The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-12
BIGGER WONDERS IN YELLOWSTONE
 PARK THIS YEAR
New Record for Number of Visitors Expected This
 Season

Yellowstone Park, Wyo., July 12- Interesting changes have -eveloped this year in the natural Gers of Yellowstone National Park hy Old Faithful Geyser, which has ened the interval of it's perrorma ace by almost a quarter of an hour, and is now playing every GA minutes, the geysers and hot springs are on their best behavior, promising a season of unsurpassed beauty, as if mindful that the number of visitors is ex- pected to exceed 100000 for the first time in the history of the park
 Unusual depth of snow during the winter, Followed by a rainy spring, Is believed to be responsible for the br1llfance of the natural phenomena. Abundant moisture has been stored in the underground passages feeding the geysers and springs to enable them to excel all their previous exhibitions.
 The Grand has become the parks most powerful geyser. It is p1ying once or twice a day and for 10 to 30 minutes affords magnificent spec tacle of a fountain of steaming water 200 feet in height, which is succeeded by five to 12 distinct eruptions Giant and Giantess have been giving fine exhibitions. Constant has discontin- ued operations, it's activity apparently ' tITdHSIelTe0 tO the WnHlSlS Qlreculy across the foot path. Mud Broiler has changed it's tactics and is dis charging water that is almost clear Scores of smaller geysers are con- stantly in action and of course Old Faithful, which attains a. height of 125 to ITO feet, is observed hourly by persons from all parts of the world as in former years.
 At Mammoth Hot Springs, the headquarters of the park administra- ton, the terraces are a marvel of gor- geous coloring where the hot water ripples over the unique formations. With the single exception of Minerva Terrace, which Is less splendid than in past years, all of the terraces are performing in great volume. Cleo patra apparently is trying to make up for Minerva's deficiency by starting a new channel where the coloring changes daily.
 Jupiter, for many years the finest of all the terraces, has lost his lead ershfp, being surpassed by the pros- aicaIly named Pulpit Terrace, which is sending more water than ever from its sapphire pool over a series of beau tiful1y curved basins, fretted and col ored like some old Gothic carving, until more than 200 feet below a conduit is reached which takes the warm waters from all the springs in to the open air bathing pool.
 Hymen Terrace is attracting great attention because of the abundance and exquisite shape of the algae, or microscopic plants, which give the terraces their color. Nowhere else in the parks are to be found such graceful formations, floating in the water like ostrich plumes of delicate green. Angel Terrace has developed a. rich pink, coloring, much like a birthday cake, a resemblance enhanc- ed by the trees which the growing terrace reached out and killed, and which now stick out through the crust like white candles.
 Occasionally a deer can be seen and photographed nibbling the salty en- crustations from the trees
 Orange Spring Terrace, which has grown to a great mound IS feet high, has a tiny assistant, an "offspring'' to quote the pun of visitor, which bubbles merrily at the original level of the parent spring, affording a. com prehensive view of how the terraces have been built.
 Mineral springs in the park, inc1ud- ing the appollinaris and iron springs and the hot soda spring, which are eagerly sought by visitors desirin, to drink the waters, are producing N4n great quantities.