The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-29
WONDERS OF WONDERLAND.
"A Montana Girl Writes up Her Trim to
the Geysers.


From letter written by Montana
girD published in the Bozeman Courier, we
make the following interesting extracts:
! must tell you Of my wonderful
trip through Wonderland. We left Boze.
man week ago to-day for trip through
the Yellowstone National Park. Night
found US at the Mammoth Hot Springs
Hotel, and, as II was rather late, we con.
cluded to do our sightseeing in the morn.
ing. So, very early the next day, We started
out before breakfast. The springs consist
| of terrace above terrace Of beautiful pools |
of boiling water, all different colors, and |
the formation about each is beautifully |
fringed, but very frail, and of lovely color.
ing. We were SO charmed that, not think.
ing how the time was passing, got back to
the hotel only to be informed that our
coach had been waiting half an hour. and
we, mind you, had not yet breakfasted.
They kindly waited, however, until we had
taken a cup Of coffee.
! We then started out and rode for miles
and miles up and down the mountains,
mostly up, until we stopped for dinner, and
| tell you, my dear, we were very hungry
by that time, and did full justice to a
dish Of delicious baked beans, which made
all observers understand that was gen.
uine Yankee. After dinner we took
short walk to the Norris Geyser Basin.
Here we saw beautiful pools OF boiling hot
water and many small geysers the most
noted Of which was the "Minute Man."
which plays twice every minute. Our
coach overlook US, and we rode on again
over the loveliest of table lands and past
beautiful scenery, until we came to
mountain ofclear black glass with spring
of soda water at its base. Of course, we
all had to taste and give our opinion of it.
The next important occurrence was our
arrival at the Paint Pots, about an acre Of
little boiling pots Of colored paints, some
snowy white, some blue, green and lovely
pink, and some just clear pools Of boiling
water. We spent but few moments
mere, as the driver was somewhat i'm
patient to be off.
Our next stopping place Of interest was
at Fountain !Geyser and the Big Paint
Pots, which were similar to the others in
appearance except on much larger scale
and not such a variety Of colors. The
largest pot was, should think, about
twenty five feet in diameter, and of clear
white paint Of about the consistency of
thick mush. Another and smaller pot, Of
beautiful pink, but a few feet from the
white one, is fully as interesting. Many
Of the buildings in the Park are painted
with the contents Of these natural paint
pots. We spent some time at this wonder.
ful and interesting spot, but were obliged
at last to continue our ride. We net STOP
ped at the Middle Geyser Basin, though
the much more appropriate name Of
"Hell's Half Acre" has been given the
place. Here, too, was plenty of hot water
of exquisite coloring. The most inter-
esting object next to meet our view was
, the "Morning Glory" a pool of beautiful,
clear violet and white water, shaped just
like its lovely namesake.
We were landed at the hotel of the Up
per Geyser Basin about o'clock, and,
after very refreshing bath and a delicious
dinner, concluded we could not wait till
daylight before taking glance at the gey-
sers. Our curiosity was greatly excited,
: as this is considered by many the most in
teresting and wonderful portion of the
PARK. But we had no moon, and the night
, was quite dark, so we could only tell by
the sense of hearing when the geysers
, were playing or "goiny off, as is the more
common expression. In the morning,
/ however, we had full view of the many
r geysers, and were so fortunate as to see
, some OF them play. Old Faithful, which
plays every hour, ranks among the first in
beauty and size. Castle, Grotto, Bee Hive,
Saw Mill, Grand and Splendid are among
the largest, and all are we'll named.
The next day we rode to the Grand Can
, yon and Falls, passing mountain of glist-
ening sulphur, at the base of which is a
pool of boiling water, the steam of which
smells very strongly Of sulphur, and very
forcibly reminds one Of that place (which
we so often read. The grandest and most
beautiful sights are the Grand Canyon and
Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellow
stone. The Upper Falls are not so large
nor so grand as the Lower, and we stopped
j, but a short time. Below the first falls the