The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1906-08-16
WAY DOWN IN
OLD MISSISSIPPI
Some North Dakota "Geysers'
May "Geyse" There Soon

May "Geyse" There Soon
Something Of the Editorial Trip from Upper
Geyser Basin to Yellowstone Lake
Wild Bears Seen In Native haunts
''1s this Old Faithful or is that it
over yonder?" The old spouter was
about due to again give its hourly
exhibition and as we meandered from
the hotel to the base of the geyser, a
black-eyed beauty from Mississippi
thusly spoke. 1t fell upon the ears of
one of our young politicians, and being
acquainted with several kinds of ''gey-
sers" while in Washington he under
took in fiftv-seven minutes time to ex-
plain the wonderful workings of the
'spouters. So minutely did our North
Dakotap describe these wonderful work.
ings Of nature that darkness would have
overtaken the young couple, who by
this time had separated from the party.
Go get sister," said the chaperone to
young man near by. The young man
brought sister with her new beau into
camp, and by this time it was dis
covered the other sister was missing
and brother had lively chase around
the old inn but finally discovered her
with another Of our party-a noted Jim
river valley writer. In the cosy corner
the four found the piano, and so well
did they play and sing that the guests
of the hotel-and it was crowded to the
limit-gathered around to hear and all
had a regular home-like gathering.
The voices of the North mingled with
the voices of the South, the East with
the West-and from far off Germany,
Austria and Switzerland-all joined to
the leadership of Mr.. Howard Champlin
of Cincinnati on the cornet. The pop
corn roaster was brought down from
the wall, and painful after painful of
corn was popped on the cracking logs
in the old fireplace, and passed around.
Later in the night Old Faithful was
witnessed in eruption under strong
searchlight, and this sight alone is
worth crossing an ocean to see. The
coloring was varied as the scene was
magnificent.
We spent twenty-five hours in the
Upper Geyser Basnin, and there was
something new to see all the time. A
few hours fishing in the Firehole river;
walk around the geysers and pools
and here are the grandest and mightiest
in the park. When you have seen
"Old Faithful you have seen them all.
Day and night, summer and winter,
every sixty-three minutes this freak of
nature sends up it's boiling water to a
height of 125 to $50 feet. Each eruption
lasts about four minutes. Farther along
are "Bee Hive, "Giantess, Castle, -
.Surprise,' "Saw MILL" "Oblong, -
Riverside" and many others. Each
is named after some pecullarity in its
playing or in its shape. The "Saw
MILL" to our eyes, was one of the
most wonderful. It is not very large,
only about seven feet across the top,
but the fuss it makes and the vigorous,
sputtering water and steam that il
emits draws the attention from others
in the group. The most attractive
pool here is Morning Glory Spring, y
about twenty feet in diameter and high
ly colored.
The next morning at eight o'clock the
start is made for Yellowstone Lake. Ir
the nineteen miles traversed here we
pass twice over the continental divide
meaning by this that waters from the
same head separate into streams, some
of them passing to the Pacific ocear
and some to the Atlantic. Part of the
way is known as the "Corkscrew" road
and the way we pass in and arount
these cliffs, with deep valley below
was enough to make persons heat
swim. Will Wells wanted to get dow
from the driver seat and get Governor
Wilson or Milt Crary to view tn,
wonderful sights" But the Governol
and Milt grabbed tighter, and afte
much prevailing Milt got the insid'
seat and only looked upwards, excep
when he spit, and then he closed hi
eyes. We would like to have seel
Wells kept up there about forty-eigh
hours for the mean things he has bee1
saying about our linen duster, that wa
only bought with an idea to economy
For sixteen cents, Will, we would tel
about you bathing in the river-bo,
fashion-and the women folks coming
up and catching you. 1t was then yo
needed our duster, and saw the absolut
folly of going through the park withou
this greatest Of protectors.
But we are DEPRESSING. Here ar
Keppler Cascades, where the water
fall over series of rocks from aheigh