Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-18


;, 10 winch we had always looked FORWARD
WIN great Interest,-the famous Beer
. Springs, basin of mineral waters on.
= closed by the mountains, which sweer
. around a circular bend of Bear river. here
at It's most northern point, and which from
northern, in the course of a few m;rec
acquires southern direction towards the
} GREAT Salt Lake. A pretty little stream
7 OF clear water enters the upper part of the
! nasin' from an open valley in the monn.
'aIns' and passing through the bottom. dis.
charges into Bear river. CROSSING th;s
stream, we descended a mile below. and
MADE our encampment in grove of ce
! dar immediately at the Beer springs, which
: on account of the effervescine GAS and acid
! taste, have received their name from rho
voyageurs and trappers of the country.
who' IN the midst of their rude and hard
lives, are fond OF finding some fancied re-.
semolance to the luxuries they rarely have
the fortune to enjoy.
: Although somewhat disapnointad :, ,ho
expectations which varions descr;n,;ona
had lea me to form of unusual beauty of
situation and scenery, found it altogether
a place OF very great interest: and the
traveller Tor the first time in volcanic 70.
gion remains in constant excitement
and at every step is arrested bv some,bing
remarkable and new. There is A conf.
SION OF interesting objects gathered toce.
'lef In small space. Around the nIac q
OF encampment the Beer SPRINGS were mn
InerouS; but as far as we could ,ooa.,
"efe en'ireiy confined to that locality in
the bottom. In the bed Of the rive, II
lroh'' Tor space OF several hundred ado
'hey were very abundant; the effervesc,no
gas rising up and agitating the wafer in
Countless bubbling columns In Tho :;
claiiy round about were numerous x,r;rn.
u an entirely different and equally m,rI.
ed marked mineral character In
theF picturesque SPOT, about son varJs
oeio" our encampment and iDmed,3teIy ,
." the river bank, Is the most retnarkahle :
spring OF the place. In an opening on the ;
Loek' "hite Column of scattered wa,e, !.
tnfo"n up, IN form like jet.d'eau, to a r
variable height OF about three feet. and n
'lloush IL Is maintained in constant sun. n
ply' lis greatest height is attained only a. !,
regular intervals, according to the act,on i
Oh me force below. tits accompanied by u
d, suo'erfahean noise, which, together with il
'he ihotlon OF the water, makes very mpch .
the impression of steamboat in motion -
and, wlthou knowing that il had aIraadv =
zee" previously so called. we gave TO it
ne name OF the Steamboat spring. The v
'ock through which it is forced is SLIGHTLY .,
"'seu Ia convex manner, and gathered In,
II the opening into an urn-mouthed form. r.,
ma IS evidently formed by continued de. m
'osltioh from the water, and coored bright m
ca oy OXIDE OF iron. An ANALYSIS OF this 81
deposited rock, which subioin. will give
.ou some idea of the properties Of The !,
water, which, with the exceot,,n oe tho =,
'eeF springs Is the mineral water of the wi
lace 1t IS HOT spring, and the water tv
as Puhgent and disagreeabIe metallic w,
aS'e' leaving a burning effect on the W,
ohgne. within perhaps two wards Of the 7
q q ed"' Is small hole OF about an inch on
diameter, through which. at regular in G.,
srVa's' escapes blast OF hot air with . N.
ght wreath oil smoke, accomDanied hJ az
egular noise This hole had been noticed an
y Or. Wlslzenus, gentleman who sovo -
= years SINCE passed by this place, and VIII
no remarked with very nice observation. e,r
dt sneilng the gas which issued from ~
= orlHce produced sensation of oidd. hill
sss ana nausea. Mr.. Preuss and m, self no,
Peated the observation, and were 60 vol r..
tished with Its correctness, that we did 6n
y iiiid II peasant to continue the expert VIII
eh'' as me sensation of giddlness which III,
produced Was certainly STRONG and do 80
led. A huge emigrant wagon. with go
fge and diversified family, had overtaken mn
an matted to noon at our encampment: nea
o. "hlie we were sitting al the spring. a Of
ha OF boys and girls, with two or three can
ing men, came up, one of whom ask rod
70 sloop down and smell The gas, desi. the,
Us 70 satisfy myself further of Its effects the.
II MS natural caution had been aroused ac,,
the singular and suspicious features of
place, and he declined nv pronosall wn,
nnt ,ho An "';I q 70" 'nuisl'nct Remarks IT al
the genus loci The ceaseless mation If ,
! me play OF the fountain, the red rock. v,si,
the green trees near, make this a me- tain
esque spot. :. :,
he Beer or soda springs which have Am,
en- name 10 this locality, are agreeable. nlea
7. less highly favored than the Boibnp II =
lngs at the foot Of Pixies peak. which becp
of the same character. They are We f,rn
numerous, and half hidden b, TUFTS Of sunr
-" 70 u'h'Seu ourselves IN re- and
,sas an' seaFch'ng aooai Tor more high and
mlPregnated springs. They are some IN 3,
them deep and OF various sizes-some. ,;sta
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