Show THE SHOSHONE FALLS at am on the morning of he i ikast the stage stopped at th the e otel door at shoshone Sho a town ou on ane 08 S L division of the U P system and in a few moments moment we were daiv ing ang over the wide ot prairie country intervening between the railroad station elation and the celebrated falls twenty five miles distant nothing interest attracted our if i ot especial attention A until we came within ft a tew few hundred yards of the river looking Lookin gout out from the crevice ita the level land over wh which I 1 oh we were traveling the black lava reck rcck stood ewt out in bold relief exhibiting the appo site ite side ot of the gorge or canyon down which the river runs just now we are at the opening on able sloe side and commence a desce descent Dt pawing passing through a gate which when aben shut hut encloses a large ranch the remainder of the enclosure being the cliffs up and down the river we now BOW follow a narrow darrow dugway down and be tween the cliffs now turn to the I 1 lift then over a love level tract then f log ing to the right highl before we are aware we are on a high dugway about halt bull way down don the side bide of a great precipice looking up we see eee the towering pile of black lava and just peeping over the road edge oo on the other side we see the foad two hundred feet below draw ing a line with our eye across the gorge from the point on the level where we commenced our descent to the op bank back Is four thousand four hundred feet and from this line as to the abe water in toe the river below the distance to ie one thousand feet just as we reach the calyon below not yet jim in the main gorge where the river fiver flows flown we come to blue lakes lakee orie one ol of the prettiest sights eights we see la in many f miles adles travel bubbling out from beneath the rocke at the base of the lava eliff la in the water of lost river biver is a tream stream which sinks fully seventy five allies 1199 distant on the desert clear water forms two lakes one connected with the other by a bubbling brook or stream tumbling over the rocks as an it does making the outlet or of one oine and the feeder of toe other the influence of the rocke rock and the sand like formation of ground insect shells athe at the bottom cause the lake jake to ex bibis a most beautiful bluish hue sink log ing again the water rises la in other beautiful springs near dear the river rivera a bank and below as an it follows down the rivers ers course it forms other spring ponds and lakes which like those above abound in all kind of fish in 1882 mr perrino Perr lne a gen from arom michigan discovered this ibis lovely vale among the springs and rocks and finding fruit trees would do well has continued continue ii to 0 de dolop an orchard and today has 1 it trees in condition he aras aas stocked his lakes andl and ponds with s ebolee choice fiat bob the bass the sun perch the pike ke and the mountain trout while the salmon trout the salmon and the tee sturgeon abound in the river be low the salmon trout a fresh water aehl fish has frequently brought the scales down to 13 ins IDS while 6 lbs lb is the nice little average and only the morning ol of out our visit a sturgeon was dragged out of the river only seven feet long following the abe road on which we come came in to this vale or oasis in the desert all are soon on the level and after traveling five miles up the river fiver are soon eoon at shoshone Bno shone falls leaving the level jevel country coup try again we descend deece nii a winding dugway and are soon at the mateis pa teis eige above the falip the ferry boat is in readiness nese and we are GOOD floating across the great river A strong cable extends from cliff to cliff on which run two carriages convey conveying log the safety ropes to prevent the boat from going down the river and over tho the falls for they are only a stones stone Is throw below the boat is propelled by a small cable the ends oa of lf which are permanently attached to the two shore and the center lasses asses around a large spool which is turned with a crank arising from the falls comes the spray which floats with the breeze above the breakers floating over like a rain cloud only a short distance below us we can see the water hurrying down the first steps the shoots and rf fles and then lost irom from sight as it tumults tumbles over the precipice feet below well out in the river and only a few feet from the edge of the falls to is a lone rock towering about thirty feet above the water and immediately on top is on au eagles nest neet built of sticks several genera eions of this great american bird bira have been hatched and fed from their home on the top of this solitary monument the cliffs of rocks down which we come are rather abrupt desmondi deso descending ondi ng to the waters edge while on the other side where our oost is now landing there is in a little vale of sufficient size to accommodate a hotel and 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