The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

tcr-and you will havo a faint idea OF
Old Faithful In action.
1t Is the immutablo watcr-ciock of
lustration of geyseric phcnomcna-the
most famous and beautiful geyser In
the whole world
Tho note of the beginning of tho
play os the geysor Is an angry growl
down deep in Its throat, whence almost
Instantly tho water. In rapid rccurrent
leaps, forms tho stately fountain that
plays for three minutes and thon slow
ly sinks into the earth to await Its
time to rise again. Sometimes the
winds unfold from its top nm iridescent
banner of spray: but more often tho
fountain form IS perfect conc.
Old Faithful plays every seventy
minutes and never disappoints. visi-
tors to the park may therefore sec II
under various conditions OF light In
the daytime, under the sun, II glistens
and CLEANS with prismatic hues; but
the most enchanting hour to witness
it's performance Is that when night Is
falling-when the dusk ia aT0-od 1t.
and the last faint tints OF tho sun
finger In tho sky. Then 1t Is a spectre
In ghostly white, standing against tho
sombrc background of the Wilderness
sight strange and startling and never
90 be forgotten.
In has long been the custom of Old
Faithful Inn to food tho gcyscr at
| night with the rays OF a searchlisht.
Then tho spectacle takes on new fca-
| turcs-all the rainbow hues arc there,
and looking through tho fountain along
the sweep Of light, one sees n bcdia-
| monded form moro beautiful than any
ever wrought by tho hands OF the Ice
King.
Verify. OLD Faithful is ono Of the
most wonderful presentations In all
the repertoire of nature.
Tho Canyon and Falls OF the Yellow
stone beEgar description. They are
twin wonders In a wonderland. Is
there any other gorge as gorgeous Us
that canyon? With such gaiety of col
orinE-with such delicate and lovely
| shades Of yellows and reds. puppies
and pinks, greens and crimsons, all
commingling in harmony from tho
green fringcd brink. down, down tho
craggy sides into sombre depths where
the writhing, cleaning ribbon OF river
thousands OF feet below. plunges along
on its winding way to the sea?
And the falls-the drapery OF the
canyon-the two silvery curtains that
hang at its head--a great river pouring
b
sheets hundreds of feet. then rualing
| and founcing and festooning until lost
into the rainbow -hued mist at their
feet.
Sec all this, as thousands have and
thousands Will, from "Inspiration Point"
"a rocky balcony over the gorge with
the caglc's nests below you--or from
Artists Point" on the other side,
where Moran transferred tho glories
OF canyon and falls to canvas: or see
| ~ -.
tourists love TO llnger and look, and
you viii SEQ the most tremendous stu
! pcndous, allurlnG and altogether SPLEEN
did spectacle that nature ever spread
out Tor the wonder. Amusement and de-
| light of mortal eyes.
! The structural features ere ms Mann
moth Hot Springs Hotel nno nc garri-
son Of Fort Yellowstone. around which.
and in the vicinity of the springs, the
landscape gardener has produced many
beautiful effects. Here are found tho
| most remarkable terrace building hot
springs In the world. The formation
! is calcareous and the deposition by the
/ waters has built up through the CEN
| turtles cataracts In stone of indcscrib-
able beauty through which the paints
from the earth have been mingled and
! blended with vividncss of colorinE
and perfection OF shading that none
/ but tho Masters hand could work
! The waters are OF such extraordinary
transparency that the eye can only
guess ut their depth. They arc held
! steaming and pulsating In great over
/ hanging bowls. from which they gently
/ flow down over the stony cataracts
carving and decorating as they 60
Jupiter and Pulpit Terraces are the
! masterpieces Of nature here: but there
arc hundreds OF other curious and
beautiful things to see. The drive to
and from Norris is alive with interest
| 1t leads. through the Golden Gate and
| on the way can be seen Obsidian Cliff
Roaring Mountain, Beaver and Twin
Lakes and other attractive and curious
features of topography.
The animals of the park arc objects
OF peculiar interest. No sound OF gun
| or bark of dog Is ever heard, and the
animals, though wild. have become so
tame that they give only curious no.
tice to tourists as they pass. Deer,
elk and bear roam at will throughout
| Geyserland. The red squirrel and the