Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-19
CEYSERS ARE AT
BEST THIS YEAR
Activity Of Old Faithful and the
Rest New Wonder of Yellow
s!one National PARK.
TERRACES GORGEOUS IN C0LesH
Great Depth Of Snow Last Winter Be-
Iieved Responsible for Unusual
BriIIiance Of Natural Phenom-
ena-Deer Often Seen.

Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.-
Interesting changes have developed
this year in the natural wonders Of
Yellowstone National park. Led by
Old Faithful geyser, which has short
ened the intervals of his perform
ance by almost a quarter Of an hour,
and is now playing every "a minutes,
the geysers and hot springs are on
their best behavior, promising a sea-
son Of unsurpassed beauty, as If mind
frl 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
brilliance Of the natural phenomena.
Abundant moisture has been stored In
the underground passages Feeding the
geysers and springs to enable them
to excel their previous exhibitions. .
The Grand has become the parks
most powerful geysersc 1t is playing
once or twice eachtday, and for ten to
thirty minutes affords a magnificent
spectacle. Of a fountain of ,steaming
water 200 feet in height. which is sue
ceeded by five to twelve distinct erup-
lions. Giant and Giantess have been
giving great exhibitions.
Constant has discontinued opera
tons, its activity apparently trans
ferred to the Whirligig, directly across
the f%oot-path.
~ Terraces Gorgeous in Color.
Mud Boiler has changed its tactics
and is discharging water that is al
most clear. Scores of small geysers
r constantly in action and Of course
Old Faithful, which attains a height
Of 125 to 40 feet, is observed hour
~ by persons from all parts of the
world. as in previous years.
At Mammoth Hot Springs, the head
quarters of the park administration,
the terraces are a marvel of gorgeous
coloring. where the hot water ripples
owe the unique formations. With the
single exception of Minerva Terrace,
which is less splendid than in past
years, all of the terraces are perform
ing with great volume. Cleopatra APP
parently is trying to make up for Min
erva's deficiency by starting a new
channel where the coloring changes
daily.
Jupiter, for many years the finest
Of all the terraces, has lost it's leader
ship, being surpassed by the p~rosaic-
ally named Pulpit Terrace, which
is sending more water than ever
from it's sapphire pool over a series
of beautifully curved basins, fretted
and colored like some old Gothic
carving, until more than 200 feet be-
low a conduit is reached, which takes
the warm waters from all the springs
into the open-air bathing pool.
Deer Appear Occasionally.
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 park are to be found such grace
full 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 enhanced by the
trees, which the growing terrace
reached out and killed, and which
low stick out through the crust like
white candles. Occasionally a deer
can be seen and photographed, nib
bling the salty organisations from the
trees.
Orange Spring Terrace, which has
grown to a great mound Is feet high,
has a tiny assistant, an "off-spring,'
to quote tile pun Of a visitor, which
bubbles merrily at the original level
of the parent spring, affording a com
prehensive view of how the terraces
have heen built.
Mineral springs in the park, includ.
ing the apollinaris and iron springs
which are eagerly sought by visitors
desiring to drink the waters, are pro.
ducing great quantities.