Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . ATION The Daisy Geyser, located near the White Pyra-mid, is a very pretty and reliable geyser. The character of its eruptions which occur every 70 to 80 minutes, arevery like the Splendid Gteyser which ceased to playabout the time the Daisy broke out in 1892. The Daisyplays seventy-five feet high; duration, three the road from the Daisy is Bonita Pool, wihichacts as its indicator. The Brilliant is a beautiful, blue,quiescent, hot spring. Near it is the Comet, whichboils up at intervals, and has buil
Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . ATION The Daisy Geyser, located near the White Pyra-mid, is a very pretty and reliable geyser. The character of its eruptions which occur every 70 to 80 minutes, arevery like the Splendid Gteyser which ceased to playabout the time the Daisy broke out in 1892. The Daisyplays seventy-five feet high; duration, three the road from the Daisy is Bonita Pool, wihichacts as its indicator. The Brilliant is a beautiful, blue,quiescent, hot spring. Near it is the Comet, whichboils up at intervals, and has built up a small cone ofgeyserite. Punch Bowl Spring.—The road leading west-ward from the Splendid toward Black Sand and SunsetBasins passes the Punch Bowl, by far the handsomestspring of its class in the geyser region. Situated on thesummit of a mound some five feet above the general level,it is about ten feet in diameter, with a glittering rim ofcolored formation eighteen inches in height. A small,cave-like opening on the east side of the mound appears to t)4 HAYNES NEW GUIDE. HANDKERCHIEF POOL be lined with satin of the rarest beauty and texture. Earlyvisitors to the Park during the seasons of 1873 and 1875speak of this spring as being an active geyser, and during1888 similar reports gained currency. Xothing^ however,is definitely known as to the correctness of these reports. Black Sand Spring and Specimen Lake.— description of Black Sand Spring is interestinglycomprehensive, and is as follows: This is one of the most beautiful springs in the UpperBasin. It has a delicate rim, with toadstool-like massesaround it. The basin slopes rather gently toward a centralaperture that, to the eye, appears to have no bottom. Thewater in the spring has a delicate turquoise tint, and as thebreeze sweeps across its surface, dispelling the steam, theeffect of the ripple of the water is very beautiful. The slopingsides are covered with a light brown crust; sometimes it israther a crea
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