Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-10-10


ton is an account of some of the re-
marx able natural traits of the Great
Salt Lake basin.
AUG. 25th, 1913.
This was q eloudless but smokey au-
tumn morning, with bold wind from
the south east. and temperature of 400
at sunrise. In few miles / noticed,
where little stream crossed the road,
fragments Of scoriated baSdh scattered
.about--the first volcanic rock we had
seen, and which now became charac-
teristic rock, along our future road. In
about six miles travel from our encamp-l
ment, We reached one of the points in
our journey to which we had always
looked forward with great interest-the
famous Beer springs. The place in
which they are situated is a basin of
mineral waters enclosed by the noun
tains, which sweeps around a circular
bend of Bear river, here at its most
northern point, and which, from a north
ern, in the course Of few miles ac-
,quires a southern direction towards the
Great Salt Lake. A pretty little stream
of clear water enters the upper part Of
the basin, from an open valley in the
mountains, and passing through the bot
tom, discharges into Bear river. Cross
ing this stream, we descended mile be-
low, and made our encampment in a
grove Of cedar Immediately at the Beer
springs, which, on account of the effer-
vescing gas and acid taste, received their
names from the voysgeurs and trappers
of the country who, in the midst of their
rude and hard lives, are fond of finding
some fancied resemblance to the luxu-
ries they rarely have the fortune to en-
joy
Although somewhat disappointed. in
the expectations which various descrip-
Aiens had led me to form of usual beauty
of situation and scenery, I found it al
together place of very great interest
: and traveller for the first time in vol
canic region remains in constant ex-
.citement, and at every step is arrested
: by something remarkable and new
There is a confusion of interesting OBJ
jects gathered together in small space
7 Around the place of encampment th'
{ Beer springs were numerous but, a
!. far as we could ascertain, confined entire
ly to that locality In the bottom. In tn
i bed of the river, in front, for q space @
= several hundred yards, they were yer,
ri abundant; the effervescing gas rising u
a1 and agitating the water in countless bub
bling columns. In the vicinity round a
! bout were numerous springs OF an en-
b tirely different and equally marked min
y eral character. In rather picturesqu
= spot, about 1900 yards below our en-
. campment, and Immediately on the rive
!, bank, is the most remarkable springs {
= the place. Imam opening en- the rock,
e white column of scattered water
=, thrown up, in form like a jet dean, to
Hl variable height of about three feet, an,
~ though it is maintained in constar
= supply, its greatest height is only a
ss tanned at regular intervals, according
& the action Of the force below. 1t is a
N companied by a subterranean nois
s@ which together with the motion of II
water, makes very much the impressic
=. of steamboat in motion; and, witho
V knowing that Il had been already prey
5si ~ously 50 called, We gave to it the mar
~ of StedHboat springs. The rock throu
8@ which it is forced is slightly raised in
convex manner, and gathered of t
~ opening into an urn-mouthed form, a
- As evidently formed by continued depo
80 stion from the water, and cclored brig
. red by oxide Of iron.
sn 4 Is hot spring, and the water hai
! 5Ia a pungent and disagreeable metallic tas
~ leaving barning effect on the tong
d Within perhaps two yards of the jet DE
n:Sss ny Is small hole Of about an inch in d
ri meter, hroueh which, at regular inte,
w I ~ ais, escapes . blast of hot air with
q Light wreath q smoke, ACCOMPANIED
. d a regular noise. This hole had h.
.,st sis noticed by Or. Wislizenus. q oentleu
z Y who had several years since passed
!, v this place, and who remarked, with y
nV nice observation that smelling the
uu, which issued from the orifce produce
Z: sensation Of giddiness and nausea.
e e. Pfeuss and myself repeated the obs.
W alton, and we're so well satisfied viii
sd correctness, that we did not find it pI
=. ~ : ant to eonsinued the experiment, as
" Sensation Of giddiness which it prodr
y ~ was cNHfnf4slxp efrouc, ar5 Inos1n1