The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-30
NATURE WORKS
 GREAT CHANGE
 PARK WONDERS


 YELLOWSTONE PARK, Wyo., July 30). ).-Interesting changes have developed this year in the natural wonders of Yellowstone national park. Led by Old Faithful geyser, which has shortened the interval of it's perform ances by almost quarter of an hour, and is now playing every GA minutes, tEe geysers and hot springs are on their best behavior, promising a sea- son of unsurpassed beauty, as if mindful that the number of visitors is expected 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 responsible for the bril- liance 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 ex- hibitions.
 The Grand has become the parks most powerful geyser. It is playing once or twice each day for 10 to 30 minutes, affording magnificent spec tacle of fountain of steaming water 200 feet in height, which is succeeded by five to twelve distinct eruptions. .<siant and Giantess have been giv ing fine exhibitions. Constant has discontinued operation, it's activity apparently transferred to the Whirl- igig directly across the footpath. Mud Broiler has changed it's tactics and is discharging water that is al- most clear. Scores of smaller gey- sers are constantly 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 head quarters of the park administration, the terraces are a marvel of gorgeous 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 per forming in great volume. Cleopatra 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 ership. being surpassed by the pro-, saically named Pulpit Terrace. which is sending more water than ever from it's sapphire pool over series of beautifully curved basins, fretted and colored like some old gothic carving, until more than 200 feet below a con- duit is reached which takes the warm waters from all the springs into 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 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, resemblance enhanced 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 photogra phed nibbling the salty encrustations from the trees.
 Orange Spring Terrace, which has grown to a great mound 15 feet high, has a tiny assistant, an "offspring" to quote tho pun of a visitor, which bubbles merrily at the original level of the parent spring, affording con- prehensive view of how the terraces have been built.
 Mineral springs in the park, includ- ing the appollinaries and iron springs ard the hot soda springs, are produc- ing in great quantities.