Ice Cone on the Snake or Shoshone River

ICE CONE ON THE SNAKE OR SHOSHONE RIVER Photo by Nephi L. Morris Pres. Nephi L. Morris, in describing this natural wonder, says : "This very singular ice formation was made by a water fall which flows over a basaltic ledge about 250 feet high, which forms the south wall of the Snake river, immediately opposite the beautiful Blue Lakes and the famous Perrine Ranch, about four miles below the Shoshone Falls. "Before the water reaches the ground, it is broken into small drops and spray which in freezing weather forms a stallactite draping on the somber-hued walls of the Great Gorge, and where the main stream falls, forms a hollow cone which bears the appearance of a crater, through the open mouth of which the water passes and flows down through the cubical lava rocks and eventually loses itself in the Snake river. "The wagon road semi-circles the crater, mid-way between the top of the Gorge and the river level. By comparing the wagon with the crater, some idea may be formed as to the magnitude of the latter. "Imagine the brilliancy of silver, blue and green hues which the sun would enliven on this strange formation. This enchanting color effect is only equalled by the marvelously beautiful Twin Lakes which gleam like two colossal sapphires in the bed of the Great Gorge."