The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-10-18
wv LODGE. MONTANA. SATURDAY,
hundreds Of feet below. 'Our Ike" SAID
he cs,uld zee clear down out Of eight.
PresenViv thu. vascr ry,se AGAIN.


he c,uld rec clear down out Of sight.
Presently thu water rose again.
WITH rIT1UL PAROxysMs
II would leap fran,ica'Iy upward and then
fer = few minutes rest. Pcei,ng into the
transparent water VT saw huge. blue bn''>
hles rising. like suh marine halI"ons. firm
u,,knOvn su!Nerl"n-an depths and burst
ing at the waters surface with stormy im-
peiuosiiy Rising with successive spasms
the water approached the orifice. The whole
mound adjacent now shook and ,rembled ~
II in tho grasp of An earthquake. while
jarring report like the thunder of heavy
artillery was heard for several minutes, sug.
xes.ing what Our Poet" expressed. thusly:
1T makes one think Of an engineer
With q big machine below"
During this fearful quaking. rs the waters
vaultcd again over its barrier, We oil rushed
lack, much to the amusement Of those who
had KEEP, q, wha, they though, safer disc
lance. In outward show, as before, this
eruption disappointed us. Presently, with
murmur and grOsn, the water sank back IL
its PIutoGisn caverns, but directly rose
again with all the aCcOmpanimcnls a'Dvc
related. About an hour WAS observed I" be
tho period from one eruption and subsistence
10 the next After dark. Mr.. Chas Aspiring
and myself built fire at the Orifice Of
Gianicss. and witnessed two more Iepcti
items If tho same character. Uniformly,
the defamation commenced when the water
had nearly reached the surface, and the
whole mound quaked at each report Us II II
were y mere crust over battle rent cavern.
Awful rs it seemed in the gloon Of dark
night, We had learned to regard these mrn-
acing demonstrations rs . mere trick Of the
old 0ianicss to brighten Us away, % We
siublsrnly remained until after ten O'Clock
Since many other tourists have been dlsap>
painted with the behavior Of GianiCss. its
latest observes action seems worthy Of the
lengthy note have here made 1t is de.
serving If mention that while We were
watching by bonfire the G'an,ess, what had
seemed NJ unprctcnding hot spring near it
suddenly shot up fountain high enough IT,
rank ss second class geyser at least. The
glare Of our blazing pile against the crystal
spray and pillars Of steam, lent new and
magical effects to the sight.
From one to two miles below Castle, on
the same side of the river, 10 . remarkable
group Of geysers.
THE GIANT AND THE GRorTo
Are most prominent. Nearly opposite on
the margin of the river are the fan and the
Riverside. The action Of these various
gcysers IL 80 similar that 1t would be much
like repetition tn describe them. The Fan
is peculiar rs having five vents all playing
1t once in different directions The GrOtiO
will always excite remark ON account Of its
beautiful and grotesque exterior. Its name
is appropriate and suggestive. The Giant
is notable for sustained action. 1t has .
crater 20 10 Is feet high, shaped like the
stump If broken horn. Orifice, 5 I" 6 feet
diameter. About half past twelve, Sunday.
Aug 3lst, this gcyser burst forth with
enormous power and continued for one hour
ana forty minutes to sustain magnificent
fountain. varying from 200 10 90 feet in al
,itudc- highes, At first and gradually dimin.
isl',ng with occasional impulses at the end
of On hour even, reaching nearly the high
cs, altitude reached a, first. This was truly
An IMPOSING SPECTACLE,
And gave better satisfaction than most
others on account of It's duration. More
than thirty spectators witnessed this grand
display. among them Miss Mary Clark.
lately from Chicago, who with her aunt,
Mrs. Birdseye of Blackfoo, City, NJ. T.. and
military escort from Camp Baker, met US
here. We have especial reason to remember
MISS Clark for the sweet songs she sang tina,
Sabbath evening. The
RICH CADENCEs OF A CULTIVATED VOICE
Had. doubtless, never before resounied in
'Our" old Castles tumultuOus halls. Mnj.
Freeman of Camp Baker. also, sang 1.-The
Las, Leaf" in deep baritone, with excel>
lent taste; while others of the circle, less
gifted in the arts Of melody, recitcd . story.
scripturai or otherwise. "Our Ike" was too
much excited 10 sing, but he WAS reminded
by the passing exercises Of more stories
that happened III Wal!a Walla than the
Oldest inhabitant could possibly substxnti.
ate. AT any rate, the other boys ijealOus, of
course) said they were extracts from Esop's
Fables.
Rcver,ing from this DEPRESSION. let us take
hasty leave of geysers.
THE BEE HIVE
Was situated just above our camp on the
opposite side Of the river. After the exh,>
biti"n by Clan, we hal gathered into camp
pretty we'll satisfied; hut since We intended
10 strike camp in the morning and HE to
the Yellowstone, there fingered rcgrctfuI
thought that VIC had not seen the Bee Hive
In action. A If willing to satisfy Us, ut
half. past four O'Clock. it gaily sho, forth
clean, sheer column, like that from the nor.
gle Of hose, three feet in diameter. Its
vertical height, US measured by others, is
two hundred and nineteen feet. Running
to the river bank, We sat down and quietly
enjoyed
ARoYAL PANORAMA
A gentle breeze turned the misty spray
nor,hward, like q suspended curtain. ut
right angles 10 our line Of vision. To crown
the picture with supernal beauty, the setting
sun spauucd the archIne crystals with the
most brilliant ssinb'W ! ever behed. !,
was 20 uesr-so vivid-so superbly set in
g'ittering pearls, that, like "a thing of
bsauty," It hsunts my fancy still, ana will
remain - Joy forever"
Sho Tsial e Da1ajas.
N. R'veires report against Rnzaine says
II. 600 soldiers Of the army which surren.
dered At Metz died while prisoners in Ger.
many. II would have been preferable and
M re glorious had those lives been lost in .
s'rtie from Metz. The honors Of the army