The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-21

served by Langford in lSG0, VIC saw but
twenty, or at most forty feet elevation.
Presently there came a grange re faction.
The boiling ceased. The water quickly
sank with a reverberating gursls into
the vast abyss, moro avfE BOW than
ever before. One after another our
company stepped up to the Ori6ce and
looked down its almost vertical walls.
The water had disappeared, but could
be heard surging and dashing hundreds
of feet below. Our Ike" said he could
see clear down out of sight.
Presently the water rose again.
WIT FITFUL PAROXYsMs
1t would leap fantieally upward and
| then for a few minutes rest. Peeriug into
the transparent water we saw huge blue
bubbles rising, like sub marine balloons,
from unknown subterrlnean d ptts and burstii z
at the waters surface with stormy impetio.Ity.
Rising with successive spasms the water APP
preached the oritce. The whole mound adjacent
now shook and tremble,l As if in the grasp of an
der OF heavy artillery was heard for several min
utes, suggesting what ''Our Poet'' expressed,
thusly:
With q big machine, below"
During this fearful ~quaking, rs the waters
vtuitcd again over its barrier, We AL rushed
back, much to the amusement of those who hId
kept AZ what they thought a safer distance. In
outward show, rs before. this eruption disap-
pointed Us. Presently, with murmur and groin,
the wafer sank back TO its Plutonian caverns,
but directly rose again with all the accompani-
ments above related. About an hour was OBJ
served to b. the period from one eruption and
subsistence to the next. After dark, Mr.. Chas.
Aspiring and myself built u fire ut the oriiice of
the GiantesS, and witnessed two more r:prtitiDas
of The same character. Unfortunately, thu d.
tonatiOn commenced when the water hid nearly
reached the surface, and the whole mound
quaked ut each report IA if 1t were a mere crust
over a battle rent cavern. Awful rs il seemed
in the gloom on.u dark right, we had learned to
regard these menacing demonstrations Is u m re
trick of the old Giantess to brighten us awsy, 30
we stub5ornly remained until about zen O'Clock.
Since many other tourists have been Ills lppuiu.,d
by the behavior of the Gianfess, its latest OBJ
Tf haye h hcr,o m sesih' M n is ae. OF ,ns 'e af ms, hoIe
that while Re were watching by bonfire the Gil
antcss, what had seem ii an unpretending hot
spring near it suddenly shot up n fountain high
enough TO rank rs a second-class geyser ut 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, Is u remarkable group Of
geysers.
TIE GIANT AND THE GRoTTo
Are the most prominent. Nearly opposite, on
the margin ofthe river, are the Fan and the
Riverside. The action ot these various geysers
is 50 similar that it would be much like repeti-
ia w ts'Sh sNsh Nh :" N,N'h rs
having five vents all playing at once in different
directions. The Grotto will always excite re-
mark on accoun, of its beautiful and grotesque
exterior. Its name is appropriate and suggest
i've. The Giant is noted for sustaining action. |
II mas a crater twelve to fifteen feet high, shaped
,,kG IL n ,.s s'G IN off broken ,a horn hi, 0r,i1t. five
Sunday, August 3lst, this geyser burst forth
with enormous power and continued for one
hour fn"n, and forty m Sram s 20 , :" so IN; q m magn,ncsnt
highest at first and gradually dimini shing, with
occasional impulses at the end of an hour even,
reaching nearly the highest altitude reached a.
first. This wa truly |
AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE, |
And gave better satisfaction than most others on |
Tutors witnessed this grand display. among them
Miss Mary Clark, lately from chicago who, |
with her aunt, Mrs. Birdseye, OF BlackfoOt City, |
C t.2G'aBIi ,ier' met US here. We have special
reasons TO remember Miss Clark for the sweet
songs she sang that Sabbath evening. The
RICH CADESCEs OF 4 CULTIVATED VOICE
Had, doubtless, never before resOunded in |
''our'' old Castles tumIltuous halls. Mi. |
Freeman, of Camp Blker, also, sang The lst
while others of the circle, less gifted in the art of
melody. recited II story, scripturai or otherwise.
.'Our lkc'' was too much excited to sing, but
more stories that happened in Walla Walla than
the oldest inhabit ant could possibly sub itanti-
a;e. I any rate, the oth.r boys OealOui, of
cnursc) said they were extracts from Esop's
Fables.
R.vertiny from this depression, let us take Il
hasty leave of geysep.
THE BEE HIVE |
Was situated just above oar camp on the OppO-
site sid. of the river. After the exhibition by
Giant We hsd gathered into camp pretty well sat-
isded; but since We Intended to strike camp in
the morning and HE tn the Yellowstone, there
. regretful thought that re had not
seen the Bee Hive in action. As if willing to
satisfy us, Mt half past four O'Clock, it gnly shot
forth u clean, sheer column, like that from the
nozzle of n hose, three feet in ismeter. Its YER
teal height, rs measured by other is two hun
dred and ninety feet. Running to the river bank
sat down and quietly enjoyed
ROYAL PANORAMA.
A gentle breeze turned the misty spray north
ward, like Il suspended curtain, at right angles
To our line of vision. To crown the picture
With suprrnsl beauty, the setting sun SPAWNED
the archiug crystals with the most brilliant rain
bow | ever bclirld. II was 90 near-sO vivid-So
superbly Sc in glittering pearls, that like u
thin Of beauty" it hauntS my fancy still, and
Will remain IA joy forever"
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