Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-10-15

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water it contains is boiling hot and
the bottom has never been found.
Then the "Devil's Punch Bowl"
and there are several other things
named in this way. l will leave
you to draw your own conclusions
as to why SO many things are
named as above mentioned.
ONext in route we saw "Roaring
Mountain" a large, bare hillside,
with steam escaping all over
only a few feet apart-and loud,
rumbling noise which sounded
very much like the noise made by
several big engines in the railroad
yards.
We saw "Old Faithful" geyser
play three times. | believe it is
the most noted and most famous
geyser as itcan always be depend
ed upon. 1t plays every 81 min
utes-right on the dot-hence the
name-and plays 2 1-2 to 3 min
utes each time and throws a hot
clear stream of water $50 feet high.
"Old Faithful" Inn, near this
geyser, is very pretty, indeed. 1t
is built of rough pine logs, inside
and out, and has number of i'm
mense fire places.
"Lone Star" geyser is very ap-
propriately named as it stands out
in the center of grassy meadow,
surrounded with tall pine trees.
and there are no other geysers
within several miles of it. The
cone is we'll shaped and is about
twelve feet high. 1t plays every 3
or a hours and throws stream 40
to so feet high. We drove by just
in time to see it play.
Excelsior geyser is great. 1t is
a large lake, several yards in di-
ameter, and you can see the water
boiling several feet high out in the
center. 1t used to play every
seven years but has been playing
irregularly since '93, but when it
does play it throws stream SOC
feet high. Think of it! Near this
geyser is "Sunrise Lake.. When
the sun rises this lake rises two
inches. When the sun sets it falls
two inches. | believe the coloTs
in this lake are the most beautiful
of all. l can't describe them, SO |
won't try.
Near here is Handkerchief Pool
small round pool of solid rock.
full of boiling water, and hole in
the bottom of it. When you drop
your handkerchief in this it floats
around for a little while; then
something seems to draw it down
through tAe hole. In short time
possibly a minute, it comes uE
again.
The Paint Pots are pretty and
really are very wonderful. They
are scattered around on a hillside
are simply small pools containing
different colors of paint, which il
really paint. They told us tina
J better paint than those pots con
tanned couldn't be found. One o
, the men in the party said he die
wish he had some of the dark rec
to paint his barn. When / wa
r told that you could see blaze o
| fire in "Fire Hole Lake" | coult
! hardly believe it. But when w
} reached the lake and saw ava,
J down at one side-just under
. ledge of rock-a small bluisl
| flame, which looked to be IL inche
, high and about as wide, Pickering
exactly as a flame does-then
: began to wonder what we woul'
8 see next. "Fire Hole" river i
q quite stream and is warm a.
l along.
Our prettiest camp was on Vel
q lowstone Lake. Our tents wer
It pitched on the edge of the pin
8 woods. There in front of us wa
s the grassy slope down to the lax
d shore. That night the party too
n gasoline launch trip. We reach
It ed Canyon Camp at noon Thurs
It day. And as there are so nan
Q things to be seen around there the
G staid there until Saturday morn
1t ing.
: There are two falls in the rive
8 near this camp, "Upper Falls" an
Q slower Falls" The water come
it tumbling over with such force an
I" the spray is pretty and you ca
Q always see rainbows in the spray
II Upper Falls are $50 feet higl
+ The views we had of the Canyo
1t from Artists and Inspiratio
i Points was magnificent.
q About 3 or a miles from Canyo
it Camp is a great watering place fc