Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-06-17
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The San FfaRcas,o SaaBagi fufassass ,ae f,l- lowing Sanaaaary Of lesp5e, rceca.ly. dsl.vessd ey Protessot Forrest SAe79rl, tn ta. Caaf,r,.a Senate CAsTassr, oa tAs gaav,' r.s1}s,4s ,s taa. State:
 He wen' iaso general sevsew of tss ra ;.-a1 FeSaasc>s oi the caaaay, eSpersally wtsh E,r eRce te the rsid qaartx. H. treated al length ,.t euEloas aa3 interesting sahjsct--the proeesy hv which the gold has been formed u Us present state He considered EAAt there was a ga4yante selan eonStantsnsly gosag ea n lac earth. hy wh,ch mstAS were segregated or aepoSs%cd; and ae ceict fed to several very mieFest,ag acts sa Svppbts uf hSS theory. For instance aay one may tANe seytate of lead and bY surrounding t wiA galvSa.e c,r caH n two hours ohfa8n pare lPad
 He had 10 doubt that silver, Aeed Saa loon Shoaaaea n California. \ igseal of hls aai fJ4ad silver neaf,y pRro o9 ihs r3rNS ueaE tAg S9uth Pass Tue best bafrs iGg anal s,eGeN Were 1l k found m oar hslls. He Asd. howcYes. istua ae indications 0t any iaIge coal hcls; although north ol Soacnia. hc had seen sane ooai Aa tbg sagl1ct. which was 0f good quality, theagh aat n Suy quantity. Tn tke sane peaghoorhapN wcyc hot springs nearly of hlond heal. < remarkable le4 tare of the Sai( ae5r Ssaauia was the b,g temper ature Seg,nmRg al Vallejo and goiag toward Scnoma, the water af the springs Ftses Fi }enpera tnre from 70 degreeS o iG0 tsgreeS. At oae oi Be hottest sonic Indians had Sca!dgd pig. Near Ma pa, two feel below ihe surface the tcmPsratare was g degFesS. loo h0g faV the naked hand The appearances af the Bay around San Franc ,sco. led han, Prof. \. eonttaaes ia hesscYc tbe Indian ,rs dtaoR correct, that the Golden sateS wrge aGce closed up, and tha; tAere was an immense bay vu D iIS outlet st Monterey. He had hiaScf found on the lop o the limestone ridges neaI Vallejo, qaan tiiIeS of sharks teeth embedded in the stone Aad nearly perfect.
 If thls theory were correct t was possible that coal might yet b. found in he usighbo,hood ol Monterey; where the nSptha springs gaze iavosa- bic indications. tadarattef bltumen IS found iH great quantities, eNcelieBt as substitute 0v coal. Four Gays joarneY northwest ftom Napa, iS csaSm over eae thousand feet de~p. Looking over into tl.e chaSn you lad esefy appeaTaaco oi an immense manufacturing town; oriaces tlischaTg- ing steam and water, al 2i2 deg. or boiling heat, accompanied by tremendous hESSlng nptse. De scengEing tovthe foot of the chaSa .ssid Pnf, \ We found ourselves n perfect Tsrtaras. hIistinE with caves and miniature volcanoes, with boune hot springs roaring .aStde; and other hot sprIugs boiling under your feet, and visible ihfaagA n1 nerouS 6Ssarcs- Traces af sulphur abounded. aud crystals lay about, enough to hii wAe,..hAg row He was told of pries as saipaI few miles distant There were sulph3r SpglnsS, magaGSa and ehalyheate springs of every Temperature, froa icy cold ,o boilag heat With al ghlS there were l 10 volcanic appearances of any kind.
 i Near some of the largest springs. which overflow, or send ap iet, the heat IS excessive, and tae crust et the earth E so ihsl that iherr S danger of breaking through into ths boiling dood beneath | Fms heat, winch he would lsnaralnate Plat8nse, rather thaa volcanic. he thought had a powerful agency ,p at5daelng the god.
 These remarkable SpslagS are about one han. dred miles iron San Francisco, with good ear riage road 10 within about eleven mileS. Professor ;. stated that he knew that 8 company :. Of English gcologIsls had recently gone home lr9u this country, carryiag with them specimens of tho vaglous So,is, minerals. Se.
 ! He says. Int gigsatio hslruSh peculiar io Caa
 lurnla, the tale had been analysed, and there va, no doabt that t contained aa excellent ma,ena t9E the manufacture of paper.