. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . ASCEND1N(J TIIU GLACIERS OF MT. IIAVDEN. TME ^m€IFm T&WMMW* 333. LOWER FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE. above the Lower Falls. Between them, theriver is in a canon whose depth is from 100 to300 feet. Near the Lower Falls it is a succes-sion of rapids. The two falls are very unlike,but equally interesting-, the Upper perhaps notpossessing as much of grand
. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . ASCEND1N(J TIIU GLACIERS OF MT. IIAVDEN. TME ^m€IFm T&WMMW* 333. LOWER FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE. above the Lower Falls. Between them, theriver is in a canon whose depth is from 100 to300 feet. Near the Lower Falls it is a succes-sion of rapids. The two falls are very unlike,but equally interesting-, the Upper perhaps notpossessing as much of grandeur as the height of the former is 140 feet. The river above is broken into rapids, and, reaching theedge, the entire volume of water seems to behurled off the precipice with terrific force, sothat the mass is broken into most beautifulsnow-white drops, presenting, at a distance, theappearance of snowy foam. Midway in itsdescent a ledge of rock is met with, which ear- 334 wmm ^m€iFi€ w&wmibw. ries it away from tlie vertical base of the preci-pice. The water has worn a circular basin inthe iiard roclv. From any point, the view isstrilving and picturesque. What it lacks in sub-limity is compensated for by its beauty. Cftifer Hills tind Mud Volcanoes.—Leaving the falls, the trail leads us
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