Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-05
sUBTERRANEoUs RIVERS IN FLORIDA.


writer in the Flodian Journal says the upper upper
stratum oil Florida rests vast network of irregular
arches OF stupendous magnitude through which immune
raole rivers, creeks, and mineral waters 10 silent dark
ness perpeualy flow. Wakulla, 0cills Warcissa Crys
tel, Homosassa; Chesioutska Wickawacha and Silver
Spring the principal rivers The creeks of this de-
domination are too numerous TO mention; most of them
afford fine mill sites.
They are too, partly wholly navigable for the small.
class OF steam aud sail vessels throughout the entire
distance Of their subersneous courses Those that are
not, can be made So with comparatively small trouble
and little expense.
In view Of the gloomy prospect of having railroads or
plank roads TO any great extent 10 Florida duriog this
generation the writer thinks 1t wise clear out these
sToefraneous passages connecting them by canal cuttings
with the open or nayigRble parts Of the rivers
They are numerous, and be made efficient for one
hundredth part OF the expense and trouble that would be
required to build rail aud plank roads effect the same
| amount ofservice
MINERAL SPRINGS OF FLORIDA
The same writer says the number of Mineral and Their
NAL springs is than two thousand. Their pncnaI
solid Ingredients the sulphate7 of lime
soda oxide OF iron aud ioIinet Their Volatile in
gradients consist Of supureed hydrogen carbonic acid
and nitrogen gases Those gases evapors,e If the
water be exposed 10 open vessel the atmosubere
its taste then becomes nspid in some instances either
magnetism or acr1. The mineral springs inyat.hlv
emerge from the bottoms aud margins OF blys rivera
water courses. AZ hghwater mark on the nobe las NJ
va tampa many rhaiybeatc springs bubble up
inc "hie sand Many hundreds OF sulphur springs pusb
through the bottom aud the margin Of the sussnse
l!''I' iuo-t thcnh ptngA which have vet ACQUIRED
tne greatest celebrity Tor curative qualities are those
NeNpDfi, Su"annee, aud Orange Creek
VI all the thermal springs in Florida none srpszses in
tho 'Ihhtory virtues that Fort Brook on the 0ckswa
ha HVer Iois valuable medicinal cadron this Bebs4.
dah boiling pool like every earthly good IA attend.
cd with iis concomiisnt evil IL spous up in apd 10 sur
rounded 10y wet spongy swamp. The ebnllons of tho
waters OF this hemica spring are 80 violent az 10 eiec,
very small brilliant pebbles " '''''
" Florida be so thcky imbeded With mineral ores will
not clash With the theory Of Professor Agassz who
h Florida was built by the coral worm and other marine
anmalcuIeY And that II took them upwards of one hun
ufed thousand years 70 accomplish H. IL will require
gcol deal OF subtle metaphysical reasoning to make
athul bliast acquesce 10 this doctrine or con vino,
o'her philosophers that nitre, sulphur arsenic carbon
on aud nultudnous volcanic substances arc congenis
70 Tue tastes aud abors Of these minute marine Architect,
-SaVd"nGh Journal
HAlS.-There was pleasant shower Of rain alop, 4
O'Clock Yesterday evening which rendered the atmospbeo
. cool end agreeable. P
The heat on yesterday not 70 Oppressive a. had
been during the previous days since Monday IL il bigb
time we should have some relaxation.
HoTTEsr DAY YST.--Yesterday At half past ~ p. ",
the thermometer stood at 9Ss 10 our lower office On Ibs
bth July which was tho wamea day previously ssndn
10 the same place il did not 90 higher than oGS.
Norfolk Herald, August 3.