[Geysers] An old mystery geyser

[jacross]

The engraving shows Old Faithful as it was during the first Liliputian 
Expedition (1873), which was sent to Yellowstone for the purpose of boiling an 
egg in Old Faithful.  The expedition's leader, Dr. Hayden Ferdinand, ate the 
boiled egg pointy-end-first, beating his rival, Washburn Henry, who, two weeks 
later, repeated the same feat but started to eat his egg from the round end.  
Both of these pioneers were, however, beaten by Pott Johns who, 42 years 
earlier, cut his boiled egg in half, lengthwise, and mashed it up on his plate 
prior to eating it.  First credit for eating eggs boiled in Old Faithful, 
however, should be given to the Egg-Eater Tribe, who boiled eggs in the 
geysers and then peeled them after smashing the shells against their 
foreheads.  The eggs were then served with makh-tomh, which was their 
equivalent of mayonnaise.  Current research into Egg-Eater records and lore 
does not reveal whether they had a tradition regarding which end of the egg to 
eat first.

Jeff Cross
jacross at lamar.colostate.edu

>===== Original Message From SCOTT BRYAN <tsbryan_380 at msn.com> =====
>Well, a mystery geyser of another sort -- No doubt some of you have seen this 
but nevertheless... name the Yellowstone geyser that is obviously accurately 
shown by this 1874 engraving.
>
>Scott Bryan
>
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