The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-22

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ADG1Pssss hase - - one sestsa.
- mnbaf shcn- ~ SRI a srsspa. b
lbe durssiaa ~ tkei. srspsSuaa. ssd /,
he ikfervsis thai cksp>r hssseea them,
sre aps isdisiauAlly - sa<y- So<ne pss,
with lshsorcd pzmpinx. obeo tkrcs /
opusinoous stream. nm wear lh~m-
uivss oussn . single e9t~I csA<rs snb.
side only to rccpsnmeare Again rrp-ss.
ediy. 1hus ss erapfsua nay ess<sd
fyoru tvo 30 twenty m~inufes-she ay-
proxim2,s time oceupsed by The Grad;
or even 90 hour and twenty rninufrs
"a Period that the Giant has b-sa timed
70 play.
The coicrs thai iEn<e the edges 81
some ersscr. and STAN The oars~ q!
the strains tia, ,hy send fozsh. .re
i~ndsscribshly besuisnL The s.ovy
xAslsne~ al the ~ andiag Is rsisesssi
BIZ dainty bues. pAis ptnks. and sofses;
ecrux. deep y~cilo~s shos with hrosa.
orange s.rcakei With vcrmi!!loa OF
s,rzyin. Into crinse. chocni.;e rnsry-
Ing into black. and informed with
iemon-by oe.ors. In fact run not. and
all siiss~niny w-f hssez;h the elcarc.,
crystal water. that IL the center IL the
crater decpens into Tee heascniies; hlpe.
PROM such trilliany it - . relief 10
turn toward the safcn hills d purple
pines.
Extinct domes and crater. over
grown with f~osri.hing trees. az
mounds still hare. nd even siezminy.
with otherwise only their immense size
u indicate the ntghiy poser tha,
formed them. are found herr and 'hsre.
among thu>e well known Ia be stiil ~
live. Many crzien are sIirroundei hy
he skele'nu tEinks Il tires that they
have Killed. anI which. under the SC
.ion Of their mineal wsicrs. are rapid
IS becnming petufc.i; while in the con-
fict between desolzfion and veriurc.
which. owing IN the frequent variation
II the centers os action. h constantly
IN progress. tie iowly buneh-gnss
steals ground wherever Il dare draa a
blade
OF nj the gcy scrs whose erup,ions We
witnessed. the Grand vas. | think. the
most ibieresting. IL played each even
al 4 regular hour. We were thu.
,nablei 10 get comfortably into front
seats. focus our glasses. and discuss the
programme. ~ IL were. before the per-
commenced. This il did sery
abruptly. although the activity dis
by a small vent hole. and
the furious bubbling in another oriiicc
with il. might be- a.
a. premoni;ory symptoms. Sud
with a single predatory spun.
The Grand shot a vast stream of
over two hundred feet into the
air. For a few minutes this pressure
was maintained with unabaied yigor.
Then il suddenly ceased. and the waters
back out of sight in the raw
eruOus hollow of the crater. Mean
the vent and cauldrun were still
'ursously laboring. and suhterranean
shook the ground ON which We
stood After a minutes cessation. the
again burst forth without warn
Ing. and with eve greater violence.
This continued until nine successive
had occurred. The latter ei-
however. perceptibly diminished
n grandeur.
Ii Is impossible to c~Onjure up in words
NV idea Of the majestic fury of the
The maddencd rush of scalding
water bursting for a moment freedom
rom its mysterious captivity. the gigan-
ic columns If dense yapor, thu clouds
nd clouds Of lace-like falling spray o .
showers. the lance-tippcd wa
pcnnoned with pufls Of steam.
he subterrancous reports. the ~wondrous
fleets Of the evening sun on the silver
heat Of water-spears that with light
ing rapidity flashed forth and van.
she'd. broke and reformed. and the rain !
that shonc through the drifting
passes Of gauzy mist. battle entirely my
Of description. ! conld only
and marvei.-Nineteenh Century.