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Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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fading into space,as an incense offering to the Creator of the wondrously beautifulscene. Keplers Cascades are really quite bewitching in their loveli-ness, the harmony of the picture leaving nothing to be desired, asthe romantic is here picturesquely perfect, the colors of the vegeta-tion on the rocks in contrast to the foaming water delighting theeye. The visitor reluctantly leaves this idyllic spot. Yellowstone Park can boast of one of the most wonderful buttesknown, as the illustration proves (p. 73). Nature has built up herea stone palace, of which Art itself might well be proud. It is remark-able workmanship, when we consider that it was built without squareor compass or the sound of a hammer. Its size, form, and symmetryimpress the beholder as only a marvel can. GEYSERS. The geysers are the great marvels of the Yellowstone Park. Theyare very numerous, and many of them are beautiful and grand beyonddescription. The most important ones are found in The Upper MARVELS OF NATURE. 71
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On the Line of U. P. Railroad PALACE BUTTE. 74 MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST. Geyser Basin, which extends from Old Faithful down the mainFirehole River to a point just below the mouth of the Little FireholeRiver, and along Iron Spring Creek, a branch of the last-named stream. Thisbasin is fourmiles square,but the chiefgeysers are sit-uated on bothsides of the riv-er within ahalf-mile. 11is surroundedby mountainsrising fifteenhundred feet,their sides be-ing quite heavi-ly timbered.Here opens ascene of splen-dor. Cloudsof steam hangas a pall overthe Basin, andcolumns of va-por float up-ward like waterwraiths frombetween thetree-tops of thesurroundingforests. Theearth is fullof rumblingand gurglingsounds, and theair is ladenwith sulphurous fumes. Stupendous fountains of boiling water,veiled in spray, shoot toward heaven, at varying heights, like cas-cades reversed, glinting and coruscating and scintillating in the sun-

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