The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-20

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the height of seventy-6ve feet. This
playfulness Was kept up for sn hour
when the water gradually fell back to
its old petition.
The 6ag Mill geyssris "a unassum-
ing spring, when inactive, with al
aperture three feet in diameter.
When an eruption takes place Il is
accompanied by sound resembling
that OF a buzz saw cutting its way
through q piece of timber. It is pecu.
liar owing to this sound as the water
lie not thrown high enough 60 make it
attractive as q geyesr. Fl
The Grand and Turban are within
three or four feet of each other. The
Turban takes its name from Q deposit
clinging to the inner side of lie basin
which would certainly pass f,r an
eastern "tile' il detached from ite
position. The width of its basin is
ten feet and its clear waters boil un-
til they overflow and fill the basin of
the Grand, when an immense volume
OF water, nearly ten feet in diameter.
is thrown into the air $50 feet with
hiss and roar which is desfening in
its grandeur. This action lasts from
fifteen minutes to an hour, the Tur-
ban boiling, and the Grand. like come
fabulous monster. belching forth its
contents until the many springs in
the vicinity are empty, seemingly
embarrassed by the SURPRISING grand.
eur OF their neighbor. They regain
their self-possession. however. and
gradually fill up with indignation
only to be embarrassed again when
this monster geyser takes playful
freak.
Besides these there are the Giant
and Giantess, the Grotto. the River
eide. the Fan and many others all
putting out clouds 'of steam and at
irregular intervals displays take place
which battle words and 30 deeply i'm
prese themselves upon the mind that
the visitor can never forges Wonder
land. There are many interesting
springs everywhere in the basin, the
principal one being the Laundry
Pool. The cleansing properties of its
waters are truly mysterious. Dirty
saddle blankets lett in the water for
an hour come forth blesched aud
clean. Petrified socks share a like
fate, .as any o. our party can testify.
In the afternoon of the second day
after our arrival, Mr.. Collins and
lady, from Scotland, were piloted into
the geyser valley by professions
guide" (?) In conversation with the
party our guide mentioned the Grand
geyser. when the professional bIsndly
asked, witch is the Grand?" Tnis
question prostrated our guide
and it was with difficulty that We re-
stored him to consciousness, for we
bad long since exhausted our supply
of liquid electricity.
Leaving ths Upper Basin We
started down the Ma Iison River for
the Lower Basin passing Hell's Half
Acre, the largest and most beautiful
spring or springs We saw during our
visit A full half acre of surrsce is
occupied by two springs. The water
OF one is pink and the vspor has the
same beautiful tint and as it blends
with the air many changes in co.or
are wrought az if by magic. The
second spring Is . huge Irregular
well, $50 feet in diameter whose
waters are blue and the clouds of
vapor have the same hue, and as
they mipgle with the vapors from the
other spring the effect is fne and
the many tints seen would be a matt.
nee to the eye Of an artist.
After picking our way through q
fol- est FIRE We arrived at MarshaPs,
purchased some supplies. rode out to
the Queens Laundry, where We had
Q delightful bath.
The following day we continued
down the Madison, over the fine
obsidian roads. better than which
none are to he found outeide tho
Madison Valley. We camped at the
foot of Tahgee Pass and next morn
ing rode over. meeting large party
from Philadelphia. Passing Henry's
Lake We travelled down Henry's Fork
OF Snake River. and finally reached
the U. N. R. R, twenty miles above
Oamse. From this point We mad
the old time Montana stage
road and passed through Eagle Rock,
Blackfoot, Ross Fork, Oneida and
Malsd. At this place the Scientist
left for home, while the Guide and
Cook spent several days very pleas-
antly IN Malad, reaching home on
the Goth Of August, having been cut
sixty five days. During that time We
travelled nearly 500 miles. and the
trip cot as less than $40 each
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