The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-30
A LETTER
An Entertainment Account of
Yellowstone National Park.

I
A composition on this subject, think
ing that it will be interesting to rel
atiyes and friends, II was discovered
by General Washburn in 1870. aud
dedicated to the public in iS7Qltor
there about and has had several
thousand yisitants in the last few
years. not only tourist OF our eoun-
try. but people from all parts OF the
world. 1t embraces in its limits lsiNty
two miles north and south, by fifty
four miles east and vest mountains
from ten thousand to fourteen ,nou-
sand feet above the sea. One valley |
has an elevation OF less than six
thousand feet The geysers out class
any thing of the kind in the known |
world. There are over thirty five that
throw column OF hot water from |
thirty to two hundred and fifty feet |
H. the air,at intervals OF one min
ute to fourteen days and often longer.
To go through the park tourists en-
ter at Gardiner. Montana and after
passing through the arch, the route
lies along Gardiner river past Eagle
Nest crag to Fort Yellowstone and
Mammoth Hot Springs. where the af-
ternon is spent in viewing the springs
and trayertine terraces. These consist
principally of Liberty Cap. Pulpit.
Jupiter. Angel. and Cleopatra terraces
with their accompanying springs.
Cupid's cave. the White Elephant
Bath Lake, Orange geyser and many
smaller vents aud caves and steam
assures These rise tier above tier
and form wonderful medley Of
81 rings on the side OF terraces noun
tain Leaving Mammoth Hot springs
the route leads through Silver Gate.
Golden Gate, across Swan Lake valley
past Willow Park Apollinaris springs
0bsidiau cliff. OF natural Obsidian
giass. Beaver lake, Roaring mountain
? hillside of thousand steam vents
the Frying Pan and other suiphurous
springs to Norris geyser basin where
other geysers and springs are found
The most noteworthy thing here is.
steam geyser of enormous power
formerly the Black GROWER and the
Hurricane which is the star perfor-
mer OF its kind in the park Leaving
Norris basin you pass by Gibbon
Canon, the road following the wind
Z irgs of Gihbon river, and then cross
ing a slight divide, continuing along
the Firehole river TO lower geyser
basin. On this ride Beryl spring the
falls of the Gibbon river eighty feet
high and the Cascades OF the FiJ-
hole are seen. Lower and midway gey-
ser basins are very closely allied. and
together constitute quite large
area. The Fountain, Great Fountain.
lCiepsydra Steady. Black Worrier and
White ONE geysers; the Firehole lake
Surprise. Mushroom Buffalo Five sis
ttrs and hundred other springs. The
Fountain and great Fountain gey-
ssrs are perfect OF their kind These
eypel their contents in hugh avalan.
ches. unlike the cone geysers and a:
, they are in eruption at quite regular
intervals tourists can easily see on'
! CT the other OF bOth.Nine miles from
the lower geyser lies tn upper geysei
basin. the most weird spot of tn,
I sort In the universe. Just before reaef
: ing IL Biscuit basin where there ar
! several geysers and springs is seeI
: across the Firehole river At the up
per basin are found the largest mum
ber OF spouting geysers In the parl
A or world. The great geysers foun'
: here besides Old Faithful which still
5 continues it's eruptions with the sam
regularity are the Giant and Giantes.
/. Lion and Lioness. Grand. Beehiv
h Castle Splendid. and Riverside. besid
h these there are lesser ones as TO cor
/. ruptions. but not less interesting a
S gcysers. Many OF these can be see
\ from the lod Faithful. and at nigh
d monster searchlight is turned o
Cid Faithful and any other geyss
that may be playing from the roc
. top. The effect Is beautiful in n
extremes. After leaving the upper b
i sin YOU visit Yellowstone lake nel
| the loftiest lake in America The lal
Il lies about one and half miles aho,
sea level and has an average dept
Of only about thirty feet There a
picturesque and noble body Of wat'
several Islands in It and It Is a mo
noted for the nrodlgious number
Salmon trout that are found IN IL
i Six miles from the lake you con
l To- mud volcano. the volcano
l quite commonly but enormously cal
l 81 mud geysers There is mud gcys
Il here nearer the road and below Il
l volcano hut II Is now rarely actiy
Il u was here that the Nez perces ind
j Chief Joseph. In the war OF 1877 GRO
Il out OF the Park with General Ho'
/ 81 the Yellowstone river on their W;