Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 11, 1923, Page 16

ll I Lh | le Live News of Motordom in This Section) a WONDERS OF THE YELLOWSTONE|SOMETHING FOR THE GAR FOR\(Ar7ERIAL HIGHWAY NEEDS EMPHASIZED AS TOLD BY PIONEER TRAVELER |CHRISTMAS HOLDS ATTRACTION Visitors of 1870 to National Playground of Present Day Forced to Give Own Names to Freaks Of Nature Found BY N. P. LANGFORD (Scribner’s Magazine, May 1871) CHAPTER IV. We indulged in a last and lingering glance at the falls on the morning of the first day of Autumn. The sun shone brightly, and the laughing waters of the upper fall were filled with the glitter of rainbows and diamonds. Nuture, in the excess of her prodigality, had seemingly determined that this last look should be the brightest, for there was everything in the landscape, illuminated by the rising sun, to invite a longer stay. Even the @ismal canon 0 (ark and «ray and still reflected here and@ there on its vertical surface patches of sun- ghine as much as to say, “See whut I can do when I try.” Everything had “put a jocund humor on.” Long vistas of light broke through the pines which’ crowned the contiguous mountains, and the snow-crowned peaks in the distance glistened like crystal. Catching the, spirit of the erene, we laughed and sung, and whooped as we rambled hurriedly from point to point, lingering only when the final moment came to re cetve the very last impression. At lencth we turned our backs upon the scene, and wended our way slowly up the riverbank along a beaten trafl. The last vestige of the rapids disappeared at the dls- tance of half a mile above the up- per falls. The river, expanded to the width of 400 feet, rolled peace- fully between low verdant banks. ‘The water for some distance was of that emerald hue which is-s0 dis- tingu'shing = feature of Niagara. ‘The bottom waa pebbly, and but for the treacherous quicksands and crevices, of which it was full, we could easily have forded the stream at any point between the falls and our camping place. We crossed a ttle creek strongly impregnated with af'um—anc three miles beyond found ourselves in the midst of vol nders of great variety and n, The region was filled boll'ng springs and craters. with ‘Two hills each 300 fest high and a quarter to half a mile across d been formed wholly of the sin- ter thrown from adjacent springs— from } fava, sulphur, and reddish-brown clay, Hot streams of vapor were pouring from crevioss scattered over them. 'Thelr worfaces anewered In hol- low intonations to every footstep, and in several places yielded to the weight of our horses. Steaming va- yor rushed hissingly from the frac- tures, and atl around the natural vents large quantities of sulphur fn crystallized form, perfectly pure hed been deposited. This could be readily guthered with pick and ehovel. A great many exhausted craters dotted the hillsides. One near the summit, still alive, chang: ed its hues like steel under the proo- ess of tempering to every kiss of the passing breeze. The hottest va- pors were active beneath the in- crusted surface everywhere. A thick leathern glove wes no protec tion to the hand exposed to them. Around these immense thermal Ce- posits, the country for a great dis- tance in all directions, is filled with boiling springs, all exhib nitiegps boiling springs, all exhibiting sep arate characteristics. ‘The most conspicuous ef the clus ter is a sulphur spring twelve by twenty feet in diameter, encire'ed by @ beautifally scolloped sedimentary border, in which the water is thrown to a height of from three to seven feet. The regular formation of this border, and the perfect shading of the scollops form'ng it, are among the most delicate and wonderfv freaks of nature’s handiwork. They look like an e'aborate work of art ‘This spring is located at the west- ern base of Greater Hill, above de. ecribed, and the gentle slope around it for a distance of 300 feet ts cov- ered to considerable depth with a mixture of sulphur and brown lav The moistened bed of a small ch leading from the spring dowr the slope, indicated that it had ro cently overflowed. A few rods north of this spring. at the base of the hf, is a cavern whose mouth is about seven feet in diameter, from which a dense jet of sulphurous vapor explodes with @ regular report like a high-pressure engine. A little farther along we came upon another boiling spring seventy feet long by forty wide, the water of which !s dark and muddy, in unceasing agitation, About 4 hundred yards distant we discovered a polling alum spring, surrounded with beautiful crystals from the border of which we gath. ered a quantity of alum, nearly pure, but slightly impregnated with iron. The violent ebullition of the water had undermined the surround- ing surface in many places, and for the distance of several feet from the margin had so thoroughly eat- urated the incrustation with its liquid contents that it was unsafe to approach the edge. As one of our company was unconcernedly passing near the brink, the incrus- tation suddenly sloughed off beneath his feet. A shout of alarm from his comrades aroused him to a sense of his peril, and he only avoided be- ing plunged into the boiling mixture by falling suddenly backward at full ngth upon the firm portion of the crust, and rolling over to @ place of safety. His escape from a hor rib'e death was most mapgvelous, and in another tnstant he would have been beyond all human aid, Our efforts to sound the depths of this spring with a pole thirty-five feet in length were fruitless. Beyond this we entered a bastn covered with the ancient deposit of some extinct crater, which con- tained about thirty spr'n; of boll- ing clay. These unsightly caldrons varied In size from two to ten fect in diameter, their surfaces being from three to eight feet below the level of the plain. The contents of most of them were of the consist- ency of thick paint, which they greatly resembled, some being yel. ‘ow, others pink, and others dark brown. This semi-fluid was boiling at a fearful rate, much after the ‘ashion of a hasty-pudding in the ‘ast stages of completion. The bubbles, often two feet in height, would explode with a puff, emitting at each time a villainous smell of sulphuretted vapor, Springs alx and eight feet in diameter, but four feet asunder, presented distinct phe- nomenal characteristics. There was no connection between them, above or below. The sediment varied tn color, and not unfrequently there would be an tnequality of five feet in the!r surfaces. Each, seeming!y, was supp'led with a separate force, They were embraced within a radius of 1,200 feet, whigh was covered with a strong incrustation, the ya. rious vents in which emitted streams of heated vapor. Our ail- ver watches, and other metallic ar- Ss, assumed a dark leaden hue. The atmosphere was filled with sul- phurous gases, and the river op- posite our camp was inpregnated with the mineral bases of adjacent springs. The valley through which ‘e had made our day's journey was level and beautiful, spreading away to grassy foot-hills, which term!- nated in a horizon of mountains. We spent the next day In exam- ining the wonders surrounding us. At the base of adjacent foot-hills we found three springs of polling mud, the largest of which, forty feet n diameter, encirc'ed by an elevated rim of sold tufa, resembles an im- mense caldron. The seething, bub- bling contents, covered with steam, ure five feet below the rim. The lisgusting appearance of this spring 8 scarcely atoned for by ths won- ler with which it fills the beholder, The other two springs, much small- er, but presenting the same general eatures, are located near a large sulphur spring of milder tempera. ure, but too hot for bathing. 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They are _harml. it reducing that we have SILVERTOWN CORD TIRES CAR WASHING Real Repairing Guaranteed COMPLETE BATTERY SERVICE The Liberty Garage Annex 414 South Elm Phone 2303 issues in scorching jets from sev- eral craters and fissures. Passing over the hill, we struck a small stream of perfectly transparent wa- ter flowing from a cavern, the roof of which tapers back to the water, which is boiling furiously, at a dis- tamce of twenty feet from the mouth, and {8 ejected through it in uniform jets of great force. The sides and entrance of the tavern are covered with soft green sedi- ment, which renders the rock on which it is deposited as soft and pliable aa putty, About two hundrea yards from this cave is a most singular phe nomenon, which we called the Mud- dy Geyser. It presents a funnel shaped orifice, in the midst of a basin one hundred and fifty feet in diameter, with sloping sides of clay and sand. The crater or orifice, at the surface, is thirty by fifty feet in diameter. It tapers quite uni- formly to the depth of about thirty feet, where the water may be seen, when the geyser is in repose, pre- senting a surface of six or seven feet im breadth. The flow of this geyser is reguiar every six hours. The water rises gradual'y, com- mencing to boil when about half way to the surface, and occasaion- ally breaking forth in great viol- ence. When the crater {s filled, it Is expelled from it in a splashing, scattered mass, ten or fifteen feet in thickness, to the height of forty feet. The water is a dark lead color, and deposits the substance it holds in solution in the form of minia- ture stalagmites upon the sides and top of the crater, As this was the first object which approached a gey- ser, we, naturally enough, regarded it with intense curiosity. The depos- it contained in the water of this geyser comprises about one-fifteenth of its bulk, and an analysis of it made by Prof. Augustus Steftz, of Montana, gives the following re- sult: Silea, 36.7; alumina, 52.4; ox- ide of fron, 1.8; soda and potassa, 4.1—100, While returning by a new. route to our camp, dull, thundering sound, which General Washburn likened to frequent discharges of a distant mortar, broke upon ours ears. We followed their direction, and found them to proceed froma mud vol- cano, which occupied the slope of a small hill, embowered tn a grove of pines. Dense volumes of steam shot into the air with each report, through a crater thirty feet in dl- ameter, The reports, though irreg- ular, occurred as often as every five seconds, and could be distinctly An Outstanding Value Q Sazz ay ne ie Fe38 the smoke of burning gunpowder. It was impossible to stand on the edge of the side of the crater opposite the wind, and one of our party, Mr. Hedges, was rewarded for his temer- ity m venturing too near the rim, .by being thrown by the force of the volume of steam violently down the outer sido of the crater. From hasty views, afforded by occasional gusts of wind, we could see at a depth of sixty feet the regurgitating contents, This violence, as is evident from the freshness of the vegetation and the particles of dried clay adhering to the top-most branches of the trees surrounding it, is of very re- cent formation. Probably it burst forth but a few months ago. Its first explosion must have been ter- rible. We saw lmbs of trees 125 feet high encased In clay, and found its scattered contents two hundred feet from it. We closed this day's labor by a visit to several other *prings, so like those already de- scribed that they require no special notice, ———e By means o¢ the Northern Pacific railroad, which will doubtless be completed within the next three years, the traveler will be able to make the trip to Montana from the Atlantic seaboard in three days, and thousands of tourists will be at- tracted to both Montana and Wyo- ming in order to behold with their own eyes the wonders here de- scribed, Besides these marvels of the Upper Yellowstone, one may look upon the strange scenery of the lower valley of that great river, the Great Falls of the Missouri, the grotesque groups of eroded rocks be- low Fort Benton, the beautiful canon of the Prickly Pear, and the stupendous architecture of the vast chains and spurs of mountains which everywhere traverse that pic- turesque and beautiful country. THE that brings him to suggest a bump- er, or a spotlight. Mother is always “froze to death” when she is out riding so she demands a heater. Sister knows that the car would look much classier with a pair of windshied wings, and besides she never goes out but what “that darned old wind” spoils her hair. Son gives all his attention to the | engine, sort of appoints himself a guard to see that everything runs smoothly. And now {ft is only a few days ‘till Christmas with every earner in |the family facing the old question: “What shall I buy for Christmas?” Have you noticed that the pro- gressive garages and - accessory stores in town have thelr windows and stores decorated for Christmas? If you haven't done #0, just drop in to the nearest garage and sur- prise yourself. You'll find = splen- did gift display for the car with each of the items packed in beautiful holly boxes at prices you figured on paying for something else. Bring mother down too, she'll feel per- fectly at home shopping mn a garage for everything has been done to inspire the true Yuletide spirit. Here's just a partial list of Christmas gifts which will either-be packed in Christmas boxes, or wrap. ped up in holly paper: Spotlights, radiator meters, heaters, windshield clean- ers, flashlights, luggage carricrs. bumpers, windshieli wings, auto robes, auto jacks, bulbs in sets, spark plugs in sets, wrenches. If dad would get bumper or caps, moto- Felix Thompson Radio Shop Jobber and dealer for the most sensitive and selec- tive radio instruments. We repair and readjust any receiver. Radio parts and supplies, Phone 1478-W 512 East Yellowstone Radio 7CBS. K. F. E. V. The smart, dashing beauty of the Hupmobile Special Car wins instant admiration everywhere. Better Touri even, as its impressive a) that it # a Hupmobile, wi ing, finest pearance, however, is the fact all the brilliant performance, absolute reliability, and long life which finest engincer- i materials and finest wor ip can create, JOHN M. WHISENHUNT & CO. “Hupmobile Dealer” First and Park Hu ike Phone 79 fT ' mn ae L pam NY Recent serious crossing accidents | make {t evident that the Arterial| Highway system !s an absolute ne- ceasity to the city of Casper. Loss of life and permanent injury are becoming far too common en local arteries of traffic. The system) needed to correct this lamentable spotlight and mother a heater or robe, and sis a radiator cap with the family initial on it, and son a windshield cleaner or a fiashlight| {and not say a word about it)! wouldn't {t be real fun on Christ-| mas morning to deck the old boat/ out in her new Christmas presents? And there are always a few out- side folks whom you would like to| remember—tha fellow who's been hauling you to work in his car every morning for example. Imagine how grateful he'd feel if you handed him a windshield cleaner all done up in a beautiful Christmas box and tolf him that every time he used it he should think of you. If you're puzz'ed about what to give, and you're tired of giving the same old things every year, call in and ask your garageman to show| you his display of beautiful automo- bile Christmas presents, “Something| for the car for Christmas” is this newest Christmas gift sug. cost to you. a night shift. BY LATE ACCIDENTS Watch your generator, we will Y) situation has been outlined im pre- vious Tribune articles, but cannot be stressed too strongly, especially as ® legal wall eurrounds the final adoption of the ordnance. The arterial highway system pro- vides for the appointment of certain important city streets as arterial) highways, or streets upon which| any vehicle is entitled to the right ot way regardless of direction. Im- posing signs should be placed on the right hand side of every side street approaching an arterial highway, calling attention to the main tratn artery, and calling upon the apy proaching vehicle to stop. A dead stop gives the driver o¢ both ways before venturing forth ln this manner the percentage of auty mobile accidents has been founq te have been decreased very visibiy i other cities, An obsolete State Inw passed ty bygone days stands in the way this altogether progressive = move, The law provides that any veh, upon the right of another vehicle entitled to the right of way ove that vehicle, Naturally, no city ora mance can be passed which con. flicts in any way with the State lay. There ts only one solution. Thi it Talk it. Write !t. Influences your State legisiature represents. tive. REPEAL THE STATE Law, SPECIALTIES , That Put Money in Your Pocket ee crea 4 OF "EM No. 1—Expert Generator Work. Don’t be caught on a cold morning without a snappy starter, Philco Batteries and Service—Fred Sworn, Mgr. No. 2—Fender and Body Work. J. D. Smith, our body and fender expert, guarantees your satisfaction, No. 3—Night Service. This company is the only one in Casper that employs a day shift and The Warne and Crosby service is available at all hours, rain or shine, No. 4—Two Speedy Service Cars. ‘We do welding and radiator work. Warne and Crosby Motor Company 132 E. Seventh St. Five Dise Wheels and Nash Self-Mounting Carrier, '» $25 additional Al Six of Marked Excellence! tn tay a score of points this Nash Six Touring provides con- clusive proof it offers more than others of rival price. There’s 2 to 9 inches more of wheel base. That means more comfort, more convenience, more travel satisfaction. Tires are bigger, too. And the steel, wood and fabric used are of the finest caliber. With all this costly quality just note the low price. FOURS and SIXES |\Models range from $915 to $2190, f.0.b. factory a NASH-CASPER MOTOR CO. Phone 1818 188-146 N. Kimball St. put it in shape at a surprisingly low. INEFFICIENT MAGNETOES render the eration of smooth, flexible motive pow- er impossible. Is your mag neto in A-1 working shap If not, remember that it wii] be much cheaper to allow us to remedy it for you now than to wait. Delay may make it necessary to buy new one. We carry a big stock of parts for magnetos which enables us to give you immediate attention and ser. vice. L. D. Branson Service First and Durbin Phone 333 Phone 1519-R