Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-03

Ames Rogers Tells Of the Marvels OF
that Scenic Attraction:

Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone
Park, July 2O.-Editor Reflector:
The wonders of Yellowstone Park
must be seen to be appreciated. Az
ter leaving the railroad station at
Gardiner, Montana, we came through
the northern entrance which is mark
ed by magnificent arch constructed
of boulders gathered from right
around the entrance. and It was re-
Gently dedicated by ex-President
Roosevelt.
When you pass under this arch,
figuratively speaking, you go from
the outer world into land of almost
indescribable wonders. First you see
the snow-capped mountains that over
hang the highways and the huge
! Eagle Nest Rock" by the side OF
the cliffs rising over thousand feet
above the roadway. After a five
mile ride on the famous stage coaches
you arrive at the first place OF inter-
est, the Mammoth Hot Springs
where you see the hot steaming
waters issue forth from the forma-
ton and flow over the terraces which
are about 800 feet high. The terraces
are highly colored by the different
minerals in the water, making a most
beautiful appearance.
i The ride from the springs to the
Norris geyser took in practically the
most interesting scenery on the trip
as far as / have gone.
Between the two points just men
toned you pass through the weird
region of the "Hoodoos." large IT.
regular shaped rocks covering an
area OF about square mile. One
of the most picturesque sights In the
park is seen on this ride also, the
Golden Gate" where the rocky walls
that rise nearly 900 feet are ever
ed with a golden yellow moss, hchce
) came the name Golden Gate"
From this point one can gaze upon
Electric Peak, the highest point In
the park, deriving its name from
the fact that a great deposit OF min
erals renders the working of sur
veyor's transit impossible and dur
ing a thunder storm lightning plays
between two of its rugged peaks six
: ty miles apart.
At Norris geyser basin we were
greeted by the geysers throwing their
streams of sparkling waters high In
to the air. The lack Grower" IL
, generally the first to attract atten'
ton, by its roaring steam and water
escaping from its dummy shaped
:, opening, which is at times inkJ
!. blackness, evidently the origin OF iti
name. The Monarch, the king Of
. geysers in the Norris basin, plays
from two oblong openings, the larg-
er Of which is 20 feet long and three
feet wide, the eruptions from this
geyser occur without warning about
every six hours. 1t throws a stream
one hundred feet high.
The twenty mile ride from Morris
!, to the Fountain hotel or Midway
geyser basin, takes you through the
, shaded drives of the large pine tree
forests, passing rustic falls, leapine
cascades and canyons Swallowed by
precipitous cliffs. The chief attrac'
i. ton at the place are the Fountain
and Great Fountain geysers and the
Q several point pots"
The remaining nine miles to OLD
Faithful Inn or Upper Geyser Basin
: bring before you still more wonder
e full sights in the form Of springs
8 lakes and pools. The "Turquoif
. Spring" whose water is of trans.
: parent blue, the Sapphire POOL
whose highly ornamented margin
g suggested the basins rather odd
!. nameand the "Preismatic Lake" are
r lined by vivid blending bands Of deeI
4 blue, green, yellow, orange and rec
: that show up most speetacularly II
( the shallower parts,
4 On arriving at the Upper Basir
you again enter into the realms o.
!. geysers, twenty-slx in all, the Clan
I being the largest, playing about onc'
q week, throwing an immense col
umn of water $50 feet into the air
THE pride of the Upper Basin, thu
most popular geyser in the park an'
also the best known in the world
= Is "old Faithful" the geyser tina
has played for hundreds Of years a
intervals Of every 65 or 10 minutes
. So punctual is this geyser that tn
|. popular saying may be altered so a
It to say, Men may come and men ma,
is 60 but Old Faithful goes on forever.
e II would be a very fitting trihlt
\, 4. tho v,net porf,.,f uavoar in fh