The Van Buren press., 1903-08-22


" beaded and fretted, their bottoms
showing delicate tints of rose, white,
saffron, orange, brown and gray.
The Cascade geyser is another stand
bv. 1t isa comparatively new geyser
and plays with much regularity-about
every twenty minutes-but the display
is not comparable to that of Old Faith
full.
We could write columns about the
different geysers and springs in this
basin, out it will not do to tax our
readers patience too much, so will call
attention to only a few of the more
prominent.
One of the most powerful geysers in
the Park is the Beehive; 1t is credited
with throwing water to height Of 2OG
feet, but this cant be proven by the
writer, for it refused to perform, The
crater of the Beehive is almost an exact
of an old-fashioned straw
beehive, such as is seldom seen here but
most of our readers have seen them in
illustrations. The cone is about four
feet high and three feet in diameter at
top. Near by is the Giantess, another
of the powerful geysers of this basin. 1t
is credited with throwing water to a
height of 150 et-but this also, can t
be proven by the writer, for he didn t
see it. Right here let us remark, we
were entirely to short on time to suit
us, and should any of our friends ever
invade the Park we would advise them
to arrange to spend not less than two
days each at the Upper and Lower
Geyser Basins and at the Canon and
falls of the Yellowstone.
The Grand is another Of the powerful
geysers Of the basin and its crater is the
most deceptive looking in the Park, for
it looks as if there was little room for
the water to issue, but the display is
said to be fine. Then there are the OBJ
long, Riverside, Fan Mortar, Splendid
and numerous others well worth
mentioning, but space forbids.
AS before stated we were domiciled in
tents that night and before morning we
found pair of double blankets not a
bit too heavy in fact it was so cold we
hated to crawl out. Finally venturing
forth we found there had been freeze
that night, and the steam from the gey.
sers hanging over the valley accentuat-
ed by the cold air made picture not
easily forgotten.
Breakfast over the usual performance
of storing our baggage and ourselves in
the stages is proceeded with aud we
leave Larry and his geyser basin with
the best Of feeling.
Leaving the geysers the road follows
up the Madison River lbeiug the sarnt
stream known as the Firehole River
during ITS meanderings through the
geyser basins crosses the same ant
climbs a gentle assent to Kepple
Cascades about a mile and a quarte
distant, whose waters leap from shel
TO shelf Of 4 rocky chasm in series o
falls, aggregating 100 TO $50 feet, Tht
roadway after leaving here follows tn,
river for couple Of miles farther anC
then turns up Spring creek. The roaC
from here on climbs with gentle
grade following the picturesque canol
Of Spring Creek, which presents an eve
varying panorama Of cliffs and gorges
until at an elevation Of something ovel
$500 feet we reach the crest Of the divil,
ut Craig's Pass, We now pass dowI
to the west Of the divide but before lonl
we again ascend and recross to tn,
Atlantic side, While on the west slop,
we pass Shoshone Point, one Of th'
most commanding views of the ride,
overlOoks ShoshOne Lake and its beauti
ful valley, Shoshone Lake has an arej
Of about dozen square miles and is tht
headwater OF Lewis Fork Of Snake River
a tributary Of the Columbia. Nen
this lake Is another geyser basin but n
this is only reached by trail we did no
visit It.,
From Shoshone Point until within a
mile Of the next lunch station the driy,
is not very interesting, The road bein,
on gradual decend, shut IN on botl
sides by dense growth of fir trees
Lake View, a mile from the luncl
station on Yellowstone Lake gives n
the first glimpse Of that beautiful shoo
Of water, The view IL one that strike
home TO the lover Of nature and leave
lasting impression on his memory
The beauty Of II Is best told In th,
language OF Mr., David Il, Folsom Of th,
Folsom and Cooke exploring party o
1868 "As we were about departing
on our homeward trip we Nseonded III,
summit Of u neighborIng hill and took
final view Of Yellowstone Lake. Nestet
among forest.crowned hills which
bounded our vision lay this inland sea
its crystal waves dancing and sparkling
In the sunlight, IA If laughing with Joy
for their wild freedom, It is u scene oI
,ranscendent beauty which has been
viewed by but few white men and W.
felt glad to have looked upon II befor,
It's primevOl solitude should be broker
by crowds Of pleasure seekers which nj
no distant day will throng IT, shores,