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 never boils, nor is it at all affected by the eruption of the near-by Castle Geyser, This is another powerful geyser, and is, so far as known, unconnected with any other spring or geyser. It is also peculiar in that it frequently spurts up 15 or 20 feet, just as if it might play. This spurting sometimes continues for several days and is usually an indication that the geyser will not play. This geyser has the highest and probably the most remarkable cone of any.

From this point the path leads to the soldier station on the river bank, where the river is crossed again to the east side on another footbridge. Immediately in front and a hundred yards from the river is a rounded hill of geyser formation with a group of four geysers on its top. These are the Lion, Lioness, and two cubs. The Lioness, which is the large open crater of boiling water, and the large cub, the smaller of the two cones, are very seldom in eruption. But the little cub, the smallest opening, plays every two hours, and the Lion, the largest of the cones, plays frequently.

To the west on the next elevation is the