Milford chronicle., 1925-07-24
MISS ELIZABETH CARLISLE
WRITES ABOUT VISIT TO
The YELLOWSTONE PARK
Hotel Adelphia, Philadelphia.
July 20, 1925.

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It might be of interest to give you
a little sketch of the history OF He4-
lowstone Park before 1 start to mar
rate the strange and beautiful slghtsi
we saw there.
The Yellowstone National Park
was created by the act of March 1st,
1872. 1t is approximately 62 miles
long and 54 miles wide, giving an
area of 3,348 square miles. since
1917. it is under the control and su-
nervision of the National Park Ser
vice of the Interior Department. VI
until 1917, it was under the super
vision of the Army Department.
The Yellowstone is probably the
best known of our National PARKS.
It's geysers are celebrated the world
over, because, for size, power anu
variety of action, as well as num-
ber. The region has no competitor
New Zealand, which ranks second,
and Iceland, where the word "gey-
ser" originated, possess the only
other geyser basins of prominence
hut both together do not offer the
visitor what, he may see in TWO OF
three days in Yellowstone; as 1 am
told.
The Yellowstone National Park IS
located in Northwestern Wyoming,
touching slightly upon Montana ana
Idaho. The entire region is volcanic
and really. wouldn't have been sur
nrised. at any moment, to have gone
fving sIkvward with the rest of the
steam and water.
There are five active geyser Dasins
the geysers exhibit large Varle-
ty of character and action. Some'
like Old Faithful, spout at quite reg
ular intervals, longer or shorter
others are irregular. Some burst up
ward with immense power; others
shoot streams at angles or DuDDle
and foam in action.
We started through the Park from
the West, entering at West yellow
stone. which is in Montana. we
reached here early, Saturday morn
ing and after having our breaKIast'
we started out for Mammoth HOT
Snrings. All along the way, we pass
cd numerous campers, for it seem
ed to be a favorite trip and splendld
canning grounds are afforded tne
tourists with many conveniences. II
seemed to me as We journeyeo aIone'
that YOU couldn't look single place
without seeing steam and water OF
something spouting from the eaEtn.
There is some terrific heat unuer
that norton of this old earth for IN
that one particular spot, it all SEEM
ed to be on fire. We passed many
springs and small geysers and upon
arrival at Mammoth viewed the larg-
est of all. It appears like a huge
terrace of different cOlors with DOLL
ing water pouring down over all
We remained there over nlght anu
the next morning, started TOT O4u
FAITHFUL. have read of this natural
wonder and have seen pictures also' |
but I never dreamed, it could be so
beautiful. Old Faithful spouts every
sixtv-fve minutes to height OF !zO
to 17O feet, and lasts for four min
utes. It is a marvellous sight ana
one 7 wanted to witness each time II
nerformed while I was there. AFTER .
it had spouted the first time, went
I'D to view the crater when appear
ed TO be about two by four or i've
feet and down in the depths, you
could hear loud rumblings. Some
thing was surely firing up to SEND a
stream of steam and water that hlgh
in the air and at regular Intervals
Among other geysers and springs
we saw in that vicinity were: BlJah
Spring, Frying Pan which bupDIeu
and sputtered just like the gravy III
a frying pan, which gave it the name
Norris Geyser Basin was very IN
teresting. Here, we saw Constant
Gevser. Arsenic Springs, and Whlr-
ligig Geyser; all being well nameu'
There were numerous others Whlcn
were not named. Then the Mammoth
Paint Pots. You really could mag
inc some painter had been there ana
mixed his paints. Some sort OF SUI
stance like paint bubbled and sput-
tered in huge craters, boiling not
Some were rose shades while others
were grey. There were other Wond-
ers such as, Biscuit Basin, Gem
Snring. Morning Glory Spring. XIV r
erside Geyser, Grotto Geyser, Clan.
Gevser and Castle Geyser; al oI
which were named because OF their
annearance or the character OF their
performance, Giant Geyser performs
every eight or twelve days anu
snouts to height of two hunureu
and fifty feet. The whole earCn
9round trembles while it is in ac-
lion: which lasts one hour. we were
not lucky enough to witness Ihls
sight. which fact we regretted very
much. ,.5.,,e,,1
old Faithful is the most wonderful .
and surely fascinated me. In view
If the Inn, could count tWenty-nve
yevsers and assures from Wnlcn
steam was spouting. 1t was rather
1ncanny and was glad to move on /
While there. we visited the famous
Spring. If you throw /
,our handkerchief in this pool II Will {
N down out Of sight and come up IN
oboI,t ten minutes all cleans 1t :
TouId he nice if we could have one
If these in our homes tor II "OuiU
make laundry cheap.
Our ride from Old Faithful to feI- I
owstone Lake, was very pretIy'
most of it being through a pine lot
,st II was on this part OF our UP
hat we saw our first bears. Tney
we're along the road waiting for the
,ars and candy and are quite tame. s
/ had carried several Jumps OF sugar
n nv pocket to give them. It is not ;
wise thing to do however, for some
ines tbev don't stop with the candy
n " sugar but grab your hand. One
nan had his hand badly mangieq
vbi1e we were there so vowed l
,ad been kind to my last bear: On
lou N - -Aorrnd of the Giant