, 1873-04-09
GEYSERS.
The Mystery Of the Geysers
Explained.
eunsen's Theory-".A Perfect Artifi.
" cia1 Geyser. =
The Most Wonderful Region in
tho World.
Prof. E. Andrews Before the Academy
Of Sciences.


ACADEMY OF Bo1ENcEs.
A regular meeting of tho Chicago Academy Of
Sciences was held laat evening at No. Blk
toenth street tho Vico-prosldent, Dr. H. A.
Johnson, in tho ohair.
On motion, tho reading Of tho minutes OF tue
preceding meeting was dispensed with, anu ~.
E. 4. Andrews proceeded to exhibit tho wofkin8
Of email but complete apparatus, iilnstras,se
Of tho above phenomenon, accompanying II VIII
an ample verbal explanation, Which was nstonoo
to with great interest.
have beon known to exist for several eontu1'os.
4 picture Of tho great geyser OF 1celhno nas ~
been tho wonder OF al tho childfen
who studied geography. 1t waa consloelou ,9,, n1'
only tho groateBt natural curiosity OF thas
but 1t hns always ranked among tho Wondora o1
Tho world, In Cornoll's Physical Geography ZOE
Schools published in 1879 by D. Appleton q TO-,
t,,o author eayB Of tho Iceland goyaers: "1hey
aro tho most remarkable hot springs khomn'
All TINT should now lie changed. In less tnan
nvo vcnrs II Las boen proved that at tile hoad
waters of tho Madison River, d branch OF tho
Missouri. thoro arc great nslmper VI
covsers. sonlo Of Which throw up "heh
r. oct;on mud md water to hoight OF moro
finn am feot. Previous to 1869 thoy were
known only to few trappors. In tho summon
of that yoar Alossrs. Cook aad Folsom ascondca
tho Valley Of tho Yellowstone anti orossoa over
Tho ridge to tho Fre-t1oo River, q branoh o1 tno
Madison, which, with the Jonerson aIo sno
Gallatin, unto at Gnllatin City to form tho nus,
sour Tho accounts they gayo Of tno wondof1u,
coyscrs in tho Valloy Of the Firo-Aole pfonap1oo
Con, Washburn to form party. to visl1 tAoni III
Nr 4hn |
yayo a graphic aud glowing account OF them,
ona Mr.. ", 2. Langford published
n tho May and June num-
bors OF Scri1ner's Magazine illustrated
naners. which ut onco malo tho world acquainted
win t1,oso marvellous wonders, In 1871, md In
1872 United statoB Gcologtst DR.. 7. v Hayden
md Col. j. W. Barlow, Of this city, ono OF Gen.
Bhoriaan's staff, viBl!od tho Upper Yellowstono
yalloy, and naao most valuable reports OF thte
region, 30 impressed was Congress with tho
importapco of this mountain listrict that, by au
a,t approved March i; 1879, they formed it intoa
3. puNlIo FAnK, -,
to bo held and uBcd as such by tho people Of tho
limited Stntos forever. Tho north line Of tho
nark kruns through tho junction Of Gardners lliYer
with the Yellowstone, and Ii to extend cast TO
a point 10 miles east Of the most eastorly shore
of Yellowstone Lake; thence due Routh to the
psrolo Of latitude passing 10 miles south OF tho
mort aoutherly point Of tho lakc; thence wcst
to the meridian, passing IL miles west OF tho
most western point Of Madison Lake; thence
north to tho latitude OF tho junction OF tho Gard
nor aud Yellowstone Rlyors. and thonca east to
tho place Of beginning. Tho park certainly en-
braces one Of the most wonderful regions on tho
globe; though OF ,courRo its natural curiositioa
aro almost entirely different from those Of tho
Yosemite Valley. With good map Its location
can be readily found. Yellowstone Lako is
7,427 feet above tho hon, and 1t il sur"
rounded by ranges Of mountains from 10000
to $4,000 foet high, tho summts Of which
are covered with snow tho year round.
During tho months Of Tuno. July, and August
tho air is clear and inyigorating, with scarcely
ever any storms, and the thermometer frequent
" sinks na low rs 20 degrees.
Az ali our readers will want to visit the Yellow
.stone Park, the question
HOW TO GET THERE
is important. Till the opening of the Northern
Pacific Railway up the Valley Of tho Yellowstone,
tho Journey must DO long, hard, and oxponsiyo.
Two routes nro open to those who must go this
year. First, 80 to oornno' by tho Union Pacific
Hallway; thence you hayo como four or tyo
days' staging, night os vol ns day, to Virginia g
Than,cc nv nack trim it will take four
~ f;yc ,lcy9 to reach tho foot Of YolIowytono
G,1o 1,3t tho hitter aeotion NJ iEo iournov IL
t,,ra,'o., aca'erv tbat ~ ,yortb rl,1nat INV
o,no,,5t ~ 1ni,or and n,nnov tn rce' trhn tref
loads .1;rnctIy n1onr the Grand Canon Of tLe
Yollowstone. whores. for mauy miloa, the riyol
aoothes aud ioany between porpendicllar walls Of
Too1 hnutlraln Of foot high. At tie head Of II
aro tho fails Of tlo Yollowgtono. the uppor one
III foet high. epd tic lowor $50, OF course.
tley do not compare in height with those Of tlss
Yo5omito. but thoy will ovor 10 tile wonder atli
fhn nimirnt;on of tI,o touriet. Ton miles above
tn feIIe thn Mud Volcano ia passed, having a,
orif1ro Is foet in diunletor at tho ton, and a
crmntioua anont;no- NJ, M, ;nmnpna Volume ri
mud and wntor SO to ii feet higl,
Viaitors slould remain around Yol]owstont
r,oto mt as It is in m alnn,thcatro Of sniondit
enow..canned SNOW. M mounteius. for u wcok or tWo. IL,
croat Geysor Basiu on tho Firo-uolo River i
about so miles west Of tho north ond OF Yellow
stone Lalo. OF those goysers spoutng waite