Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

A VISIT TO THE GEYSERS.
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region; the earth burns our feet, and th
suffocates us. The surrounding atmosph
with the fumes of sulphur, nitric acid, al
unpleasant smells you can imagine. A
feet a stream of alum boils out, but a fe f
that perhaps is another of nitric acid, or
of salts, or soda, or pure sulphur, or sul
or ammonia.
A little distance off is a deep caldron, i
boiling a fluid dark as ink. It is ap
called the "Devil's Inkstand." I made
the time with that ink, and have used it
as it was taken from the manufactory.
enough to be patented, as compared
other kinds. Near this is the " Witches
quite large, demon-like, black, boiling,
spouting. It is said to be fathomless.
Next we come to the "Steamboat," w
spouts and roars high in the air, like let
steam when a large steamboat stops..
tance from this is the "Devil's Tea-ket
the steam intervals, and where, as if g
confinemept, you almost expect to see th
spirits of the Evil One come forth next.
to be standing on the threshold of the i
gions. Thrust a stick in the ground any
team will rush out.
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