. Burton Holmes travelogues . Photograph by F. Jay Haynes, St. Paul3 OBSIDIAN CLIFF 34 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. good shot he firedat long elk did noteven start; a sec-ond shot at clos-er range met withthe same he rantoward the ani-mal at full speed,until his careerwas suddenly ar-rested by crash-ing into a verticalwall of glass, soperfectly trans-parent that hehad not noticedit. The elk wasgrazing peace-fully upon thefarther side. Butnot discouraged, our hunter made his way around the mountainonly to find that the huge mass of glass had acted like a tele-scope, and
. Burton Holmes travelogues . Photograph by F. Jay Haynes, St. Paul3 OBSIDIAN CLIFF 34 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. good shot he firedat long elk did noteven start; a sec-ond shot at clos-er range met withthe same he rantoward the ani-mal at full speed,until his careerwas suddenly ar-rested by crash-ing into a verticalwall of glass, soperfectly trans-parent that hehad not noticedit. The elk wasgrazing peace-fully upon thefarther side. Butnot discouraged, our hunter made his way around the mountainonly to find that the huge mass of glass had acted like a tele-scope, and had made him think that he was within a few rodsof the game that in reality was twenty miles away. As we drive on, we skirt a number of pretty lakes andfinally, at noon, just as the thought of luncheon obtrudesitself, there flash into view the snow-white tents ofLarrys famous lunch establishment. What traveler doesnot remember Larry Matthews and his canvas palace ? Whocan forget his cheery welcome when, lifting the ladies fromthe coach, he cries: Glad to see you! Walk right up-stairs,— or would ye rather
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