[Geysers] A 1901 trip to the geysers

[TSBryan at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/26/2004 8:34:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Lee_Whittlesey at nps.gov writes:
After looking at the Castle from a distance, we once more turn our faces
toward the up grade and are shown a very curious pool called the Broken
Heart [what feature  is this?], probably ten feet across one way and
fifteen the other, but exactly like a heart split open. It is a little
spring and the coloring is of an orange shade,

I will contend that the descriptions within this portion of Mr. Dellett's 
narrative refers not to things on Geyser Hill, but rather to things along the 
river between Grand and Castle. After all, these descriptions immediately follow 
those of Grand and Sawmill AND of "looking at Castle from a distance..."

So the question would be (among others) -- where did people cross the river 
in those days? Actually, downstream from the modern bridge, where the stream 
banks (especially on the northeast side) are less steep, would be logical to me. 
If this were so, then maybe...

Broken Heart, with its orange shade, was Terra Cotta Spring
The Ant Hill might be one of the Terra Cotta Geysers features (and the holes 
probably did not go through but rather were decorative geyserite)
This could place Dellett "on the bank of the river" in position to see the 
Bee Hive ... "rising... from the very bottom of the river" This is Deleted 
Teakettle.
The Chimney is Chimney Cone.
Bottomless Well has perhaps had its 2000-foot-deep bottom plugged, but it is 
South Scalloped.

Only then does the party head for Geyser Hill, where the Watch and Chain 
is/are today's Goggles Spring, the orange ("gold") watch being the round shallow 
part of the spring.

Later, the description of Pea-Nut doesn't sound right, as Peanut isn't nearly 
that large. Of course, neither is/was Topaz.

Scott Bryan
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