The Yellowstone national park, historical and descriptive, illustrated with maps, views and portraits . tive periods even, it pours 4,000 gallons of water perminute. The shape of the crater is irregular. Its dimen-sions are about 330 by 200 feet, and 20 feet deep. It wasnot kno-^TL to be a geyser until 1878, and did not reallydisclose its true character until the winter of 1881. Dur-ing the remainder of that year and 1882, it gavecontinuous exhibitions of its power. Its water column wasmore than 50 feet in diameter, and occasionally rose to theenormous height of 250 feet. At such times it doub
The Yellowstone national park, historical and descriptive, illustrated with maps, views and portraits . tive periods even, it pours 4,000 gallons of water perminute. The shape of the crater is irregular. Its dimen-sions are about 330 by 200 feet, and 20 feet deep. It wasnot kno-^TL to be a geyser until 1878, and did not reallydisclose its true character until the winter of 1881. Dur-ing the remainder of that year and 1882, it gavecontinuous exhibitions of its power. Its water column wasmore than 50 feet in diameter, and occasionally rose to theenormous height of 250 feet. At such times it doubledthe volume of water in the Firehole Eiver. Its eruptionswere frequently accompanied by the ejection of large second period of activity took place in 1888, since whichtime it has remained inactive. Prismatic Lake is the most perfect spring of its kindin the world. It rests on the summit of a self-built mound,sloping very gently in all directions. Down this slope theoverflow from the spring descends in tiny rivulets, every-where interlaced with each other. A map of the mound ?J^^ J%^^^W_. Crater of Great Fouxtaix Geyser. A TOUR OF THE PARK. 293 resembles a spider web, with the spider (the spring) inthe center. The pool is 250 by 300 feet in size. Over thelake hangs an ever-present cloud of steam, which itselfoften bears a crimson tinge, reflected from the watersbelow. The steam unfortunately obscures the surface ofthe lake, and one involuntarily washes for a row-boat, inwhich to explore its unseen portions. AVhercver \isible,there is a varied and wonderful play of colors, which fullyjustifies the name. Turquoise Spring is another large pool, 100 feet indiameter, and rivals Prismatic Lake in the beauty of itscoloring. The Midway Geyser Basin contains hundreds of othersprings, some of them very beautiful, but the Basin ismainly noted for the three features just described. CHAPTER XAa. A TOUR OF THE PARK. Lower Geyser Basin to Upper Geyser Basin. Distance, nine miles. Eoa
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