. The Pacific tourist . other andproducing a fan-shaped eruption. A short dis-tance above, on the ojiposite side of the river, isthe Grotto Geyser which is easily recognizedby the peculiar form of its crater, from which ittakes its name. There are two orifices, theprincipal one being in the larger and more irreg-ular mound, which is eight feet high, while thesmaller one is only four feet high. The inter-val between its eruptions is unknown. It throwsa column of water and steam from 40 to GO feetabove its crater. Several hundred yards fartherback from the river, south-west from the Grotto,are t
. The Pacific tourist . other andproducing a fan-shaped eruption. A short dis-tance above, on the ojiposite side of the river, isthe Grotto Geyser which is easily recognizedby the peculiar form of its crater, from which ittakes its name. There are two orifices, theprincipal one being in the larger and more irreg-ular mound, which is eight feet high, while thesmaller one is only four feet high. The inter-val between its eruptions is unknown. It throwsa column of water and steam from 40 to GO feetabove its crater. Several hundred yards fartherback from the river, south-west from the Grotto,are the Pyramid, Punch Bowl, Bath Tub,and Black Sand Geysers. The Giant is about 400 feet south-east ofthe Grotto. It has a rough, cone-like crater,ten feet high, with one side broken down. Theorifice from which the water is expelled is aboutfive feet in diameter. This curious crater is nearthe rivers edge, on a platform of deposit measur-ing:) 12 yards in circumference. It has seldombeen seen in eruption. Langford gives the. SCENES IN THE SELLOWSTONE PARE. 1.—Jupiters Baths ami Soda Mountain. 2.—Valley of the Yellowstone. TME &&CiFtG T&WBI&W. 351 height as 140 feet in 1870. It was also seen inaction m 187-4, but the height was not up the river on the south-west side,we next stop at the Castle. It is a cone, ris-ing a little over 11 feet above an irregular plat-form of sinter, that measures 75 by 100 feet, andis three feet high. The orifice of the geysertube is three feet in diameter, and circular, andits throat is lined with large orange-coloredglobular masses. In 1870, its eruption threw acolumn of water 140 feet above its crater, con-tinuing three hours. In 1872, the maximumheight observed was 93 feet and the durationfifteen minutes, after which steam escaped witha pulsating movement, the whole display lastingabout an hour and twenty minutes. In 1874,the same succession of water and steam wasnoticed, the former lasting twenty minutes, andattaining an estima
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