The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-10-26
THE GRAND I1OUNDsA
/ roarnlear N THE NATIONAL PARK.
NUMBER ".

.Hk2 IL ~ n IN ~ 10~1~ ~
/ roaTnlsHr N THE nArloaAl PARK.
NUMBER ".
ne djsssses from the Lower GeyaR BAass to ths |
Uppes b nse miles. One trail leads al"ng near the
vives through succeeding groves and sssdcs and an
other skirts higher up the bench lands. Each 10
bed The lower trail IL swsmpy the upper ohssrutted
by fallen timber. There Il good field between the two
hssps for The govsspa~st hsialepath nakers who We
trust w next year reDoer the Park mosc accessible
than Il now IL. Bat a THU, more anon.
TN. urrxx oEysxs BASIN
Il the smaller Of the two ito area being only about
three square miles probably ~ miles In leneth but
within this mcagre scOpe. encompasfed with the
eternal hills clad In bri.hest emerald God has ret the
pre-cmincut wonders OF the world. It seems an
enchanted realm, where Natures laws arc Get at open
defiance aud Caprice 10 crowned king OF ALL The Garth
II but treacherous crust beneath the feet on evef5
aide are lakes Of seething waters Hosting up great
clouds OF vapOr while and through monfter
throatcd cones. huge shafts Of steam shrouded
waters are hurled at the skies and the earsh throns
and trcmbles with the huge suryes Ut angry foods
driven with the energies OF her grcaess forces
through the subtrrranesn chAnnels Threading along
the narrow wooded path into this Plutonian ,abarynth
tho entrance to the Inferno wildly recalled hut one
look. in vain for DSntcs legend Of despair, "w"o
ENTER. HERE LEAVES asPs BEHIND" Nor docs Il ~
mprcss one Manifest Il the terrible power cn"bed
with hut the acc rein Of caprice uncertain ~ It 10
whether Or not the boiling lakes upon whose verge
YOU press will maintain their tranquility Or hurst 10
death dealing violence upon you trcachero"" ~ 70
the footing, liable with mlssecp to yield horse and
rider to the CULTS bclow. weird Wild and supernatural
. 10 all the scene there 10 that Of thrilling fascination
surparstng awe or prudence, and with impct"ons
haste the cavslcadc Il urged rapidly STRIP
revealing stupcudOus marvels. until f0rdtng tho
river and hating by the Castle 0eyscs In beautiful
cump Of timber IL the very midst Ut the magical
scene the party drmounts packs arr rspdly unswasS
and camp h made In the heart Vt the epchaptsd land
The GOAL Ia reached desire IL gratided. We were
hunting Geyscrs and have found them. Remote from
the world vast sotudes stretching away between 10
and our fellows, bones, eur business and kno"i
edge If the great worlds doinss, the night came down
On our little family BY the river eide. calmly. beausful
II. gratefully but with Undesirable impressive
ness Il never did befoc-save when years before some
Of W had lain down In tue harness" of war ou the eve
| VI our drrt battle.
the 0gysERs n xaOxLtoWr.
! Our camp hic had scarce sh0nc its glare on the
| dense pines within which were encampd when
the moon swung In regal beauty through clOudlcss
sky above the mountains and poured Sood VI mellow
light upon the The white cOne Of the Cattle
Gcyrer near BY huge old lOstrcss and grim
aud gray, FLASHED lov Inonudy with it, inccsrsnt
je that intervene between the grand eraptions The
Gisut, the Gro,to ana Fantaii grouped mile below
sent up In the crisp atmosphere huge columns Ut
steam that sp,csd cloudikc high IN mir aud wrapped
the ouutains III their ncecy drapery. Directly Oppo-
Site pistol shot ay the Grand Gcysev, most n,sR
uincent Ut all In ts great discharges spirited csAso
lcs.ly numerous sparkling cnmn.tO lesser heights
half mile above, Nh open space. the group ii
which the Giantcss II Queen. and Old Faithful 3nd
the Beehive Princes Of the REALM. sirht royalty disputed
with the Giant and his concerts the palm Ut interest
and grandeur. For as the hours waned. with the
precision Of TINE ITSELF Old Faithful with Fremont
tory tones wouli send his massive stream whirlins
far toward the zenith I'LL SCATTERING in myriad spaya
II shjmmered 4 moment In a cOronet u pearls aud
circug earthward Tell gittesing cataract of gems
With all the interest that attaches to the minutel
survey possible BY day. the eIcha0cd hour among tht
Geysers 10 when the SKY IL cl0udless, the Winds arc
hushed to silence Night 10 the earth and the bo
rowed light Of deed world invests tho scene with
s0lcmnty and awe.
LESS SUBLIME.
But let It not be supposed from all this our part,
was luyubrious sentimental to any danYerou'
degree. Il was rather tho It 70 happened n
the compostiou Of the party that there wAs In
cosporstsd in It an irre,rcssiblc Bohemian and \,
Emerald Islander Of inexhausthlc good humor, ant
ono Of the best travelling companions that got
hungry from the table. From Virginia most ami
abs bcigcrancy had existed between these parties
and tho dull routine Of camp duty wac varied almos
every halt by ,usslc In which, for the pride u tn
craft we write Il, the Bohemian ain,0st invaEish
aoppcd his wcighticr but lcss agile antagonist, an'
made him acknowledge In terms that be was anythu,
cSssscuGan ~gsr0AsuE-s Asz-ss-ss-.- A~A
catcchlsms which e.ch IN turn endured when he wen
to sod underneath, and felt the thumb Of his brothe
sinking = prospecting hole along his best eyc. wen
evidences Of the highest state VI christian fobsarauc
--for there was shot gun in the pcrty. But on THU
particular evening", roand Ut song and story telln
and seven ppcs Of Edsu-gatherrd 'Loae Jack" woan'
up BY the gentleman from over the ssa knocking
down the bohemian and rpriEyinx upon him sOagh
To make Of himself pillow ~ smother the vexAtiou
life out VI tho struggling masculine Ossdcmone.
being observed BY anon-comhattaut that piece Q
combuaibIe looking material, known In dry good'
. houses a. 'blescbcd dumsstie" WAS not COVERED b
what so,hierp dcnomate 'cassimese." and this oein
immediasely In rear Of the uppsmo.t cobasssnt VII,
might need light, b. incidentally lifted BRAN
from tho Ore and iynit.d It. Tue explosion t"at "a
sued was By the uc0mbattants. but the Blk ehSef
the even us rsmarking that He knew By the sm0ln
that - grscsfsily curlcd" tbsss was :ass {
the rear whie the enga.ensat was still prosressin
1t the frout, deliberately swuug his dexter arm 4
70 the expossd pOsitOn. 'puenehsd the sn0kiay AK
leisurely, and asalu routing usder tbs bohemian
Optic rseapsslaasA 70 hi~ the errors q sapposin
, hin scsub who would swap an sphcmersl insst u
agn q Nle Bat the Bohemian got even during u
nixhe b. drubbiug his friend nearly 70 death Will
asssp end with eharsctsrissts shsswdnsss sceounts
fos u In 10 Story VI C1ress BoxdSir by claiming
have bcen asleep. The morrow gave ~ oppostuaie!
J 70 examine
rus sEvsnAL sroUrsxs sEYSeRs.
VI these the principal active Cous 0sysess are u
lower sud q shs Hrin, the BcsAive, GiAsiess aud VI
rai,hsul grouped 1t ms upper eud, while the cs.s
ard Grand Ge,scs occapy position near The ccatc
Soms are ouiy few fect frvm The river nSas mn
than 10 yards distant. The PSnea DVwl asd 0shs
VI sus sees ass nil. more distant 1r0 the rive
Therv ase other Geysess besides THESE. many VI thr
and nuslt uds " sprinys " which dUausiess san
have prsiuds u spoutisg Tue United Stxsss 0s0les
ical yssv.yg party assle dissises scsssos q w
this bssiA ard sdd ''tsess ~sss but few VI q
whole psmbcs."
. TEE cASTLD
beinx assssse was lsss vvised The crater o. cops
isrexuls, In shaps ard fornssi0n. Ths deposit
slater hos bails ~ . paaassu q snSaud cvvesis
sevsni sesss ssos " u ~ fees ssvs tho surrIandia
country. and nsas sas ceascs q this shs cssses ri
J soms " tees hixhs. WIKI diameter as sns base
- - 49, a -