. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Geology. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES. 53 The hot springs and geysers of the Yellowstone and Madison were so fully described last year, and aie, with considerable detail, noticed in the present report by Dr. Peale and Professor Bradley, that I have given them but little attention. I will refer, however, for a moment, to a few illustrations, and among them the fine one which I am permitted to use in this report by the courtesy of the editors of the Illustrated Christian. * Weekly. The cuts were engraved from photograi)bs taken by Mr. Jack- son, of t
. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Geology. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES. 53 The hot springs and geysers of the Yellowstone and Madison were so fully described last year, and aie, with considerable detail, noticed in the present report by Dr. Peale and Professor Bradley, that I have given them but little attention. I will refer, however, for a moment, to a few illustrations, and among them the fine one which I am permitted to use in this report by the courtesy of the editors of the Illustrated Christian. * Weekly. The cuts were engraved from photograi)bs taken by Mr. Jack- son, of the survey, during the summer of 1871. The "Hot Spring Cone" we called the "Fish-Pot," from the fact that it extended out into the lake several feet, so that one could stand on the siliceous mound and hook the trout from the coldwaters of the lake, and, without moving, boil them in the steaming-hot water of the spring. There seemed to be no connection between the orifice of the Hot Spring and the cold water around. In the upi)er right-hand corner is the Castle Geyser,. 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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