Commercial Resources, Scenery, Population, Educational Institutions, Arboreal Botany, and Game Animals of Oregon, Washington Territory, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and WyomingChapman and Hall, 1879 - 364 páginas |
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Página 59 - It is bounded on the east by Idaho, on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by the Columbia River, and on the south by California and Nevada. The Cascade Mountains, a continuation of the range known in California as the Sierra Nevada, stretch across the State from north to south at a distance of about 110 miles from the Pacific, having an average elevation apparently of about...
Página 174 - When wide awake, he admitted to the contrary, one might well enjoy the "expansive" scenery around Boise, be animated by the bracing mountain air, and be thrilled by traveling "through a country almost as primeval as it was thousands of years ago.
Página 139 - The water poured out of a deep canon in a convex body of seething foam, and fell on the black, shattered crags below in a yellowish-white mass of glinting globules. After gazing at the magnificent picture, with its strong effects of light and shade, for half an hour, I returned to camp, and, throwing myself on the ground beside the bright fire, listened in silence for some time to the rumbling music that rolled toward me in heavy volumes. Being struck by the wildness of the picture, I asked my swarthy...
Página 153 - ... smoke, and coat and hat nearly burnt off by the sparks, into a station composed of a rude board shanty, through whose apertures the wind howled, having made the entire distance of fifteen miles in that time. The...
Página 210 - Yellowstone region] is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale . . . and set apart as a public park or pleasuringground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.
Página 181 - After a gallop of three miles, my guide promised to show me the prettiest falls in the world, though, according to his assertion, no tourist ever visited them, and they were never referred to in any descriptions of the country. Turning sharp to the right, we struck an Indian trail, which wound round and down bluff after bluff, until it reached what is known as the. Park, on the banks of the river. Opposite this, in the middle of the stream, is a small island covered with a few stunted junipers and...
Página 140 - ... out the plutonian depths of the forest issued their low, wailing song of sorrow. As this mingled with the ponderous monotone of the falls, the effect was intensely striking. After singing for half an hour in a deep, Gregorian tone, which harmonized well with the scene and the wild and massive melody of Nature, they returned to camp, and a few minutes later were rolled in their blankets and deep in the land of Somnus. I was so impressed with my surroundings that it was far past midnight ere I...
Página 84 - ... such an extent that the trunks and branches are almost concealed. This, of course, prevents much leafage, so that they present the appearance of a forest of gigantic mosses. Desiring to avoid the spray, I tore away some of the mossy covering from a tree, and found between it and the trunk a capacious chamber large enough to hold ten persons, and thoroughly water-proof. In this snug retreat I had a fine opportunity of studying the delightful scene before me, which, in picluresqueness, excelled...
Página 138 - By noon of the third day we came to a series of boisterous, foaming eddies, that extended over a distance of seven miles, and to pass these we had to ply pole and paddles with the utmost vigor. By making herculean efforts, we managed to crawl over them in eight hours ; but, once past, we had tranquil waters until we came within hearing of the deep roar of the falls, which were now two miles distant. The large space over which they can be heard is due to the acoustic properties of the surrounding...
Página 153 - I was placed on some iron In an open truck, and told to cling to the sides, and to be careful not to stand on the wooden floor if I cared anything about my limbs. I promised a strict compliance with the instructions, and the miserable little engine gave a grunt or two., several wheezy puffs, a cat-like scream, and finally got the car attached and under way.