[Geysers] Anotehr 1872 image

[Richard/Marion Powell]

"The Geyser" (Horace C. Hovey, 1882, Celebrated American Caverns, p. 159) is a stalagmitic flowstone deposit in Grand Caverns, formerly known as Weyer's Cave, just west of the town of Weyer's Cave, Augusta Co., VA.

Several partially similar illustrations were published in an article by Porte Crayon (David Strother), 1854, A Visit to Weyer's Cave: Harpers New Monthly Magazine, V.10, no. 55, p. 10-25.  Neither the "Geyser" illustration nor any mention of the "Geyser" was included in this next to useless travelogue.  The engraver's name is on some of the illustrations, but it is difficult to read on the scanned copy on the website, but it appears to be "Richardson" on the drawing of "Solomon's Temple on page 16.
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  From: TSBryan at aol.com 
  To: geysers at wwc.edu 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:57 PM
  Subject: [Geysers] Anotehr 1872 image


  Below is another engraving from William Cullen Bryant's "Picturesque America..." Rather curious, is it not? It is titled The Geyser", but I believe that it does NOT purport to show a Yellowstone geyser. To me it appears to be within a limestone cavern and, indeed, three of the four observers appear to be holding lanterns that illuminate "the geyser."

  the questions: Might anybody have a copy of Bryant's book, and could thus better identify this image? Might anybody know of a cavern that contains a formation (at least sort of) like this?

  Scott Bryan (not in any way related to W. C. Bryant)


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