The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone . 36. The falls are surprisingly beautiful, and the horses no doubt thoughtthe road up the pass, of which an illustration is given, did not warrant anydisplay of enthusiasm. It was a fearfully steep pull, but at the summit wasthe celebrated Cave. The writer is pretty well up in caves (certainly we all were on thisat the elevation). Mammoth and Luray Caves have both been visited byhim ; Luray Cave stands without a peer for beauty, but the Manitoucave is certainly remarkably fine, and well worth the climb it costs and theone-dollar entrance fee. The stal
The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone . 36. The falls are surprisingly beautiful, and the horses no doubt thoughtthe road up the pass, of which an illustration is given, did not warrant anydisplay of enthusiasm. It was a fearfully steep pull, but at the summit wasthe celebrated Cave. The writer is pretty well up in caves (certainly we all were on thisat the elevation). Mammoth and Luray Caves have both been visited byhim ; Luray Cave stands without a peer for beauty, but the Manitoucave is certainly remarkably fine, and well worth the climb it costs and theone-dollar entrance fee. The stalactites are semi-translucent, of greatbeauty, and of marvellous shapes. The organ is composed of a series ofthem alongside of each other, and when struck each has a different note, theresult being that a skilful player can perform on them with great effect. Thereare also many other beautiful and wonderful stalactites and stalagmites. On leaving Ute Pass, we rode to Williams Canon, of which theengraving in Fig. 37 gives an excellent Fig. 36. Ute Pass.
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