of Yellowstone lake however is especially fine. 
Every arm and island being visible. Set in the 
framework of dark, somber greenish gray forest 
with the ornate border of gray pink and blue 
mountains reflecting on its half polished surface 
the sky and its luminous clouds. It has a most 
brilliant and refreshing effect. It seems now more 
worthy of the highest encomiums that have been 
heaped upon it than from any other point of view. 
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Directly under us is the west and two (?) feet 
below is the end of the south west arm. Into this 
flows a small stream which drains the northern faces 
of the Flat Mountain nd is perhaps in its northern 
branches two or three miles long. At its mouth are 
a few meadow spots. The area drained is all wooded, 
with some dead limbs, and the slopes of the valley 
are gentle and rise 200 to 300 feet. 
The shores of this arm of the lake are 
straight and steep, being for the most p-rt timbered 
but somewhat bare towards the head. long the 
shore line are some short bands of beach. Mostly 
the banks are steep and there are a few outcrops of 
volcanic rock. Beyond the arm is a broad belt 
of timber in which are a number of yellow meadows 
in some of which are pools of water, which are 
mostly nearly covered with lilies and other 
