The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-10-16

gentlemen whose conversation was
chiefly directed to the subject OF gey-
sers in general and of Old Faithful in
particular. whose hourly eruption was
close at hand. Among the distinguish.
ed visitors at this council fire were
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C.. Thomas and
Geo. G.. Thomas Jr., Mr.. Francis A.
Drexel and his three daughters-Miss
E. L., Miss X. NJ. and Miss l.. B.
Drexel-also Miss M. l.. Dixon and
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Shoemaker, all from
Philadelphia, Pa; S. c. Pirie. OF
Brooklyn. N. Y, Alexander De Vet
sey, of Hungary, DR.. Geo. Harley. F.
r. S.. London, his son DR.. Harley,
Edinburgh, Scotland, Edmund 4.
Muskpratt, F. r. S., and Miss Julia
Muskpratt. both of Liverpool. Eng
land, and others whose names did
not Obtain. Some one Of the party
called out that Old Faithful was due
in five minutes and that all who wish
ed to see that favorite geyser III action
should Immediately repair t" her
shrine. The whole party. except Mrs.
Thomas. were in less than two minutes
standing in Il semi-circle ON the south
and east side OF Old Faithful. 1t WAS
Il memorable event and one that will
long he remembered by all present.
With the setting sun the wind had
also gone down 50 that not leaf STIR
red. What little current Of air there
was had changed from west to east SO
that the steam during the eruption
would compel Old Faithful's audience
to occupy positions south or east Of
the crater. The million stars of a
clouded heaven were out in full force,
thereby furnishing Il celestial AS we'll
as terrestrial audience. Five minutes
elapsed with put one squirt Of ten feet.
lis that all'' said Il voice IN depreca-
tory tone. THAT is the preliminary
notice. said assistant Terry. Five
minutes m0;e'and there was a general
commotiun and falling back, but
there was only rumbling noise ac-
companied by explosions OF steam
There was evident disappolntment.
"Old Faithful has failed for once
SAID some one. "Old Faithful never
fails! II she is behind time she will
make up for it by grander dsplav,'
was the RESPONSE Of Supt. VIC. CSni,
tiOn to blame the assistant superil-
tendent for the failure of Old Faithful
to come to time. ''That thirty-Io0t
jet is all we. will see NOW, Faithful is
becoming old and fOrgttfui. let us go!
| '.Go if you like said Cannon, ''t,ut
Old Faithful will 90 off whether you
go or stay. ''Eiglty-one minutes and
only two jets with great deal of puff
ing and blowing" said another Doubt
ing Thomas. Even the most faithful
friends of Old Faithful had begun to
lose faith in her integrity. Three
minutes later she Shot upa seventy five
feet jet into the air. Coed! gOodi'
Go it Old Faithful ''Up she lises.
higher ana higher .'Se-! Se-I'
'.Sle has reached the great dipper,
filled it and is still climbing toward
the North STAR cried Miss E. L.
Drexei in +cstacy. Yes. and will
mop tile floor Of heaven was the re-
sponse '.lts waters are now l,uired
into the milky way!' ..Old Faithful
is spr'inkliug the star dust I'M the high.
ways of hea. eB!'' .Glorious old gty-
ser! / am we'll paid for crossing the
ocean to sse@: :lIes. erred more than
one F. r. $. Grey headed sav.,nts
clapred their l,alitls with all |, schuol1
boys fervor and shouted their aps
| planse as siIiwitllessang the sID9tlng of
a favDrite iwra,,gler at stJxfof,l on Cam
bridge. Or! Faithful seemed to knew
that no ordinary andience sraeed her
terraces with their presence. Geo.
/ Thomas Jr. cried OUT in u voice of
boyish glee. mingled will, fear. ;. Hoop
she goes!s- -hlll. he fell hack to the low
Ter terraces beside the more cautious
observers. The Misses Drextl. stnoA
therr, ground within twenty feet OF the q
descending, liquid tower. ). .Assistapt