Mammoth Hot Springs, on Gardiner's River. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. circa 1872.
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1872
Summary
Album caption and index card: Mammoth Hot Springs, on Gardiner's River. These springs cover an area of about four square miles on the right-hand side of Gardiner's River, some three miles above its junction with the Yellowstone. The temperature of the principal springs varies from 120° to the boiling point, and they hold in solution a large amount of calcareous matter, which has been deposited to a depth of many hundred feet. Upon the slopes the deposit takes the form of beautifully-scalloped basins filled with water of varying temperature, according to their remoteness from their source. The oxidation of the mineral substances contained in the water has stained the basins to every conceivable shade of red and yellow, forming rich [...]
Summary
Album caption and index card: Mammoth Hot Springs, on Gardiner's River. These springs cover an area of about four square miles on the right-hand side of Gardiner's River, some three miles above its junction with the Yellowstone. The temperature of the principal springs varies from 120° to the boiling point, and they hold in solution a large amount of calcareous matter, which has been deposited to a depth of many hundred feet. Upon the slopes the deposit takes the form of beautifully-scalloped basins filled with water of varying temperature, according to their remoteness from their source. The oxidation of the mineral substances contained in the water has stained the basins to every conceivable shade of red and yellow, forming rich contrasts to the vivid greens and blues of the waters. [Yellowstone National Park] Wyoming. 1872?
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