The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19

DON'T uOuDJ III AT all.
After passing several large geysers
among which was the Giant, which
plays $50 feet high every seven to
twelve days, 1--WE just missed seeing
this by about an hour. | was so dis
appointed9 We camped at the Old
sixty to seventy-five minutes, $50 feet
high. This geyser the tourist can al
ways depend on seeing, as it only
varies q few minutes and has kept
THAT up ever since discovered. Hence
its name, Old Faithful. They have a
large searchlight on top of Old Faith
full Hotel, which, thrown on the gey-
ser at nigh. makes a beautiful scene
| The night we were camped there
Smith got sick, SO went over to Old
Faithful Hotel to ger doctor. sue
ceeded, however, and so did the med
icines, as Smith was all right in few
days. But going for the doctor afford
ed me an opportunity of seeing Old
Faithful Hotel 1t is the greatest
lpiece of architectural work | ever
saw, being built entirely of logs,
five stories high, and will accommo
date several hundred people. | did
not get the dimensions, but it is i'm
mense The bannister on the stair
way leading down to the barber shop
is enc large log, and at the bottom
1t is crooked and it seems like that
log grew just for the purpose of fitting
that stairway. The architect was
there all during construction and
oversaw the placing of every log in
the building. Then the large veranda
which almost encircles the building
has large pillars, and the braces all
have crook in them just exactly
alike, only of course little bit differ
lent. .-. ....
The lights all have an appearance OF
, tallow candles, but of course are cleo
trio. Everything in appearance is an
; tique, but quite up to date. The
, drinking fountain is large wooden
faucet but can be operated without
, Kant hook
Well, got the medicine and started
TO camp, and got off the right road
and dark as pitch. AS there are lots
of bears around the hotels, you car
; imagine how | felt l was walking
over geyserite formation where there
were hundreds of little pools of boil
ing hot water and had to feel every
; step took, and imagined everything
I black was a bear. But | got to camI
, all right and this experience is al
, right to laugh about now, as it is over
I with all o. K.
, The next day we spent in this dis
trict looking around. as there are sew
Z eral places of interest. One is the
/ Handkerchief Pool 1t is only abou
two feet across and is in a funne
G shape. The hole in the middle /!
i abotu two inches across. You throw
!. your handkerchief in this pool o
, water. and pretty soon it will disap
Il pear down through this hole, and re
n main there about thirty seconds, whel
@ 1t will reappear through this sam
h hole and be as clean as it can be.
don't think they named that right.
Il should call it the DEVILS Washing
, Machine, and if / was the Devil,
!. would have it patented. don't SUP
g pose he would have any trouble hav
o ing it patented, for If what we read il
O the magazines and dailies is true, h
Il has strong influence among the boy
d at Washington, d. C.
o Next is Emerald Pool 1t is no
7 very large, but il is the most beautiful
v of all. You can look down into it
n transparent waters for an appallin
c depth and see the ragged geyserit
# formation, which has the appearance
n Of coral formation, and it is also @
many colors, green and yellow prir
. cipally. The water is very hot, IS
: degrees Fahrenheit
s Next is the Saw Mill Geyser. di
q not see it, but when it is playing
N sounds just like a saw mill, just Xix
10 big saw starting into big log, an
n every once in a while it sounds lk
4 it struck knot One would swear
~ was a genuine saw mill.
e The Oblong Geyser is 80 by so fee
Is and the eye can penetrate to depth
e unknown. / could mention severs
Il others but | have so many othe
n things to tell you. ] guess will hav
is to tell you of one more. Let's see,
Is just can't speak its name now, anywa
II it was the worst thing l ever saw.
u is escaping steam all the time. 70
it have all heard locomotive escapln
II or popping off steam and know wha
K a deafening sound it makes. Wei
Is lust imagine about 25 engines escal
Is ing steam and you will have a goo
idea of this geyser There certainl
10 must be something terrible going o
- down below.
a We pulled camp early in the morI
D. ing and started for an all days driv
It with not much to see This is a pre-
n ty big park, being so by 60 mile
h. square. Uncle Sam has built over 90
o miles OF road in the park. and the
e, keeps it sprinkled, so travelling
e quite pleasure. Uncle Sam is
f. wonderful man. The only sight /
that days travel was the Natur;
IS Bridge, and it was fake. The wa
/ err running off the mountain, instea
IS of running over the edge, washed VI
,r der big rock and they call 1t a Ma