. The Yellowstone National Park : historical and descriptive : illustrated with maps, views and portraits . urs of a summer twilight, andlooking out upon the tinted waters in which are imaged thesun-gilded mountain tops and the crimson halo of a westernsky, one can well understand the thrill of inspirationbehind these exquisite words of Mr. Folsom—his partingaddress to the lake in 1869, as he turned from its westernshore into the deep forests that surround it:* As we were about departing on our homeward journey,we ascended the summit of a neighboring hill to get afinal view of Yellowstone Lake
. The Yellowstone National Park : historical and descriptive : illustrated with maps, views and portraits . urs of a summer twilight, andlooking out upon the tinted waters in which are imaged thesun-gilded mountain tops and the crimson halo of a westernsky, one can well understand the thrill of inspirationbehind these exquisite words of Mr. Folsom—his partingaddress to the lake in 1869, as he turned from its westernshore into the deep forests that surround it:* As we were about departing on our homeward journey,we ascended the summit of a neighboring hill to get afinal view of Yellowstone Lake. Nestled among the forest-crowned hills which bounded our vision, lay this inlandsea, its crystal waves dancing and sparkling in the sun-light as if laughing with joy for their wild freedom. Itis a scene of transcendent beauty which has been viewedby but few white men, and we felt glad to have lookedupon it before its primeval solitude should be broken bythe crowds of pleasure seekers which at no distant daywill throng its shores. • Page 20, Langfords reprint of the Valley of the Uppo; Thunderstorm on Yellowstone Lake. A TOUR OF THE PaRK. 305 The storms on the lake are sometimes severe, and thenorthwest winds stir up a heavy sea nearly every dayduring the summer season. There is, however, nothingof a cyclonic character about them. A thunder showeron the lake in 1885 proved fatal to a member of a govern-ment surveying party who were out in a boat near thenortheast corner of the lake. It was a combination sailand row boat, and the lightning struck the mast, instantlykilling an oarsman who was sitting near it. The circum-stances attending this unfortunate accident were verypeculiar, and a deal of romantic lore has grown up aroundit. One singular feature was the fact that there wasapparently no rain, and only a single clap of thunder—a veritable bolt from a clear sky. The party was underMr. John R. Renshaw, United States Geological Survey,who was himself rendere
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