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SPORT AND TRAVEL 



divides this last spur of the Rattlesnake Mountains 

 from the main range. A little below the gorge there 

 are some very remarkable hot sulphur springs, some 

 of which are situated just at the edge of the river, 

 whilst others come bubbling up to the top of the water 



THE VALLEY OF THE SOUTH FORK OF THE STINKING WATER RIVER 



from the bed of the stream itself. The smell of these 

 sulphur springs is very strong, and is perceptible at a 

 distance of several miles down wind. To this fact does 

 this beautifully clear mountain stream owe its un- 

 savoury name, Stinking Water being the literal trans- 

 lation of its old Indian designation. The sulphur 

 springs, of which I have spoken, are now known to 



