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6 THEIFABK BBGiON. Some of the Point, of Interest in tlie Fa mous Yellowstone National Park— Geysers and Palls. j The famous Yellowstone national park region contains many points of interest to the tourist, a few of which, accompa- ■- nied with excellent illustrations are re sented below. Gibbon Falls. The whole course of the Gibbon river , from its source in the Shoshone geyser . basin, high up in the mighty Rockies to ' its confluence with the Madison is one j continued picture jof bold and sublime -. scenery,and one of the marked spots in this j exquisite panorama of mountain loviines. j is Gibbon Falls. The traveler will find j itiifiicult to obtain a vantage spot to view j this picturesque scene as the • sides of the canon throughout j which tho river flows is very j precipitous and the traveler has to be i wary in his descent, and if he wishes to j see the falls at their best he must descend i to the river channel, and th; is impossible immediately at the falls, the walls tower- i ing up almost perpendicularly. From be low the falls have a most pleasing effect, the water coming down from above in a series of irregular cascades over steps of rocks broken and uneven, which breaks up the water sheet and gives it an infinity of coloring most grateful to the eye. The river at this point tumbles, or more ac curately speaking rolls down an uneven and steep descent of eighty feet. The rocky walls are clothed with stately pines, which, with the light yellow color of tho locks and the foamy waters, make a pic ture to be remembered in after time by the tourist. The Beehive. Our second illustration of the Geyser region is the Beehive, so called from the shape of the crater,which is three feet high, thirteen feet in circamferance at the base and ten feet around ths apex. The crater, _,n orifice from which the water issues, is eliptical in form, the greater axis being 36^ inches and the less 2. inches. It stands upon a mound of silicious clay, the gently rising slopes of which are smooth and unobstructed. Reaching the cone one is sarprisedat the heat and sulphurous nature of thevapory air which is constantly issuing from it. The Beehive lies in a lino direct northwest from Old Faithful and imme diately over the river which is crossed by _, foot bridge at this point. The remarka ble feature of this geyser is its insignifi cant appearance aud the grandeur of its eruptions. Another remarkable circum stance is the provision of a warning vent Which exists about three quarters of a rod from the cane from which issues a vigor ous spout of steam for ■ tvout.y minutes before the eruption tHk--s p'acn: A tew minutes after the steam warning essse* J the grand display is aiiote. A hog- column j of water"is thrown up into the air t • 'he height of two hundred and twn'y feet and the water is so intensely hot hat a cloud of steam rises from it like an in- BESHIVE 'G__.YSZHi k ;■■ 1 _"■-'-; . _ ■•. . "1*1*;, ,"*: ' GIBBON FALLS. verted cone thousands of feet th. i-;e mipx renting upon the t'e-»ui.-ry too of the -I'm co Uiuo aud the oas,* up»n the • lii--. N:j:hiiiif ph'i ex-ee-t r*«e het' r>, > : of this magnificent phenomenon whe_ ! »-i«wed from a point Of«j>6<i'e to » t»nl- < limit sun. It is like a kaleidoscope formed of a thousand rainbows broke, into my riads of sparkling gems. dike Old" i Faithful who is true to his time »•>* Beehive is very eratic and cannot be depended upon j Sometimes he rests for nearly twenty-four | hours, while at others he wakes up into life i itf'er slumbering but eight or ten hours, ' and sometimes, though rarely, he disnp- I points the expectant vi-ior by not empi- j ing at all after giving the accustomed sig- . nal and warning. Old Faithful lies well up toward the source of the Fire hole river and is about 500 yards or a little over a quarter of a mile south of the river and 100 yards north of the Yellowstone lake trail. Old Faithful stands upon an immense mound formed of the deposit of calcarlous clny and decomposed roeir thrown out with the water at every cruo ticn. This mound is,-.built up of. terraces beautifully scalloped and ornamented wiai cauliflower-like excrescences. The^top of the mound to the very lips of the crater looks as though it had been enameled, or was formed of finest porcelain and this lustrous concrete glistens in the sunlur:>t with a subdued pearl-like beauty. The eruptions occur at irregular intervals, varying from fifty to sixty minutes, each eruption occupying a space of some live minutes. The first indication of an erup tion is a slight issue of steam followed im mediately by a deep rumbling growl like distant artillery on the subdued echoes of heavy thunder. Then follows a dead silence which dwells only for a moment when a column of boiling, seething, sputtering water is cast up into the air like the stream of a gigantic fountain, reach ing the dizzy height of 200 feet. For about four minutes this vigorous and stupendous fountain continues to belch forth its weird columnlike waters from the inferno, with its sulphurous smell, and then gradually lessens in height till sud denly it ceases altogether, and straight way all is peace and quiet till the next eruption. Some travelers becoming im patient of the delay between the eruptions hurl large stones into its throat, which, disagreeing with its stomach, provokes an artificial eruption, which, however, is less powerful than the naturnl one. The Lower Falls. • The Lower, or as they are sometimes called the Great falls are oa the Yellow stone itself, immediately above the Grand canon. No satisfactory view can be ob tained of this wondrous work of nature, but cautiously creeping down over rock and crag, at the risk of life and limb, a post may be obtained where, by lying flat and creeping to the edge of the dizzy brink, a momentary .glimpse may be ob | tained of the falling, or rather plunging, j waters, for the river ii one grand leap plunges off from the platform above down j 360 feet into the canon below. It is an ' appalling leap, and the immense volume of THE ST. PAUL SUNDAY GLOBE, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2. !88... water (the river is 2iK) feet wi'ie) sends no a roar kwi groan like the despairing moan of thousands of demoniac spirits. Eveu in lying fiat the head beoraes too dizzy for one to continue to gaze for more th'iu a second, and yet the fascination is so greit that the gaze is aga;u and again repeated. A view, however, can be obtained of this awe ii.spiring scene from a point lower down, called Lookout point. From this «-4T'ta_» ground •> full -new of the falls can" be obtained, but the distance i.« .;,•> *.'«-**< iui a full appreciation of the grandeur o* th scene. Tie great volme of water how ever Ciii be s «i s'io >tin< ovs-r tie edge. and breaking up from the imtuen^ height into a vast cloud of ---..'. from which » mist rises which shu's out from view ihe bo'tom of the falls The water» a^ain ..s i er and two thousand feet iieiuw the beholders thread their way' along th winding cano:i. As the fivivtlei stei'-ts And beholds an;! listens tn»tie deep t"i^d it vi sic, bois reminded of Mis. Si..onrtte\' lines beginning: Flow en foreve"- in thy glorious robe Of terror ard of beauty. \Va. flow on, Unfathoaied and D__-<tlew. God has n>t . His rainbow on thy forehead and lis cioad llaatlea arutttid thy feeta-d He doth give Thy voice of tuusder power to speak ■•£ Him Eteaally biddii j; ilie bps of men Keep siler.-e. and upon thy rocky altar pour Incense of a westrack prase. The Hot Springs. Perhaps in the whole National park with its wondrous beauty and marvelous and curious phenomena, there is nothing more attractive in weird beauty and be witching loveliness than the Hot Spring region. It begin* upon a high ridge of 6,522 feet altitude, ab-ft two miles and a ■ ' . '. ■ ■ ' _..- ' ., .i • - - half from the Gardiner river, and extends to the river', brink. There are three sets of springs, differing somewhat in the min erals held in solution in their waters, tut very much alike in their general features. The springs too, in the same group, differ in the intensity of their heat, some being. extremely hot, tho thermometer plunged into their eddy ing, circling waters, stand ing at 200 decrees Par., while others are as low as 100 degrees Far. The hole or crater through which the waters well are or circular form, three to eight feet in diameter, and the water a clear crystal and azure. The ravine in which the springs are found is covered with burnt stones and clay, looking as though the refuse of smelt ing works had been scattered about. The river .-it the first spring is 5,5_o feet above the sea level, and the ridge upon whioh tfio highest spring is situated is (1.522 fret *'ving an assent of U77 feefi in two miles. The ridges or terraces upon which are the springs are formed by the deposit of lime and silica of which the waters hold l»rge quantities in 'solution. These substances are rapidly deposited by the water as it rises from the bowels of the earth aud in many instances they have built about the weds cone shaped raters several feet high over which the boiling waters flow like a fountain and the calcareous and sehcious geyeerite as it is called— form "beau tiful cascades. The deposite is mostly of a whitish or cream color but it is often tinted with oxides. The Blue spring is Very beautiful. The water is exceedingly transparent notwithstanding the great quantity of mnierals held in solution and the beholder can gaze down into its mysterious depths for many feet the water having a deep azure tint but on account of the chalky nature of the walls of the well at the side the blue tent is less apparent. Of course, the color is owing entirely to the light and not to any material in the water. The margin of the spring exhibits a splendid combination of stalectite and stalagmite of gelatinous fila ments and delioate scollops tinted in the most delicate manner with red, brown, yellow or of spotless white while a minute plant in places lends its rich green to still .d s t. the wondrous beauty. The tents are produced by the iron sulphur and other -uiuer.ds. There are many .xtihet water volcanoes if they may be so called, the conical craters being nownoth ng more than mere ■ avoirs which have •.com. 'he habitati >n of bats and owls. ..a rome of these ex net springs ara cov dt ed with a woodey gnwth which has tak ■_ OLD FAITHFUL. a century to form. The water of these springs all find their way into the Gardi ner river, and the tourist would be aston ished to rind that, he can stand in the cold, j limped stream with his rod and if fortun- J ate enough to hook a handsome speckeled trout, hi may, without changing his posi tion, throw his captive into the middle of the river and keep it there for a few min utes and it will be thoroughly cooked. A ! stream of boiling water issuing from a spring in the bed of the river flows along with cold water on each side. Upper Giiysor Basin. Of all the spots in the Yellowstone conn- | try there are none which inspire the tourist j with so much amazement and wonder and awe, as the geyser regions, and of these there is none more attractive than the j Upper Geyser basin. It is situated along j the basin of the Firehole river aud con tains . Old Faithful, Beehive, Giantess, Lion, Lioness, the Cubs, the Rustler, the Grand, the Wash Tub, the Devil's Well, the | Castle, the Comet, the Giant, Catfish, j Riverside, Grotto, Fantail, Splendid, j Faitie's Well, Black Sand, Loda, etc The j first named and the second are the sub- | jects of our eketche%. Toter-r Falls. Tower creek, a tributary of the Yellow stone, runs through a broad plateau as level and destitute of trees as the western prairies. The ever constant flow of water has cut down the earth - ami soil to the hard rock and worn the softer rocks till it has dug out a meandering canon of considerable depth and just before joining the noble river it dashes headlong into a < eep bowllike basin which forms the upper part of a deeper and more impos ing canon, with W8ll like sides of a lamaa j tine »eh cut and worn into counties* i pinnacles and minarets. The craggy sides of the canon and its beetling brows are decked with the rich foliage of pine and birch and aspen. The name Tower Falls ; was giv- ii u t- is lovely spot from the fact I that upon tuber side of the fails a ! triHJ-stic tower b; rings up from ! the canon below f_d towers up some i fifty . feet above the brow of the falls. I iic.-e natare-constructtd pillars are of basaltic formation and taper gracefully I fiom base to apex. Scores upon scores of ! snodler lowers crowd up the skies of tho j creek above the falls lite an army stand- I ing at the back of its gigantic leaders. ! There are two falls the upper one being of I insignificant proportions comyared to the I lower which makes one unbroken leap of i onn hundred and sixty feet. The trt meudous roar of the falling river is deafening and its Jeep, hollow voice, intensified by being thro*- back upon it | st. f by the enclosing walls of the canon, j ■ an be heard for miles away. ■ — ' . The Arkansas courts h<*ve decided i't I a lecent case that the burning of one's own hou-e is cot arson according to the law of the .State. The offense to be criminal must be committed upon the property of another. Buckleii'- Arnica Salve. The greatest medical wonder of the world. Warranted to speedily cure Burns, _ruiBC9, Cuts Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Cancers, Piles, Chilblains, Corns, Tetter, Chapped Hands and all skin eruptions, guaranteed to care in every in ptance. or money refunded; 25 cents per box. For sale by Lambie & Beth 1 TOWER" FALLS The Oldest Organ in America. Tlie first organ ever brought to this country is still in constant use in St. John's" Chapel, Portsmouth, _.. H. ihe Hon. Henry K. Oliver, of Salem, Ma^s., thus gives its history: "It is sometimes known as the Brattle organ, having been the property of the Hon. Thomas Brattle, who was born in Bos ton, in 1658, and was treasurer of Htr v..rd College (where he graduated in 1676, one of a class of only three mem bers) from 1693 till 1713, the vear of his death (unmarried), in Boston. Brattle square and Brattle street, and the now extinct Brattle Street Church, Boston, of which he was the leading founder, giving the land on which it was built, take name from him. The organ (not large) referred to was of English make and imported. Mr. Brat tle in his will says : T give, dedicate, and devote my organ to the praise and glory of Cod in the said church [Brat tle Street] if they shall accept thereof, and within a year after my decease pro cure a sober person that can play skil ful ly thereon with a "1 nd noise; other wise to the Church oil England (King's Chapel) in this town; oil the same terms and conditions, and on their non ac ceptance, or discontiniiance to use it a. above, unto the college, and en their non-acceptance to my nephew, William 'Brattle Stroet Church rei'u v.-d the gift, the opposition to organs in dissenting churches being then as groat as it is now in churches in Scotland. But the parish of king's Chapel (Stone Chapel) accepted the gift, complying with the term.;, and procuring a 'sober person, Mr. Edward Enstone, from England, on a salary of £80perannun£ Here it was used till 175G, when it was replaced by a new and larger one from England. . It was then sold to St. John's church, in Portsmouth—!. rumor has it that it was for a while in a church in Newburyport. It is not* at least 175 years old, and yet in good order. 'Why, on its discontinuance,' it did not go to Harvard College, accord ing to the terms of the will, is not known." A Dissipated Dude. "Oh, Tawm," said one dude to anoth er, "I was on a gweat teah lawst night." "Haw, Jack, you dawn't say?" "Yes, Tawm, and I'm so wetched to day, you have naw ideali." "Why, me boy, what could you have done?" "Why, Jack, I dissipated, you knaw, in a frightful manneh, indeed." "Xaw? What, pway?" "Why, Tawm, I walked fouah blocks at one time, and up street, too! Just think of that, will you "Aw, Jack, I cawn hawdly think it!" "But I did, Tawm, and I dwank two glasses of sody watah, and one of them was a Catawba sywwup." "You fwightfully dissipated wretch!" "Then, Tawm, I dwank a glass of MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS. viciiy, and smoked two cigawcttes, and called on tltwee young ladies and their mamma, you knaw, and, Tawm, papa let me go by myself, and Tawm, aftah the call I dwank another soda!" "Aw, Jack, what will evali become of you?" "Weally, Tawm, I calm't tell; but that wasn't all, for when I came home mamma was waiting up for me, and she made me dwihk a cup of coffee and eat a piece angel's food, because she said j she knew I was Halted, and I didn't daali to tell htr what I had been doing." "Dweadful, Jack, dweadful!" "I knaw it, Tawm, but what was a fellah to do? I knaw if I calm't go in to the country bei'oah a week, I shall become a total week. It is too tehwi bly tehwible to think of, and I so young, too ! And, Tawm, I am to twy on my two new summah suits to-day, and as my cewpah is around the cawnah I shall have to walk clean back to the < nd of the hall to call mv valet to gaw aft ah it." "Bah Jawve, Jack, youliairow up my soul so I calm't listen longah. Good bye, old fel'. I hawp you'll have bettalr luck next time. Good-bye." "Good— ," but he was una to get out the last syllable, and sank on tha sofa as til-.- other one shut the doer,— Merchant ravel Black Cloud. The famous trotting stallion. Black Cloud, whose brilliant performance upon the turf last season won both the astonishment and admiration of horsemen, has been sold by the es tate of the late Andrew Cutter, of Parma, Mich., to 31. V. Wagner, Esq., Mayor of Marshall, Mich. Black Clou I is perhaps the most magnificent looking horse in a race that ever trotted upon the American turf. Mayor Wag ner has placed him in the hands of that noted driver, Peter V. Johnson, of Chi cago, who will campaign him this sea son. As Usci.ii a iVer.cn as i - B;;0>. "There r.e.» a stove-warmer,'" said one of the knowing ones to a reporter. "What is r. sto.i--warmer'?'' "You see tho... fellows laying artund the"engine house-?, all day?: We'd, they are all stove-warmers. You have v:ono into a saloon and asked your friends to drink, You may have seen -.. fellow step up to the bar with those you have invited. He lays around the saloon all day. Set him down as a stove-warmer. He go?s into a barber shop. lie lays about there ail day and reads the pa pers. You find him everywhere, in the billiard saloons, in the pool rooms, in the gambling houses. Wherever men gather to spend money or time you al ways find the stove-warmer."—Louis ville Courier-Journal. The fine for whistling in Stuttgart, Germany, is 15 marks.