The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-23
THE WONDERS OF MONTANA.
The GEYsERs AND CANYONS OF THE YELL
IOw-sToNE REGIONS.

eff a itctnre rect n'iy delivered In New
York city by Hon. N. p Langford upon
recent wonder ul discoveries in the vicin
ity ofihe mead waters of the Yellowstone
River Mr. Langford has been a resident
of Montana since 1862, and was appnin-
ted Governor of the Territory in the lat
ter part Of Johnsnn's administration, but
did nor assume the duties OF the office;
An expedition consisting of 10 persons,
lncuding a cavalry est,trt of five men,
commanded hy Lieuttnan-. and assign
ed for the duty by Major General Han
cock, was organized at Helena, AMI set
out fir II SIX weeks journey, last Au-
gust The adventure WAS regarded IN a
very dangerous One.0p accounto presence
OF hostile Indians in the hitherto unex-
plortd region which it was intended tn
visit. The ass, Mt of the Belt Range, said
Mr. LangtOrd, begun from 4 ri Ellis, was
Irregular aud tedious, leading through
narrow Ct, files up sharp declivIties AMI
over numerous petks, until the summit
was attained, the elevation being 5000
feet From this point an amphltheater
OF mountains 400 miles in circumference.
incl sing IA vail. y as large as New Hamp
shire, with all Its details of pinnacle
peaks, dome. rock. and river, is cofiipre-
hendcG ut a glance. Follow ing the range
to the right for 40 miles, the Eye r, SITS upon
the Singular depression where, formed by
the cOntluc Mt streams Of Madison, JEFF,
sou, AMI Galatin, the Missouri begins its
meanderings to the gulf Al the left are
the giowcrIng peaks OF the Yell ,wstone.
their SUBMITS half envel ,pcd in cloud, or
gathering with perpetual snow In front
carpetcd with Verdure, is the nIagnif
cent valley of The Gallatin.
The eApl rers were much impressed by
che brau'y and grandeur of the valley oil
the Yellowstone Riv,r, and found CAN
ons rlVaIng those To tue Colorado, They
proceeded direct y to the valley, encnun-
ter!n9 many wonders on the way, such
as immense waterfalls, colhmns Of pillar
balselt, like the Giants Caus way"
ami hot. AMI cold and sulphur springs,
until in /, days they re ched III sum
NIT from which they obtained view
OF Yellowstone Lake, and 10 visit it left
the well d, fined Indian trial and passed
through region never before traversed
by CIVILIZED men.
The Yellowstone Lake was reached,
twelve miles beyond the mud volcano,
and many days were spent in exploring
WAS ceTtained to be $3.50 feet above
the lev1 IT the sea 1t is an expansion OF
the river, and is about twenty-five miles
long by fifteen wide. 1t abounds in
specified trout of the finest quality, and
vast focks Of geese, ducks swans, and
pellcanS resort To it, II is surrounded by
atupend 'us mountain ranges, which are
approached on all sides by undulal ing
gNi. \ r
pine touch It's bank at intervals, and lis
beautiful margin presents every variety
Of sand and pebbly beach, giitttcrlng
with crystals, corneian and chalcedory.
Indians rarely approach it, on account OF
She snperstiio ion inspired by the volcanic
forces in the vicinity. The journey
around it was attended with difficulty
and distress One of the party, Th,mas
q & erts, was lost and lett to his fate,
alter Il long search, by his cpmrads. After
81 days, during which he nearly persisted,
he Nas rescued by two trapptrs, who
fourA him 10 nils from he place WHERE
the had been missed Snow had fallen
ti'. u ptu oI'Z6 lDcnes, when the exDlor
ers turned homeward. they aimed to
strike the head waters OF the Madison,
and succeeded In d ing so, after st rug
5liHS SLOWLY through Tic SHOW I S0VOFII
days and snfftring very much The de-
sire for home had taken place Of all Tia ir
interest III the explorations. III the
words Of the lecturer We had, within
distance Of so miles, seen the greatest
wonders Of the cnntlG"nt. We were con
WINGED that there was not on the gobs
another region where, within the same
limits, nature had crowned SO much of
pranduer and majesty with 81, much of
novelty and strangeness. Judge, then,
of ur astonlshmet, on entering the basin
of the Madison, at seeing just before lis
an immense body of sparkling water
projected suddenly and with terrific
force mo the air to the height OF 125
feet. We had found real geyser In
the valley before us were l 900 not springs
OF various sizes, and 500 craters throwing
out vapor. The geysers were seen in ac
ton in every direction, projecting water
to various nights. The one first referred
to was throwing from an Irregular crev
Ice, about by 3 feet column of water
Of corresponding dimensions tn high
of 1875 feet. Various names were given
to the geysers One Was called the
"Fan," as It threw up to a hight of 60
feet two radiating sheets of wafer, rescnl-
III ny feathered fan Forty feet from
this gcyser Is u vent, connected with II,
and two feet in diameter. which, during
the eruption, exptls, with loud reports
dense masses of vapnr. One or the party
craw ed INTO the" The Grotto" from Gu
ri,,slty, not surprising it to be a live g-y
ser, and as he anerged, he Was iolIn" ell
by an eruption OF boiling water, Which
il il had overtaken hlm, would have cook
IL Linn Nh.. GanL0 II a r lurru dan sIt