The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-09-02

Nez Perez war in 1887. All the var
ious points of interest were visited the
next morning by the Senatorial party
after eating hearty breakfast. The
Mammoth Paint Pots are composed of
a number of cones of mud of various
brilliant hues. They bubble up like
pots of boiling nush. The geysers
are an inspiring sight to all especially
to the novice Fire Hole Lake and the
Great Fountain Geyse. wera visited.
Leaving the Inn, which is at ar alti-
tude of 1240 feet above the sea level,
the party proceeded along the trail af-
ter bidding good bye to the host and
tourists at the Inn. They then visited
the scene in Midway BASIN ,oming to
the upper Geyser Basin and at the
edge they came to Biscuit Pool in Bis
cult Basin. The biscuit formation is
caused by the deposition of the silica
in the hot waters and is is one of the
unique products of the geyser basins,
This peculiar formation is one of the
strange sights of this weird region.
This had silicious substance consti-
tutes the formation at all the geyser
bsains. While it manifests itself in a
wide variety of forms and figures, the
biscuit like character is seen in its per-
lection at this point. The Senator said
they put him in mind of his early mar
ried days, when the madam was doing
her own baking. A very emphatic
"Oh, you mean man." came from the
Senator's wife who exclaimed, my
biscuits were never as, hard as those.
A general good laugh followed, Spen-
Ger taking sly glance at Winnie who
kept silent. The next point visited
was the Morning Glory Spring. Well
named. In its water coloring and the
shape Of the pool this beautiful forma-
ton eingularly resembles the Morning
Glory flower. 1t is steaming hot
quiescent spring irregularly round and
about twenty-five feet in diameter. 1t
it beyond question one Of the most
beautiful pools not only in the park
but in the world and charms all who
see it. The extreme clarity and the
dainty colors found in all the hot
water pools is no where seen to bet
ter advantage than at the Morning
Glory. One gazes in rapt awe and
amazement into the deep tapering fun
mel that leads far down into the under
ground reservoir that never fails in
it's supply of hot water. 1t was with
reluctant feeling that the party de-
parted from this beautiful handiwork
of nature which man could not repro
duce.
Riverside Geyser came into view
next. 1t is located on the right bank of
the Fire Hole River close by the swift
flowing waters of the Fire Hole where
the trail enters the upper basin
proper. It's eruptions occur every five
or seven hours and the water is
thrown in high and grceful arch
across the stream. The hight of the
column of water is about 100 feet and
the eruptions continue for about eight
minutes. A fascinating feature of the
Riverside Geyser is the beautiful rain
bow invariably to be seen. This geyse1
was in action when the Senator and
party came into the Woodland and was
! treat to behold. 1t held the visitors
in deep attention during the period Of
display.
The greatest was yet to be seen. II
the distance was a large building Of
peculiar design which is Old Faithful
Inn. This is of peculiar and move
architecture, rustic, built of logs wher
! ever possible, cut from trees grown il
the park. Ideally rustic conserving
space, embellished by the quaint bu
practical use of garnled freak tret
growth, the massive columns in tn,
front supporting the caves are built w
of cut logs. The piazza ratings arts
tically arranged between these col