New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-09
CAPT. POPE'S ARTESfAN WELL EN-
PEDIIION
DISCOVERY OF SPRINGS.

An official report bearing the date OF June l, lSJS
has been received at the War Department, giving IN
formation that exploring party sent from Cap.
Popes camp, on the Pecos River, near the mouth OF
Delaware Creek, has discovered large number OF
springs on the summit Of the Llsno Estacado, fifty
miles east of the camp, and about half way between
the Peces aud the "Mustsr Springs, on the emgrant
road There is hard, gravelly road along the whole
distance very much shorter thsn the erigrsnt route
The following description Of the springs is e&-
Iaced from Cspt Pops's report;
1.-TWO hundred Of these springs-sone Of them
thirty yards in circumference have been found eA
tendirs in direction north and south over space Of
line mics. Evev~ here IN the neighboih hood OF the
water are found groves of willow trees thirty feet
high and from four to six inches iu dismster.
"Commercipg about three miles north of the Bed
parallel of latitude, and 30 miles east Of the Pecos az
this camp, Is range OF abrupt white rand hs seV'
en.y or eighty feet higher than the surface OF the
plain, which extends in direction a little east of
south for about fifty miles. To the east, west and
north, the country descends rapioy from the summit
or back bore of these sand hills which Is the highest
line for ten or fifteen miles In any dueouon. Along
the very summit of this ridge issue the springs have
mentioned, bubbirg up through beds Of loose white
sand Of indefinite or rather undetermined depth
They srs not st all affected by surface rains, as
there is not the slightest eyideIce on the banks OF
their rising falling and the surface drainage
is from them in all directions. As have sisted, tue
line Of these springs sr pools has been traced for nice
miles toward the south, exhibiting in this distsnce
two hundred considerable pools Of water In most
cases the pools are from three to four feet 10
depth but in of the larger oles the depth SIX
feet. The water is perfectly transparent, ard free
from impurities. There seems 20 have been originally
a considerable stream Of running water, resembling
Delaware creek in character; that s euccession OF
deep pcos connected by swift running stream 'me
two feet wide and with perpendicular banks about
three feet high The SAID seems to have drited
before the violent winds slcpg the course Of the stream
until il hss entirely covered the email narrow stream
connecting the ponds. This could have readily been
done the sgs, bulrushes, aud care grew so thick
ara matted along these narrow threads OF water IS
completely TO overlap each other from both sides so
that even along Delaware creek TIE nsrrow stream
connecting the large pools altogether invisible ffom
TIE summit Of the bank.
" THIS seems the Only way TO account fcr tie pecu
liar character Of these sprites, and an still uithef
confirmed in this opinion .:om the fact tcat holee
were dug IN several places between the springs, into
which water rose fiom depth Of several feet. and
ovefowirg the surface, immediately ran OIL IN small
stream into the sprirg to he SOUTH
"The lirss of survey heretofore nsds scrcss the
'Ilsro Es.scsdo' psss oily lev uIiss 10 .re
poith and south OF r. lire OF sY-tgs s,1 cers.r
h, 10 il 10 evidence CT tie sytte-cs cf ssel 4 -
ui;ss C, tSess bsro .as6 hills Ut. sor a. '.r~ttJ IL
tbs m.cs 70 ci tasu.