, 1879-04-07

will hcar The weight Of horse An rider, although
holiow sound ta heard In passing over It. Tie
G1ceptltnni nfea Ia Of n awnnipy nature ana eeV-
eral acrca III extent, slightly cast of south from
Of se1gcs, rnahcs, md oshcr plants int'!Geno.,a
to wst GROUND. Cn!cnrco,is deposition Is mere
rapidly In progress. rl,Ts nren will eventually
be norton Of the solid knoll! onl tic aw"mp
10 thing Of the pass.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
a popular idea exists TINT the tnntn spring at
Fagusais 10 The nn.let nt streams et various tt'er-
ninl waters, with differing const!trcnte. wlltGfi
meet Rt this point: nnosiltr Impression prevails
lhnt af OTHER springs nr outlets Ia Tho vicinity
Roth theories arc DOUBTLESS t,rapcoas, n part
ut lcnst. This Will bc thoroughly decided by
the qualitative au,l urautitative analsses Of tho
vnrious wntcra which arc to be made by Dr.
Army. vho has kindly promised hts tins aud
labor gratis.
Thu temperature Of the snrtng including the
centre, MAS found to bo III F. {60 @ c., that
# r,est 's i sTfs t H. Ss' .as sS rhs is
xas tola to be slle general Temperature result.
during. hs1 t'nys ~ Deccmbcr. Thu greatest
;llur,,al varintiou {ooS F. VIZ ths mintmnM ,nn
~, tl'at Of tho air tshade) being $50 F. toe.o
Another Impression prevails, that The waters
have both seasonal nntl dlnrnal variation, the
leycl Of The spring being q function Of tic rise
nn'l fnl Of the river, which, llke every taoun,an
strratn flowing from the Bnowy range, Is highest
in the sDrlng, mainly In June. OF lie former
variation OF course nothing Is known; as 70 the
latter Il was founl to DO inconsflerahlr. Dur.
Ing tAc tnorntng, 10 q. M, Temperature mir $50
+. (6lacb nl''l evening, i 30 .. Ill.,, nr ii +.
tstln below horizon}. It WINS found to bc from
thrce-asxtecnths to 0nc-fourth Inch highor than
1T h;o o. IT. wn thS tSmgsfaat%rso oo q !e
pEroslrs.
The beds Of all outlets Of the various springs
md openings are coated NTH mineral matter,
deposited In tic waters rnpttt fow,-largcly
sulphur from decntnpusnE hydrogen sulphttle.
The little ycssels constituting M the bubbles aro
constituent. Rapidly rising atht bursting At tho
surface, tho tiny pelfices are waited By tho
urcat n2italIon at the centre Of tic st1fug
towards its edges. Thc disruption Of tl,e bn0-
l}es, Immediate IN tho centre, Is slightly de-
lAYetl nt the sides and edges, whcrc the surface
Is more tranquil, allowing there Ercatcr de-
position. Accrcl!ons occur; thin sc'iln ap-
pe1avFs,, 1vs;, ,,oo,.to,, t~or, ho,ow arr, y. s,o.
tnnss ts formetl, constantly growing broader Md
thseker,-a thick, palny MASS Of spo'Cy con.
ststency floating On The water,-orcaktng nlNt
dronpinE npart II lifted by h'ni.
This Is, tn Eencral+ tlurk-brown tn color, often
With fcrruginous tint. and ngain 81 dull
grcenish hllc. 1t flonts ut the edge OF the spring
until, viii, nccrc,!0ns Of the cauareous matter
uni alkaline salts In solution, It's specific
gravity Is so Increased that 1t snks to tho bot
ION Of .llu spring, u,aklng way for other abova.
Becoming cotnl'set below, It GRADUALLY llarucns.
anu becomes pnrt, eventually, oil the sulkl
rock. That Witch sinks n'nl rests upon The
sllclycs Of stalagmite removed from tlie edges-
samples bo!iE obtained from as near the centre
TIL uossible-was fonnd 10 he Of perfectly
euonry nature, being perforated with holes BIZ
tho ascending enscs. In sotne portions of the
spring, brlghs-s'ining masses are sccn glittor'nE
beneath its WAtrrs Un tic shelving bottom;
fi,csa wero fnunl to be dcposits Of sulphur hi
heavy Btrgaks or films tvet1ytnE rl-grceIfssi
Inass ui tu consistency Of liver, but luckng the
sp0ngy character already referred to.
This general dcpoAt OF pulp Is everywhere
present In nil thu spril.1s bcnenth thu waters
surface, varying in thickness from ono to sGyeral
sl'clcs with the e!ze or tie atrcatl and velocity,
staGnnti0n fayoF&nE Its more rapid formation.
Wherever thG normal condition Of tile water Is
| disturbed, Il will nppear, subsequently settling.
| It 10 the matter Ut the great cllf ur t1lund In
| it's primary stage; tts ultimate condition Is the
| laMlNatcI Ur h0llcYcon.beI portion of the huge
| plni, presenting Il tluil-,ray hue.
! Specimens u{ all kinds werc ontaiued In Au-
! gust, 1H17, during tile examination OF the
| Springs. Subjected to eat uiu bright coiors Of
tho surfaces IN general tndut!, md tle soft and
| uulpy lnasses begnsnu Bl,rivcicd utn hard. This
was universally tie case With tho specimens Of
tit mid ut lnr oullGts, with iii nEerlyiny crust
| of reddlsi-brown or ferruGtnuus tlts a,,d thosa
of attractive :trrcnlsl hucs, il01,e Of which nrs
permanent, removed fruM tho waters.
Various icorea nrc ntvancua rs to the aourco
Of the spring. Owing to tic great heat of Tie
water, its How nuRt OF necessity liz frln M OK.
srenlc depth; while ttH largr proportion Of hY.
lruyeu h,lIpEit1p, or sulrhurettrl hydrogen, etc.
urld other rocks Of Carbdnlfcrous ngc.
Une gallon VI tic w,ltcr Ut thta bpr!llE Tns Oh
tofnel tor tic analysis by Or. Charlus Smart,
! u. s. 4,