The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-20
WONDERLAND.
Tbs mud and Other Gsyssrs,
GOl0rsd Passes and q Vsgabond
Atmosphere.
The Home Jannt-An inexpensive
.ole Trip. Fn faa
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The mud volcanoes are fast be-
coming things of the past. For the
arst time during our trip We were
somewhat disappointed. Our reports
led usto believe that We would see
the mud thrown up to the distance of
from thirty to fifty feet. Imagine
our disappointment when the vol
canoe near which we camped belched
forth its muddy contents to the
height of about ten feet. The dis
play at the Black Spring, about five
miles below the falls. on the west
side OF the river, surpassed thas of the
mud volcanoes TWO to one. The sui.
phusetted hydrogen given off by this
and smaller springs in the vicinity,
made our stay short, and caused each
one to feel that eggs would not be
palatable for many days to come.
The remembrance OF that perfume
makes one look with suspicion even
upon f,esh eggs.
The principal mud-siinger in the
Park ~ situated On the west side Of
the Yellowstone River, at the Nee
Perces Ford. A circular pool some
thirty feet in diameter. filled. with
very muddy water, and at intervals
OF from thirty to torty-6Ve minutes
each commences, to boil; from the
centre OF the basin column of play
ful mud and water about twenty feet
IN diameter is forced upward to the
distance Of eight or ten feet. the
boiling is accompanied by rumbliDg
sound which conveys to the mind the
idea that it has been a terrot 10 days
gone by.
We left this point for the Upper
Geyser Basin. Traveing up the
river through stately groves and
beautiful strips OF meadow, We coon
reached the lake. 10 the sfternoon
we struck a wiudiall Of timber, and
after working our way through this
were Obliged lie camp. The next day
We came to the eulphur springs on
the lake. At this point one can
stand on the rim Of a spring. catch
plenty Of feb, and without moving
dron them into POT, the water OF
which cocks them u turn.
Before noon We arrived at Stevens
camp. where the whole souled assis-
IAnt superintendent OF the Park had
force OF men cutting out trail
toward the falls. Early in the alter
noon We struck the Fire Hole or
Madison River, with its beautiful
falls and caccadee. Following this
stream some distance We we're soon
in the region cf geysers. Taking
possession of the government cabin in
the basin. We made preparations for
two days rest for ourselves and ami
mails.
Upon. entering the basin a feeling
of awe steals over the visitor, and at
every step he expects to fall into
something warm For the distance
nj mile down the river great clouds
of steam were continually rising from
the numerous Reysers and springs.
Before going into camp, Old Faithful
treated US to display Of her powers
az q spoutist, and il was grand
From an aperture three by five feet, a
stream OF water went straight into
the air distance of 100 feet or more,
and then divided into q thousand jets
which spurted upward some fifty feet,
and then lost themselves in steam.
This was not squirt but steady
flow of water to this height for
from five to eight minutes. This
action occurs every sixty-hVe minutes
during the day sDd night. and when
the moonlight falls upon the column
OF water with its pinnaeles of spray
always shooting through cloud of
steam. the eight forces one to shout
with Joy and tremble at bis own in
Significance
We spent two days in this paradise
OF wonders, and during that time We
saw the following geysers in action.
The Beehive. 80 called from the shape
of its basip, which is deposit Of
silica and lime stone some four feet
AL nciSAts IOUnu ~ hAO 0RSA nDQ
about foar fee: ia diameter. We
never saw the beginning OF its play.
rhe first a visitor sees is Jet of
water, reaching out for the sky,
which never gets any higher than
something more than two hundred
feet. The diameter Of the stream
is not more than eighteen inches
and the water thrown out evap-
CRATES or descends into the mouth
Of the cone, for none of it falls
outside the base of the beehive.
The Castle Geyser ia so called fren
he picturesque form OF its deposits
which resemble very much ruined
castle havlog steps. towers, turrets,
TO-. rising to the distance OF thirty
feet. From this the water ascends
regularly about thirty feet end des-
cends in a shower of scaldipg drops