The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-11-25
The New gyondor

a letter has been rcc-;v.7
~, Secretary Of the Smsrfe--s.y F--i. L---.
".lch gives a graphic accom-, ~ i--s..,l.s
vslo US Yellowstone region. ~ ~ The rs,.
Mr.. Elliott. The artist. vL, .e ETi,sr /,
Hayden Exploring Expedition -, 5e..-.l,a -.,a ia
tLtse columns some tine ago. NE ta
oi the Yellowstone country bffl..,.s5 ne @,r-1.s
even when brought by au,harf,5--'- - i5,..s-l
aoIe as Lieut. DlaEe. have bern IssEs.,-
Ginafy that coufgmatgry tc.f7rT-..--.. :. .1-.--.r,
anEjousiy locked for. Even 49, "a. l-.a
every respect for the new VIM --- 7r5
whose evidence we shall GUr.s ~ par, .,
narrative If the HAYDEN Frrs5,',. '-s .l.t..
deemed uecd.uI before NC cl- i--s. 3.
cfPt stories Of wonder hardly s6.s. .s. .. q.
scribe. '---'-@ '-sy
What is kaown as the "Gr.,t q
depicted by Dir. Elliott 10 q vrs., ~, -'-..
ing previous statements. Itfzs I.y ATS:
TIC hssure, or rent in the carfh -. l-s.-
Tower Creek and ending At fbs sang
Lower Falls Of the YeIiOws--rs n, ~ q. .s
IS twenty-five or thirty nils r--- leo.
Canon varies from one to tr,7 tl.-,-7' a.
IN depth, and along IFS ro.t-r- .- -
whiris with immense velocity az. ~. ..5s
from above now a blue and T'r Ii5ar-s
ribbon" The attrition Of the '--57
countless ages has worn the sf7ez.r.,r,.-'-., q:
into strange shares If .st97-ars ~. .- -.lsl
piHnacles,'' and these arc gavlv 80, -.' an.
the waters Of The uumherlges - '-. :,
springs which Cyzs out from fls g.. ....
a variety Of tiuts and tones. r-z-,;--..''..-.. -..
intense red, purple, saffron. vsn--, ...
Ialr'y oe"Iidering the eye, at frs. Ir ~.
sfnsuiarity and grauduess.7 Ts, .-.t
moreover iTinged in some plaaas nil.
Of 5asaltic figures, quite rrsrrr- =.
from twenty to thirty feet bi-l s-E
ing, without crack OF law. IN -ey-'.- .-..'
one above the otler. .51
The Great Falls are more i----.-- .-.
They aTe "a broad, evenly deem sr--. - .. ~.
ice water, icaping down at 7ra i.~-- -
hundred and fifty feet" Ea5-gEar ----
point or division, they rush over n. r.s-., =,
vast curtain, as Of swift. E.arf-,rs-. NJ .-
are the Lower Falls, tie UH-s- s..--.
the height # Niagara, or alc H--5-.7 "a
ti.y feet, and but aalf a nile from .r......-
Thus, within that short space. t......-
makes @ descent Of six .s-s5 E.. -.
far away IS the lovely Yellowstone --.-
which las shore Inc Of u5s-'va rr-s-.-
aud sixty miles, and a depth. i1 s.rsrr.-.
Of over four hundred feet. Tie --.--....,
lake Is icy cold, and is is r-e7raa- a.r.l
and green with millions If a'-.- -.s.--,
stocked, Ike the river, wtta trr-- ..-..t
great s'ze, and it contains -.hsr frr----.
s-eTs, the like of which are u1l--.e- 80.
where. But the chief marvel of .-f. s.-,
would seem to be the "Geyse-s # ,fa b..
hole Basin" These are at the Es,1 -,,--
O! the Madison. and in nagui.uGa a-l r-.-.
of area reduce the flmcus boi,f-- sr-s-,.s
Iceland to complete ilsisu.fca1cs. ME-.
Hott writes:
81 lave stood BY a crater. and Lave n-
a column Of hot (boiiiDz) water sr Eel. r
diameter, ascend with a single b.7-t. 7s-.,
cally, to the height Of 200 fees-rarss -,s-.
for an instant, and fall 70 It's si'f-fsl basin
n thousand waterv streams and ---r-
prismatic drops. This was repeated ts- .
fifteen minutes, then all ug-I5 Be r--s.:-s
water Of the cjstsrn became as still as .s.
Of o mill-pond, and apparently i1as--s.
This geyser, which Is enc IF many. We rs-s.
the Grand 1t plays at irregular trts--.s
OF twenty-four to thirty hours. fa- from tent.
twenty minutes. Another, named 7l--s
odd Faithful plays 81 intervals # .-.ra-
hour apart, throwing up an imm=-zs s.ly
column to an elevation Of 80 f-."
There are fifty geysers and ovsra th-ga--
boiling springs. according to this a-.a.-.7,
within fifty miles of each other. and It IS Ell.
dent that these objects must rank ls a-r-
the most remarkable physical wonders 4
nature.
These, however, are but & Prrii7c Of tie
strange sights to be seen in the Is.0Ta-s
Valley. By way Of still further er.rt-5
their memory Of the expedition. die party
were favored, not long since, with an earth
quake. the character of which IS rsr1zl .7
several witnesses who, at the tine @. tie
shock. were fifteen miles apart. We have
heard enough now to be satisfied tia. lie e
gion in question must be among the E-@
wonderful Of this wonderful central c'n!.17l O..
Of ours. and to suspect that I. deserves. u
this wise, absolute pre-omiusnCR. Pr.5ss;
Hayden's official report. which, We 51g'
will not be long delayed viii enable rs :.
arrive at a conclusion more pos.UTa.--'.l' j.
Times.
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