The Yellowstone national park, historical and descriptive, illustrated with maps, views and portraits . , 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. Xestled among the forest-crowned hills which bounded our vision, lay this inlandsea, its crystal waves dancing and sparkling in the sun-light as if l
The Yellowstone national park, historical and descriptive, illustrated with maps, views and portraits . , 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. Xestled 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 croAvds of pleasure seekers which at no distant daywill throng its shores. • Page 20, Langfords reprint of the Valley of the o
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