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the titanic forces that 

 had been at work here. 

 Human endeavor and 

 achievement seemed 

 dwarfed to insignifi- 

 cance by comparison. 

 I felt out of place and 

 like an intruder in this 

 Land of the Gods. 

 This valley appeared 

 to be on another 

 planet that was in the 

 process of formation. 

 "I spent 1 6 days in 

 the valley and was 

 glad to leave, as will 

 be seen in my diary 

 for August 2 : 'Came 

 out of the steaming 

 valley for good. 

 Lucky to get out. 

 Glad to see trees and 

 grass again. Feel like 

 I am just awakening 

 after a two weeks' 

 nightmare. Valley is 

 wonderful, but no 

 place to camp. Wal- 

 ter says, "Lots of 

 steam. Hell of a 

 place." Heartily 

 agree.' ' 



SURPASSED HIS WILD- 

 EST DREAMS 





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/. D. Say re, Assist- 

 ant Botanist. — "My hoodoos in 

 sensation on first see- 

 ing the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes 

 was one of wonder and astonishment. I 

 was astonished at the great dimensions 

 of the valley and at the countless num- 

 bers of fumaroles and fissures out of 

 which the steam issued, to say nothing of 

 the many other gorgeous and magnificent 

 displays of nature. Never in my wildest 

 dreams had I imagined anything to com- 

 pare with these. 



"Greatest of all was my surprise that 

 so much energy could be released in such 

 an easy and quiet manner without appar- 

 ent injury or danger to any one or any- 

 thing. I experienced no sensation of fear 

 while staying in the valley, perhaps be- 

 cause my mind was so filled with aston- 



Photograph by J. W. Shipley 

 HE SOEIDIEIED MUD, CAUSED BY FAULTING 



ishment and admiration at this great mar- 

 vel of nature, or because I was foolhardy 

 and did not realize the grave dangers of 

 falling into one of those hot places. 



"I had no hatred of the place during 

 my short stay there, although we were 

 surrounded by many discomforts, and I 

 said, soon after we left, that I would like 

 to come back some time and see the place 

 again. I am very proud to say that I was 

 a member of the expedition which over- 

 came the difficulties and hardships and 

 first explored such a wonderful place." 



THE COMPLAINT OE A TOPOGRAPHER 



Clarence F. Maynard, Topographer. — ■ 

 "To me the Vallev of Ten Thousand 



