Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . a similar basin, the crater ofthe Whirligig, which plays quite like the Constant, butnot so frequently. The Mud Geyser is passed on the way to the Vial-entine and Black Growler. Some seasons this geysererupts with great violence, displays frequently occurringabout sixty feet high. Black Growler Steam Vent attracts much atten-tion; it roars constantly and emits great volumes ofsteam. The deposit around the crater is quite black inplaces. The vent a few yards north of the Black Growleris known as the Hurricane; it i
Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . a similar basin, the crater ofthe Whirligig, which plays quite like the Constant, butnot so frequently. The Mud Geyser is passed on the way to the Vial-entine and Black Growler. Some seasons this geysererupts with great violence, displays frequently occurringabout sixty feet high. Black Growler Steam Vent attracts much atten-tion; it roars constantly and emits great volumes ofsteam. The deposit around the crater is quite black inplaces. The vent a few yards north of the Black Growleris known as the Hurricane; it is quite similar but not soviolent as the former. iSituated east of the roadway is the Bath Tub. Ithas a well-formed basin, and while it does not erupt, it isin constant agitation. Emerald Pool is seen next; a large, quiescent lakeof boiling hot water with a greenish tinge, situated south ofthe Bath Tub. New Crater Geyser.—This geyser is about 500 feetsoutheast of Emerald Pool, surrounded by huge blocksof dark yellow rock. It came into prominence during 50 HAYiNES NEW GUIDE. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MOTORCYCLE RANGER 19080 the fall of 1891, when quite a commotion, not unlikean earthquake, was observed. When it burst forth agreat volume of water was forced out, flooding the ravineleading to the valley below. Since then it has settled downto ordinary eruptions, about every three minutes. Therock-covered crater prevents the discharge from attainingany great height. Monarch Greyser is situated at the base of the hill,nearly surrounded by a bluff of brilliantly colored rocks,upon the level of the plateau about 1,000 feet east of theroadway. The crater consists of two oblong openings,the larger of which is twenty feet long and three feet of the Monarch occur without warning, and con-sist of a series of explosions in which columns of waterare thrown 100 feet high. The intervals between eruptionsare about six hours. Fearless Gteyser, situated 500 feet south of theMinute Ma
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