. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Geology. ;ATER forms, I! A S I N. Fig. 50. time. One is 12 inches high, nearly circular, and 3 feet in diameter; the second is oblong, 4 by 6 feet, with rather coarsely scalloped margins, with an aperture about 15 inches in diameter; the third chimney is about 3 feet high, G feet at the base, with an orifice nearly quadrangular, 12 inches across, with . the spongiform masses inside, and covered all over wi^h beautiful pearly beads of silica on the outside; the fourth chimney rises 5 feet above the mound, is 10 feet in diameter at the base, with
. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Geology. ;ATER forms, I! A S I N. Fig. 50. time. One is 12 inches high, nearly circular, and 3 feet in diameter; the second is oblong, 4 by 6 feet, with rather coarsely scalloped margins, with an aperture about 15 inches in diameter; the third chimney is about 3 feet high, G feet at the base, with an orifice nearly quadrangular, 12 inches across, with . the spongiform masses inside, and covered all over wi^h beautiful pearly beads of silica on the outside; the fourth chimney rises 5 feet above the mound, is 10 feet in diameter at the base, with an orifice 2 feet across, lined inside with the spongiform masses. This has been at one time a first-class geyser, but is now fast going to decay, a beau- tiful rim. The elegant bead-work on the margin and all the spongi- form masses are now falling into pieces, forming great quantities of debris around the base of the mound. There is also one boiling spring. THE Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); United States. General Land Office; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
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