. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . ■•Vrwjjjfyiityt [Hurt -_j^fe 564 ECHOES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. the beach was pebbly, carnelians, agates and chalcedony in greatabundance. To obtain a satisfactory view of the southern shore of the lake, twoof the party climbed a lofty mountain, its summit 600 feet above theline of perpetual snow, and 11,352 feet above the ocean level. Thegrandeur and vast extent of the view they found to be be
. Echoes from the Rocky Mountains : reminiscences and thrilling incidents of the romantic and golden age of the great West, with a graphic account of its discovery, settlement, and grand development . ■•Vrwjjjfyiityt [Hurt -_j^fe 564 ECHOES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. the beach was pebbly, carnelians, agates and chalcedony in greatabundance. To obtain a satisfactory view of the southern shore of the lake, twoof the party climbed a lofty mountain, its summit 600 feet above theline of perpetual snow, and 11,352 feet above the ocean level. Thegrandeur and vast extent of the view they found to be beyond descrip-tion. Before them they saw with great distinctness the jets of the mudvolcanoes, and far be}Tond them, stretching away into a horizon ofcloud-defined mountains, was the entire Wind River Range, revealingin the sunlight its dark ravines, gloomy canons and stupendous preci-pices. Gigantic spires shot up from the main body, glittering in thesunbeams like shining crystal. Its central line was broken into count-less points, knobs, glens and defiles of colossal grandeur and magnifi-cence. The valley at its base was split centrally by the river, whichemerged from an immense canon. Th
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