Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . ammoth Camp, operated by the YellowstonePark Camps Co., and situated at the foot of JupiterTerrace in sight of Bunsen Peak. Hymen Terrace, one of the most beautifully col-ored spots in the park, is on the main plateau at the rightof Liberty Cap. A veil of steam softens and blends itsvivid colorings, while innumerable water-glazed knobs re-flect the sunlight like a thousand mirrors. This terraceis growing fast, and it is gravely feared that the openingsmay become choked by the abundance of the lime t
Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . ammoth Camp, operated by the YellowstonePark Camps Co., and situated at the foot of JupiterTerrace in sight of Bunsen Peak. Hymen Terrace, one of the most beautifully col-ored spots in the park, is on the main plateau at the rightof Liberty Cap. A veil of steam softens and blends itsvivid colorings, while innumerable water-glazed knobs re-flect the sunlight like a thousand mirrors. This terraceis growing fast, and it is gravely feared that the openingsmay become choked by the abundance of the lime this happen it would be a matter of but a fewdays before the coloring would be gone, leaving the baretravertine rock exposed to the destructive forces of the ele-ments. Liberty Cap, an extinct hot spring cone, standingat the foot of Terrace Mountain, near the road, is 38 feethigh aad twenty feet in diameter at its base. It is formedof over-lapping. layers of deposit, evidently having beenbuilt by an overflow of water through the orifice in the top. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 37. MAMMOTH HOTEL AND AUTOMOBILE STAGES 17225 Cleopatra Terrace, a short distance above Hymen Terrace, is a good example of the growing deposit. Whenthe overflow from any of these hot springs changes itscourse, the algae, which produce the color, disappear from
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