Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-23

makes its way through a great roc
gorge, thirty or forty yards wide. to wi
in short distance OF the IellowstO
river, where it forms one of the niost be:
C tiftll cataracts we ever SAW. The scene
a above and below the falls are grand. Fro
It here we went on to the Grand Canyon a
y falls of the Yellowstone. We viewed t
Y tails and canyon one thousand feet abO
/ the river, the grandeur of which surDass
any decription we can give. We remain
r here nearly twcnty-four hours and rclu
t tantly quit the place. Our next visit "
I to the famous Mud Geysers, passing S,
r phur Mountain on the way. The latt
is three or four hundred feet high. with
! immense boiling spring at its base. "
f halted here for some time to look at til
, wonder. Steam came pouring out
cracks and crevices emitting strong su
, phur odors and We saw number of sma
boiling springs emitting the same odo
After examining this pretty thorough
and picking up specimens Of crystalze
sulphur, we pushed on to the mud geyscl
where we camped for the night.
Having halted early in the afternoon an
after having tafen short rest, We foun
we had ample time before dark to look 9
these wonders, the first of which is calle
the Devils Spring, situated on side hill
being about thirty feet in diameter, an
ten in depth, from which streams of ho
vapor We're shooting. and distinct shock
as from mortar at some distance from us
were heard and felt, at intervals of Il fev
seconds. When the steam would perlni
us to loo. down into this pit the content
We're being greatly agitatetl, and locke,
very much like thin blue clay. Their
were numerous small springs about, il
some Of which the water appeared perfect
ly pure. while others resemblcd the larger
one in color and consistency.
Only short distance rom these springs
we came to a large basin fifty or sixty
yards in diameter, from about the centre
of which we saw a jet thrown from twcn.
ty-five to fifty feet LASTING only few min.
utes, while many smaller ones appeared all
over the basin. The water in this basin,
and the formation all about was of dirty
white.
From here we proceeded on to the Vel
iowstone lake, twelve miles away, which
we found to be beautiful sheet of water.
and which we very much desired to look
upon, as the source of the great river
which we had already followed SO long,
and its mouth We hoped to see before COM
pleting our trip. The lake is about thirty
miles long and wide. and it was very pro-
voking to us that we could not see more
OF it, there being no boat to convey US
about. Our camp being near the foot of
the lake, and close by the river. we could
see many places on the opposite shore
where the steam was escaping from numer-
ons hot springs.
From the lake our next point was the
Eanous Geyser Basins, good two days
Journey. We reached the lower Geyser
basin, and devoted the whole of one day
IN driving about and looking at these boil
ing wonders. Among these springs was
'ne called the Devils paint pot. 1t was
lbout fifteen feet in diameter, rearly round
n form, the contents about the color ant,
of lime when nearly slackened.
vas bnbbiinS away all over the surface.
About twenty feet from this was another,
smaller, the water being abont !
he color of chrome yellow, and so we
ould go on and describe these springs by ;
he thousand. We had the principal Gcy-
er Basin yet to visit, and taking the trail
which follows along the Firehole river.
fter ride OF ten miles we came to a malt
nd camped within sight of the pri:.cipal
pou;ing Geysers. During our stay here
about thirty-six hours we had the salts
'ction Of witnessing in action ten OF the
lrgest and most beautiful in the basin.
ome of them throwing jets of boiling
'ater five feet in diameter. and from twcn-
y-five to two hundred feet in height.
rom this point we decided to turn our
ees homcward, and so taking the new
,nte from the Geyser basins we had an
teresting ride of three days over noun !,
ms and through canyons before reaching
e Mammoth Hot Springs, where we met
e very efficient Superintendent of the !
lrk, Col. Norris, who with the limited
cans at his disposal has already done {
onders in opening roads and making the =
llis passable for man and beast After !,
'od rest at the Springs and having cx- :.
ansed saddles for wheels, We gladly =
ove on toward Bozeman, which con- =
med nearly three days. :
Dur first night was spent at the Toll = :.
tie Canyon on the Yellowstone river, -
'ere we were very agrecably entertained :, =
ring the evening BY the Toll Collector, :.
n George. Jim is a native of Pennsyl- = =
lia, quite good looking, unmarried, - :,
nperate, left his home twenty vars =. :,
ce to dig gold. He has still high ex- "
,tations, and he owns coal mine in the
untains, which he trusts will yet make
n rich.
Affer our entertainment and good
hts rest we moved on in good season, b:
y making short halt about noon at sa
ranch of the Boettler Bros, where we hi
re regaled with excellent bread and Nv
K for bunch. These two brothers, with Oh
ir mother, were the first white settlers st,
his part of the valley. We came to er
again late in the afternoon after leav- II
Boettler's, and pitched our tents for tn
last time, m the early afternoon Of the BIZ
t day brought us again into Bozeman. On
soon commenced preparations for our wi
neward march, as We had determined pr
eayiEg Fort BENTON for our visit to :
Park. to return by the Yellowstone We
ley and river in order that we might fsss
the splendid agricultural region, Ir-i we
] troubles to the contrary notwith- wi
ding. ed
ur route from Bozenan was over the of
liar stage road leading to Forts Custer :
KeOgh, and thence to Fort Lincoln on am
river. We secured cur seats the
bis line, proprietors OF which, - tar Z
HES City. as well as mail contraetors, VA
iiliner, Salisbtn y & Co. The fare is on
e rate OF about thirteen cents a mile, -
freight on all baggage over twenty wa,
pounds TO each passenger was ten AMI ag,