St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-23
THE NATIONAL PARK.
DR.. Dedolph's Exploration Of the Yell
l0wst0ne Wonderland.
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From Marshalls we have s ride Of ten
miles through 4 very attractive region along
the Firehole river, = hshless stream, fed by
innumeTaDle minerslimprcgnatet springs,
but do not stop long anywhere until We
reach the upper and last Geyser basin,
which IS the browning feature Of this kind of
sights In the park At the entrance of this
basin, besides many unnamed, we pass the
Riverside geyser, with lis crater just towering
above the river shore, IL bidding Us a splen-
did welcome three times day with its water
sp!ashing in the river, gloriously illuminated
BY rainbow and surrounded by gilded
columns Of vapor. Near by Is the Fan,
which spOuts from an oblong rent, throw
ing the water one hundred feet high ard one
hundred feet broad. The Splendid is next,
which spOuts regular column OF water one
hundred and dfiy feet high. We saw in
this upper basin as many as six geysers play
ing simultaneously 4 concert with their water
trumpets. Old Faithful Is a regular Gus
toner, making its appearance every hour. TO
the minute, while the Giantess raises her
gigantic pyramid 10 two hundred and fifty To
three hundred feet only every fourteen 10
seventeen days. Before its eruption the
earth for half mile around is trembling
like during an earthquake, aud, IL the Lion
and Lioness, with their cubs, join the con-
cert, there Is pandemonium. Besides these
time-keepers, which spout at regular
two weeks, we have also
a number Of perpetual boiling Grysers like
the Saw mill and Morning Glory. This is a
pool Of the most wonderful blue tint in the
shape Of an inverted bell. where We can see
down in a depth Of over one hundred feet.
The Castle has the largest cone with one big
mouth whose rumhling detonstions could
be distinctly felt on our camping place near
by in a splendid little grove, where we spread
our tents, which, as We arrived at full mos.
quito season, were provided with screen
door and windows. This was well enough
but against this other pest, the buff1lo gnats,
there is no remedy. would never advise
any one TO visit the park before their season
is over. We have the most perfect type of a
fountain in Old Faithful, quite regular in
shape, as its pyramid does not become formed
by one solid round stream, but comes in
broad jets, OF which each is shooting out over
the next one. There are many other elegant
Geysers in the basin, as the Bee hive, which
sPOuted by queer coincidence on the day
that President Arthur was there, five times /;
while now It seems only TO be colleague Of
the Giantess making its appearance with her
2I9 feet high and as straight as an arrow one
solid column OF water. The Grand PLAYS in
twelve conyulsiye pulsatiOns, each about 200
feet high. This basin has SO many great at
fractions, that Il takes fully two weeks to d.
gest them all. Five miles of is the Lone
Star Geyser, perhaps the finest Of them all in
regard TO form and color. 1t las q perfectly
round cone, plays every half hour aud II the
boiling water runs down the cone
it shines in the most exqniS.s purple, pink
lavender and green colors, chameleon like
On the Iron creek we have the DEVILS punch
and the Black Sand basin, the most interest
| ing workshop of nature, where Il works right
under our eyes. Therefrom were taken most
OF the specimens which may be seen auy
day at Stierles' drug store. So can save
the description, rs / could not do them JUS
tice anyway; il is only one mile distance
from the big geysers, but thousands OF tour
| lists do not see il, because there Is SO much
70 be seen on this wonderful spot one Of the
most wonderful on the globe, that they for
| get the big fellows, the geysers, to look
for the small works OF nature In this, her
choicest cabinet, where she slowly forms out
Of the water impregnated with silicate OF
alum and magnesia and other substances by
n process of capitalization this wonderful
flligree work like corals Tor which nature
seems 10 have borrowed the finest models
from the vegetable kingd0In, many OF them
looking exactly like potnfied flowers. Hun
dreds of people came in here during our
stay aud we encountered queer characters
from all sections OF the globe. There was
party OF Mormons, consisting Of fifteen
women and three men; near them a con-
gregation OF Quzkers with a number Of
young men, which fact becoming known 10
the Mrs. Quaker-Elder was the cause to have
the Gentiics remove their camp TO another
spot. But do not know on which side the
most horrible hymns were sung during each
eruption Of the geyse-s. We were invited
10 join both parties. after this came in a
number OF schoolmsrms and blue
| stockings. Then came In whole
tribe Of miners from the Ceur 'Alene mines
in the FAR west, who passed right across the
mountains, bringing along Nuggets aud
other booty; trappers having skins, etc e, 10
trade. Tney hsl not seen any human being
for hundreds of miles, nor the sign OF a fire,
and their bill OF fare consisted entirely OF elk
meat, having even no -four for fiapjacks, so
that piece OF bacon was a treat 10 them
One of them, au old bachelor who, sitting
around the camp fire, some European delica-
cies having opened his mouth, gave US some
real bear stories, having folloRed his vocs-
ton some thirty-six years. Finally be grew
sentimental and said that he wished TO be
shot, as he had no one In this world 10 care
for him, He was never married, but we
called him EnOch Arden and he played many
important roles in our further trip through
the park. He had five ''csyuses" as fat as
suails, since he would not allow them TO
work during his leisure time, his vocation as
a trapper calling for active work only later
in The season. Mollie, his fayorite horse
being twenty-five years old, had not been
used since the Neg Perces war, when she
saved his life. or this episode in his life he
recounted many thrilling incidents. Thirty
six years ago, in the States" he had a GER
tain name, but since then he was only
known as Trapper Jack. He became very
attached TO US and proposed 10 take us over
With his four in hand 10 the Yellowstone lake
TO enjoy some extra holidays in exchange for
the Injuries OF civilization. II was a real
circus to hear him talk 10 his horses, Pump
hino, Gimlet, Susie aud corkscFew, while he
was making them climb in the most artistic
manner to the lofty height Of Mary's lake,
which is 1000 feet high.