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Show into half a do.eii streams by dark rocks rising out of its flood. A littlo farther on, divided into three streams, It bounds down a wall of rock some sixty fect in depth; while still a littlo farther on, its waters suddenly sud-denly narrowed to about four hundrod feet, the whole river leaps In one unbroken body down a precipice uf two hundred and ten leet. The ever rising mist, with its changing chang-ing prismatic hues; the w ild leap of the mad river down into the abyss beneath; the frowning and jutting rocks 'of black and grey, which oast their shadows over tho sluggKh, leaden-looking water, that seems exhausted afier its desperate leap; the dark look of tho towering banks which rise a thousand feet alxjvo the river; and the deafening deaf-ening roar which ever meets the ear, combine com-bine to form a picturo of nature's power, sublimity and grandeur, before which man can only stand aw e-struck, filled with reverence rev-erence and admiration. Thcso Falls are four miles from the crossing of Rock Creek, on tho coach road be w teen this city and Boise, the capital of Idaho. Another view is that of tho rising of the Unknown River, a marvel in nature which will attract many a tourist. It pushes out of the bank of Snake River Valley, near the Overland Ferry, with a volume equal to that of Big Cottonwood, and empties into the river. Then follow scenes at and around Bear River bridge, including tho bridge, the hotel of God bo &. Hampton, and the offico Of Wells, Fargo, A Co. at Bear River north. The hotel is a much liner looking building than any one would expect to see in such a locality, being built of rock, two stories high and beautifully finished; and is presided presid-ed over by our well known citizen Ben. Hampton, Esq. Tho bridge, also erected by Messrs. CJodbe of this city and Nichols of Box Elder, is a substantial looking and apparently ap-parently wellbuilt structure, judging by the sharp and well defined photograph of it which has been made. But tho points of greatest Interest are those first mentioned, least known, and now for tho lirst timo photographed, though, we believe, they have been sketched before. Messrs. Savage Ottinger descrvo credit for their enterprise, in giving to tho world, for the first time, correct views of these scones and marvels of nature, which may be expected to bo soon much sought after by thoso who admire nature in fier wildest and sublimest moods. Tho public will bo interested in knowing that tho great Shoshone Falls, or Snake River Falls, and absorbingly interesting natural wonders which abound in that region re-gion can be reached, within a short distance, by Wells, Fargo fc Co's regular coaches on 4he northern line. THE NIAGARA OF TUB "W EST. A week ago, Mr. C. R. Savage, of the firm of Savage & Ottinger, went north to obtain by photographic process, pictures of some of tho linest scene at and around the vicinity of Snako River Falls. Tho result of his trip appears in a series, of views, which aro entitled to rank very high as works of art for their delicacy of outline, and the exquisite exquis-ite manner in which they aro toned, tho manipulation being very superior. But apart from their superiority us works of art, thcso view s aro interesting and valuable for tho scenes represented. Tho Great West is still to a considerablo extent unexplorod; and its beauties and sublimo scenery, now comparatively unknown, will in a few years attract the attention oHhousands of sightseers, sight-seers, tourists, and earth-wanderers, who, tired of tho oft-looked-at scenery of Italy and Switzerland, will seek the wonderful and sublimo in nature now hidden In the Rocky Mountains, or yet to bo developed in Central Africa. Here, in tho views before ur, is tho "Niagara "Ni-agara of tho West," tho great Snake River Falls, tkosavago graniour and wild sublimity sub-limity of which are almost indescribable, j Snake River, or tho Lewis Fork of the Co-I Co-I lurabia, winding its way in a north-westerly ( direction, suddenly reaches and dashes over a full of thirty foct, its volume being broken |
