The Dillon tribune., 1882-10-14
pens nave written them up and the world
liam - .sm'''ar with them through pen descrip.

tion.. Il san'''ar with them through pen descrip.
"stiil there are little things for me to chase.
.s1e ~ .eass amusement In the race"
Inc most singular phenomena observed
was tnat each geyser in grand activity had |
steam valve attached to 1t. During the
eluP.lon OF the geyser the valve is at work
seno'ng steam out In profusion, and In some
The size Of the Upper Basin IL about IN.
mile wide by one and half miles lone T n
TINS space $500 hot springs and geysers
Park the visitor notices many dead pevser.
that were active once. Lime.stone Crows
continually around the mouth Of each eev.
ser, and In time chokes it; but not forever
-as It will break out afresh In another
place with active power. The "Three
Brothers." the "Giantess," and the "Crand"
are all geysers Of recent date.
If the steam power that IL wasted tiailv
In the National Park could be utilized. L
would be q big thing. 1t would drive all
the quartz mills, hosting works and ma.
chlnery in Montana Territory. Yet It goes
to waste withouta probability Of ever being
made useful to man.
Tourists to Wonderland, after taking In
all the grand wonders, unite in the opinion
that Old Faithful Is the geyser Of ali gey.
sers. So It is. Situated at the head Of the
basin, seemingly overlooking all the rest, It
appears to be the engine from which the
others derive their eruptive power. Visit
tors on reaching the Basin hurry up to Old
Faithful, and before leaving the Park thev
all take lingering, last look at their iavo-
rite, ere bidding the land of wonders adieu.
A man likes faithful wife-a faithful dog
faithful horse-and faithful geyser Is no
exception.
Taking the trail to the western end of
Yellowstone Lake, distant about twenty
miles, we found large number Of hot
springs and geysers located near the lake.
Two Of these are quite attractive. One is
q mud pond, with three mud geysers in q
triangle shape in the center. One bubbles
up pink mud, another blue mud, and the
other mud as white as snow-the mud re-.
sembling we'll mixed paint of the different
colors.
Another singular curiosity is the ''cone''
of geyser in the lake, which is elevated
about eight feet above the cold water. II
is constantly boiling over, apparently de.
irving its heat from the cold water sur.
rounding It. No doubt but this "cone'
was an active geyser before the present
generation was born. It may he asspouter
yet, but we did not see It squirt while in its
vicinity.
The trout in the lake are to be seen In
immense quantities, but they are not fit tc
eat. We opened many OF these trout, and
invariably found in each fish large worm
buried in the meat along the backbone OF
occasionally lower down on the side
These trout have no life and bite at hool
like a white fish and and come out Of tn.
water like an inanimate stick. The Gov
ernment should offer $4,000 for remed,
to cure the trout of the Yellowstone Lake
Being an ex.sheep man myself, l know
that the fish Of the lake ought to be d;bbeel
Down the Yellowstone river from tn,
lake about eight miles the curiosity seeke
meets a monster mud geyser. 1t look
like large well, something like sixty fee
deep and fifteen across. It has a flat rocI
for a palate on the upper side, and the mus
when at its equilibrium fills tile mouth
When full Of mud the steam shoves it bacl
with force to the opposite side, but the OIL
stinate mud comes back to choke the mouth
and hack and forth II goes every four sec
onds. To see this eeyser and to hear tn,
mvsterious noise II makes one has to hay,
a clear conscience to escape a violent at
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the new road to the Fails. The Falls ant
Canyon we found magnitlcent!y beaut,iu III,