The land of geysers - Yellowstone Natonal Park (1909) (14574073688)

Identifier: landofgeyser1909269nort (find matches)
Title: The land of geysers : Yellowstone Natonal Park
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Northern Pacific Railway Company. Yellowstone Division
Subjects: Railroad travel
Publisher: (St. Paul : Northern Pacific, Yellowstone Park Line)
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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lden Gate by a light and regulargrade. On the way the Travertine, or Hoodoo, rocks are passed.These are strange freaks of nature. Of limestone, they stand pitched in allimaginable angles and the road twists through the midst of them. They areof a soft, silvery gray color, which fact gives name to Silver Gate, acharacteristic spot among them. Golden Gate is a short, striking, rugged, yellowish canyon uponwhich the Government has spent many thousands of dollars. In order tomake it passable it was necessary to construct a viaduct of steel and concreteat one point, at an expense of $10,000. Rustic fall, at the head of theGate, is one of the attractions of the spot. Twelve miles from Mammoth Hot Springs, Obsidian Cliff, one of themost interesting objects m the park is reached. It is of natural volcanicglass, and is a very fine example of this species of lava. The cliff is high,black, with an abrupt face, and, in former years, was a mine of wealth tothe Indians for material for arrow heads.
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GOLDEN GATE20 YELLOWSTONE PARK Nc jeyser Ba NORRIS geyser basin is a weird and interesting piece of landscape.Steam columns rise from hundreds of hot water pools and orifices inthe white-gray basin as if it were the center of a manufacturing district.Norris basin is distinguished in one respect from the other geyser basins—itpossesses the only steam geyser or geysers in the park. Formerly, but onesteam geyser, the Black Growler, was found here, but in recent years othersteamers have broken forth, thus adding interest to the spot. There are several small water geysers here, the Constant and MinuteMan being among the most prominent. The Monarch is a powerful geyserwhen in eruption and the New Crater is one of moderate intensity. After luncheon an hour or an hour and a half is usually given todoing the basin afoot, and the coaches are boarded at a rustic pavilionat the farther side of the formation. The afternoon ride is along two ofthe largest streams in the park—the Gibbon river, n