. The Yellowstone National Park : a manual for tourists : being a description of the Mammoth Hot Springs, the geyser basins, the cataracts, the cañons and other features of the land of wonders ... also an appendix containing railroad lines and rates, as well as other miscellaneous information . nd elk,large numbers of which come down the valleys to graze in the early quarter of a mile beyond is an extraordinary fountain of boiling watercalled the Queens Laundry. It has a basin thirty by fifty feet in dimensions,whence its crystal waters overflow and descend by an extensive series oflo
. The Yellowstone National Park : a manual for tourists : being a description of the Mammoth Hot Springs, the geyser basins, the cataracts, the cañons and other features of the land of wonders ... also an appendix containing railroad lines and rates, as well as other miscellaneous information . nd elk,large numbers of which come down the valleys to graze in the early quarter of a mile beyond is an extraordinary fountain of boiling watercalled the Queens Laundry. It has a basin thirty by fifty feet in dimensions,whence its crystal waters overflow and descend by an extensive series oflow terraces that are divided into innumerable small pools, which are par-titioned by beautiful coral-like ridges into natural bath-tubs a foot to fourfeet in depth, the sides of which are enameled in purest white. The water,which is exceedingly soft, gradually cools as it flows over each succeedingterrace, so that a bath may be taken at any desired temperature. A littlefurther on, Fairy Falls Creek makes a direct leap of 250 feet over a clifl,amid surroundings which are charming in the extreme. A bridle paththree miles long extends from the Queens Laundry to the MadisonPlateau road, and another is in process of construction by way of TwinButtes and Fairy Falls to the Midway Geyser 38 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. THE MIDWAY GEYSER BASIN. Leaving the Lower Geyser Basin, the valley of the Firehole River at oncebecomes quite narrow and is inclosed by high timbered hills. Pursuing theroad two miles southward from the upper portion of the valley, an extraor-dinary group of springs is reached. This group occupies an area whichextends along the river about a mile in length and a quarter of a mile inwidth. The principal springs are found on a mound about fifty feet abovethe river level, on the left bank of the stream, at the lower or northern endof the group. Among them is the Excelsior Geyser, which is doubtless thelargest geyser in the world. Although this group of springs is co
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