As it shifted increasingly toward activity as a superheated steam vent, there was the added interest of a visual demonstration. Through the years up to 1928, the Black Growler retained its guide book position as one of the preeminent features of Norris Geyser Basin.
In his place names book, Haines notes a popular activity undertaken by visitors to the basin who wished to test Black Growler’s mettle, so to speak: The vent a few yards north of the Black Growler is known as the Hurricane it is quite similar but not so violent as the former. The deposit around the crater is quite black in places, which fact accounts for its name. The 1912 Haynes Guide, compiled by Jack Ellis Haynes, downplays Black Growler’s importance, explicitly referring to it as a steam vent:īlack Growler Steam Vent attracts much attention it roars constantly and emits great volumes of steam. It’s fair to assume it quieted down sometime after 1898, based on Guptill’s description, although he kept the Black Growler description for the 1902 Haynes Guide. Whittlesey, the feature underwent a spate of changes in the 1880s. The “Hurricane,” incidentally, is now known as Hurricane Vent. The geyser, a few feet to the north, known as the “Hurricane,” is similar to the Black Growler in the character of its eruptions, which are very irregular, and destructive to surrounding vegetation and foliage. The water is not clear and has a strong odor of sulphur, which is probably the cause of its turbidity. The deposit surrounding the edge of the crater is, at times, of inky blackness, evidently the origin of its name. Very little water is thrown out, while a large quantity of steam is constantly escaping, producing a peculiar sound. The Black Growler, with a chimney-shaped opening, is located quite near the road, at the head of a gulch leading from the plateau. Guptill, writing in the 1898 Haynes Guide: PraiseĪs noted, Black Growler once received glowing praise from park outfitters and guide writers like A.B. Henderson, who, if he did not originate the name, popularized Black Growler. The current name is attributed to guide, outfitter and hotelier G.L. Haines, writing in Yellowstone Place Names: Mirrors of History, the feature was named “Black Geyser” in 1878 by geologist A.C. Black Growler Steam Vent doesn’t get much press these days, but it was once held up as a preeminent feature in the Norris Geyser Basin.Īccording to Aubrey L.
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