The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-10-18
SCRMBlES IN W0U0ERLAN
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eEYOERs

~ ONE OF TINE scRAaDIeRS.
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eEYsERs
Among the ma y curious N wonder.
exciting "hj-c's that have rendered the
Na'mhnl PAX y vcriinble ''Wundrrland."
none have arrested more attention than gey.
sers. Curiosity is universal; love Of The
marvellous Is inhc; ent in the most ordinary
mind, while ideas of the sublime and
os'hct'c. in Art or Nature, depend upon
liberal endowment and culture.
The geysers Of the Upper Basin present
attractions for oil minds.
Curiosity, WONDER, AWE.
Fear and j"y are awakened. while a sense
Of bes",y and grandeur combined. pcrvas'es
the mind during the exhibition Of frat.
class gcyscr.
from my diary Saturday. 3O,h Aug. 1873.
Camp near Castle Gcyser-sunrisc- xwak.
ened by roaring and rumbling sounds
Some If the buys shouted: Grand Geyscr
Is rpou'ing" Rose half bewilIered by the
strange situation. Ran. after . moments
preparation. toward the noise. guided by .
prHIgi"us column Of steam across the river,
northwest from camp Granville Stuart. T..
A. McCsbe. and w. W. Dixon, we're ahead
Of me. W. found dire cOmmOtion, but not
the real geyser action anticipated. All sat
down on the adjacent rock, and for several
minutes watched the frantic wafer hiss, and
heavc, and leap in foamy spray from AZ
elipiicsl basin some 3 II. high and 20 fl.
long We had hardly noticed smaller ori,
fec fifteen Or twenty feet distant. when,
with terrific force there burst from il . vol.
ume Of steam and hot water, rising rapidly
higher and higher, until it seemed with IT'S
s'eamy envelope To reach the clouds. We
sprSng Ia our fect-wc shouted and swung
our hats N wild enthusiasm. 1t was ma
Jes''c. The huge, sparkling pearls of hot
water came wh,rling back in radiant cas-
ca.les. The sun rose as We stood spell.
'nund with the fascinating scene. Its rays
CLEANED in prsmaiic splentior against the
massive fountain.
THIS WAS THE GRAND GEYsER.
In less than ten minutes Its action had
ceased. The fallen water Ivy spread out in
, . circular, shallow pool around the orificc.
and now began to run back with surglng
rumble. In a mOmen, the yellow. tinted
c~ulh"ver masses Of silica.e lay bare and
glis'cning under our rrecipi,a,e feet.'
ADAY OF WONDERS
Was thus inauguratcd. Surprise and astOn-
ishment FED our high wrought apLeiites
We strobe recklessly through hot water ana
pcered with wondering eyes INTO crnters
whose sec'hing spray would frequently send
US scrambling off with false alarm.
AbCui 8 O'Clock A NJ. We went close up IL
THE FAMOUS OLD FAITHFUL,
Situated on the upper edge Of the Basin.
nearly mile from camp. This geyser
stands on an easy incline about two hun
drcd yards from the river. II erupts rcgu-
larly every hour. Duration Of eruption,
four to i've minutes. Its crater IS twenty
five feet high, somewhat irregular in outs
line, but covered with symmetrical masses
Of bea,l.likc silica. hard as flint A success
sion Of little pools of water in delicate rim
med porcelain vases are attached like mar.
tens nests around the turrct If a castle,
forming an elegant series of terraces which
serve the tourist to ascend rs steps around a
tower. Passing up we look into m orifice
six feet In diameter.
WE HEAR THE MUF1LED DAsuING
Ut sullen waves below. The angry surge
grows louder nearer splash The lucid
spray leaps over the crater. Thine :" We
rush off pcll nell. See the big silvery drops
ascend! Circli"g out in graceful curves
they quickly fall .. our feet. The next
impulse makes higher swcep-h,gher ye,
look!
SPLENDID PYRANIDAL FOUNTAIN
Of snowy wilderness stands Que hundred
and City vertical feet skyward; while
aloye columnar masses Of steam rise up IL
kiss The tleccy clouds. The crater We stood
upon moment since is hid by q tear drop.
ping mantle which the Eastern Day. King
paints with the many coiored dyes Of his
wardrobe. Listen to the stern music of It's
roar! Powcr-resistlcss, overwhelming
power Is the solemn undsrt0ne it SINCE.
As you gaze in mute astOnishment it drOps
to lower altitude. In another moment all
Is quiet, save the myriad purling rivule,s
that rush through alabaster channels to the
river.
The first day among the big geyscrs was
spent in excited scrambling within radius
Ut two or three miles from CAMP sometimes
wsding the river-splsshing through hot
water-finding here and there
UNIQUE SPECIMENS
Ut silicified wood ,sOme hard aud some trans
lucent. Others newly coated with cxlcsreous
or silicinus incrustatiOns. giving them the
appearance Of plaster paris Or pearl. agree.
ing with the substance Of the coating.
Tw'ss and grasses thus dressed in enamel
lay in the scalloped pools around the small
geyscrs and small springs like toys on the
shelves Of curiosity shop.
Just here let me protest against the van.
uosieus VIM WIN VAC Suu UWululCI uSyUOlJ8
the fantastic tracery which sdorns the cones
and craters Of geysers already historical.
This bsrbarism 10 the more reprehensible
on account Of the abundance OF detached
specimens and the equally beautiful though
lcss conspicuous variety found in The water
channels in the background.
CASTLE 0EYsER,
Standing like monument on . SNOW. clad
hill. frequently dashes out jets Of spr.y,
fifteen 10 twenty feet above it, crater. Once
during our stay ii sent up beautiful foun.
tain. similar to those already described,
Ut about ten minutes duration. Near il 10
. mast beautiful, circular bit spring. TWEEN
,y,6ys feet across. Ito dep. cavernous
chambers, decorated with fuugiform en-.
broidery. 10 revealed ~ in mirror. Look.
ing down full sixty feet into ito depths the
specjocle n ENCHANTING. The vhola con.