River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
DAILY NOTES ON A TRIP
THROUGH YELLOW
STONE PARK
BY MRS. E. 3. ARMSTRONG
1sT. DAY IN THE PARK.

early in the morning. Got up about
6 o clock. Had our breakfast at
the station, and took the train for
Gardener at 8 O'Clock. The observe :
tion car. Beautiful scenery I'll the
way. Emigrant Peak 1o969 #. high,
is the dominating physical feature
of the 81 mile ride to the park
boundry. 1t is the most command
ing peak of the Snowy Range,
which is the northern continuation
Of the Absoroka Range, SO preem-
inent a feature of the Park mt. sys-
tenn
The winding treefringed Yellow
stone, the green slopes Of the val
ley, the lowering peak, Yankee Jim S
Canyoa, forms fitting approach to
the most marvellous locality in the
world. In 7993 the government
built an imposing stone arch at
Gardener dedicated by Pres Roose-
welt, which bears the following in
scripton, Created by act of Cong
ress March /, 1872, For the benifit
and enjoyment Of the People" At
Gardiner we took a six horse coach
to Mammoth Hot Springs, five
miles. The road lead through
Gardiner Canyon past the grim
palisades of Mt. Everets, Eagle Nest
Crag, d towering obelisk. Across
the Antelope Meadow, and along
the winding boulder-strewn Gard
iner River. On this drive an ascent
If nearly LOCO #. is made. We
reached Mammoth Hot Springs
about 1880. Spent the rest of the
day and night there. We met Mrs,
Loring and Mrs. Patten from South
Dakota on the train; very pleasant
ladies'. In the P. M. we took a car
rage and went to see the wonder
full terraces, Pulpit, Jupiter, Cleo
patra and Hymen terraces. Orange
geyser, Cupids Cave, and Devils
Kitchen, and Liberty Cap. These
ate themost important objects there.
CupidS Cave formerly had a large
opening, so one could enter it, but
now it is filled by mass of stall
actite formations exquisitely colored.
Devils Kitchen is the crater of an
extinct hot spring; is entered by a
staircase through an opening some
or feet in diameter. 1t has a
very hot, damp atmosphere. 1t was
eXL lored IN 1881; numerous bones
of animals were found in the cave
and it was alive with flying bats
Liberty Cap, an extinct hot spring
cone is at the foot of Terrace Mt, is
81 ft high and 20 TT. in diameter at
its base. Devils Thumb, a cone Of
similar structure but smaller, is
some 700 feet west of Liberty. One
characteristic Of these great lime
deposits is tue absence of color
where dry. The coloring is beau.
tiful, from deep orange to a light
cream where there is no water
they are pure white. Above Jupiter
Terrace, the largest of the group
are three pools, one bright green,
ore bright blue, and che between q
red and orange. There are two
large springs of boiling water that
supply the main terrace and the
Pulpit Terrace. Articles of glass
iron, or any hard substance placed
wlere the water can run over them
are soon coated with a cryst 4
white deposit of calcium carbonate
Geologically the most wonderful
deposits in the region is this form
alton at Mammoth Hot Springs.
At Bath Lake the uniform temp
erature of the water at all seasons
of the year is one of the mysteries
Of this region.
Cupids Cave formerly had large
opening SO one could enter it but
now it is filled by mass of stalac-
tite formations exQuisitely colored
We also visited the buffalo corral
and saw the little cottage surround
ed by a unique fence built of Elks
horns.
Fort Yellowstone is situated al
Man m 9TH Hot SPRING the head
quarters of the military in the re
serve. They have good buildings
have recently built large stone
quarters and stables made out O.
barn rock quarried in the vicinity
Here also are the headquarters O
the u. S. Engineer in charge of the