The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-06

. soon after our arrival. Afterwards
we had a ear view, and, although
it never fails to erupt every sixty-five
minutes, and is greatly admired for
Its regularity, not a few think it is
also one of the finest geysers. Its
cone is certainly beautiful, with its
delicate gray bead-like formation,
and it's lovely little pink-lined hot
wells. Its slender graceful column
of water too, playing from five to
eight minutes, is quite as attractive
as any. The rarity If the others
cause them to be highly priced.
While getting supper, the night we
arrived in the basin, we heard a cry
1.-THE Grand:' Away we all flew, re-
CARELESS of big aprons and half
cooked supper. The sight paid for
the exertion. A column of water,
POO feet high, played with a fountain
action, for nine minutes, then
dropped out of sight in tie crater.
In about a minute it shot up $50 feet
and was there sustained minute
and a half. The pearly drops that
fell around it were made radient by
the setting sun, and a rainbow "a
visible in the spray. Again it
dropped, and as suddenly rose to the
same height and was sustained a
minute. This vas repeated eight
times, while the enthusiastic au-
dience laughed and cheerei as
though a living being acted for their
pleasure.
The eruption over, the lu ferrous
group scattered, and in the various
camps discussed m Of natures
grandest displays over hot bread, ba-
cor and coffee. Later, during our
stay in the basin, we saw the erup-
ton of the "Reehive," an especial IA
vorite. Tie cone of this geyser sug-
gets the name, the resemblance is
perfect. The aperture is very small
through which the column of water
bursts toe height of $50 feet. 1t is
sustained about five minutes and the
noise resembles that Of a huge en-
CINE. Tue column spreads as it as
csnds, and is a fine sight. A little
steam indicator at the side plays
twenty minutes before the eruption.
The "Giantess'' also favored us.
This geyser has a large crater and
throws up an immense body of wa
ter, which descends in a shower of
pearls. Some of the columns arc
magnificent. 1t plays at intervals
for fourteen hours OR more. Its pc
Rod is fourteen days. The Castle"
Numbered and roafed and belched,
but did not give an eruption for Il
benefit. The Grotto has a large pc
culiar sha! ed cone, suggestive of the
name, and churns q large body of
water about, throwing it out the
sides.
The "Splendid' is worthy its
name, throwing a column about $50
feet high, every three hours. 1t is in
action like the first action of the
"Grand." Besides these we saw the
"Cornet," the "Sawmil" and others
at a distance. All geysers throw up
hot water, and that is as far as the
likeness extends-the formation. the
c~raters, the size of column and the
method of action are all different.
From the Geyser basin we went to
Yellowstone Falls and the canyon,
passing on u way Sulphur noun
tain, which stands by itself on a
plain. The ground seems porous,
and steam escapes in all directions,
while sulphurous flames permeate
the atmosphere. The cracks and
cavities are all lined with the most
delicateiy beautiful crystals Of pure
sulphur. There are hot n boiling
sulphur springs, and a boiling alum
spring, close at hand. Altogether
the place is suggestive of the lower
regions. Securing some specimens,
we passed on six miles to the vicinity
of the falls. W. camped on the
bank of the river, and spent half a
day roaming from falls to fails and
the indescribable and in
conceivable beauties of the grand
canyon. Passing up a pretty wind
ing trail through the woods, We
came to the upper fails. The waters
tumble with a roar, into a boiling
white foam, 100 feet below, and dash
on to a precipi:e Of 800 feet. The
water between the two falls is COM |
quiet. On the trail, as we
went to the lower falls, we came to
Cascade Creek, where two lovely cas-
cades leap down the rocks and join
the river below.
Arrived 81 the Lower Falls, we
leaned over the railing, Quilt for
.protection) and gazed with a sort of
awe at the spectacle. We held each ,
hands and leaned as far over |
the precipice as we dared. The
greenish water dashed into snowy |
froth, after the tremendous fall, and
away in a ribbon-like
through the gorgeously-col-
ored canyon, which no description,
however graphic, no picture, how
ever beautifully painted, could in
any way adequately express. We
walked up, or down, several miles to
view the canyon from different
and every view was a new
picture. We gazed down 1900 feet
and looked with speeches. admira-
ton at the rocks Of rose and cream
color, green, purple. yellow, black.
brown and rec. Of various shades, |,
softly blended into a harmonious eff