Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1871 No. 264. MUD GEYSER IN ACTION. The only true mud geyser discovered, eight miles below Yellowstone Lake, it has a funnel-shaped orifice in the center of a basin 150 feet in diameter, and in which there are two other hot mud springs. The flow of the geyser is regular every six ho
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of the state of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress through the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first national park in the US, and is also widely understood to be the first national park in the world. The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful geyser, one of its most popular. While it represents many types of biomes, subalpine forest is the most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.
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