Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
ALI Anorr opALs.
Where ard what Tiey are---Rorn OF
Hot Springs aud Trschite.
J. u. Foster contributes the fol-
lowing interesting article 10 the
Boise Democrat 81 the 23d:

lowing interesting afllcic 10 tiS
Boise Democrat 81 the 23d:
Tho reeeu, di-narery q ofals tn nuniher II plarrs
aieng H. ioo'hns on ihv south side a SnAse river
has RNakerr interest w al matters pr-1Hifiu. ~
thea precious Erras ami facts In Fe1sti1n %
their rst4es or the uianner a their formation
not fsil q he q iuter,si ~ wear rcaiens webster
saws "npai G. miucrel c1nstsilnr q aieS Aiih
ieN re- reut ~ water iihers v i csinilscgst ~
,lnrr scx and .ix fer rcAt water" slleN ard wa'rr
fut ~ etat chemical trrv was IL ~ cesnliurh, ara
where Ve expect q tnd u arr questions u more
nnartaHes 20 tie pfosi,esfar than 90 know What -
component pats are the EncYciapcla Eriiannica
savs "t u hy,rated siica. hnriensd from gsctan
enus condition" Nov, a. Il u well kRasn fa-s
sill a i soluble in ~ certain heat. wnult
naturally look foT otti- In Valsif. regions AMI e.
re,aily ~ tn tkhltpfhnni 81 hot Springs, am A.
traehte i Ss.aHie rock corlp1sc largely = ieli-
spar ami grvstagr,i sa tho Intelligent rrs'spoctnr
viii very naturally lock olosciy ier trchtte torma
ton IN hot spring region shtie hunting cislls the
region arrrni tiPtiine IN Nv. be- county hlis AZ
the above favorable conditions u j. volcanic, u has
tho traehttp iurmnttsn u which the opais are found
II has numerous hit sping-. some Net a ainri<t
boiling point ard msnf have 'eolcd down uatl thtS
arr merely e@le warm Others are nov cold. Nhifh
h'ar unnstaaahle eyi1encc n anre having heen hot
The heautifll sprns 81 Ofsiue = ~ the latter
II l. nas c,d enough ~ he pleasant Tor dfinling
purposes anil Is Yet u ~ oialine matter that the
frogs living Va ard around v have white or Al cil
orcd legs Thai the tiSnr was when this whole opal
belt Wa hot 81 rocking nitttcf ani thousands
81 hot springs found hciy out u into Snake nv
no one whr has the least idea o! geology y NIL
reason from effect ~ eAise can TOT momghi dnihi
that this ojal begrius hslt abee sit, mirrA
mass i proven bY IL. fossil remains ~ animals and
plants found buried 10 Il, the thing that male AL
impression On the writer's mini = the NJ mat oriN
wears ao this summer he stepped with bare iset int
III. shiriy hot spring. which Gus Of this Qua
belt aud vas quite considerably burned, aisi DO,
Nhich belonged 10 the team into the waisr am
] scaniuerct out In hurry making complaint ~ Ia
heat 81 the water The spring = nov used as haih
\ ing place aud person can retnain " q some ','i
Without Inconvenience. | am well satisfied thar u
water i several degrees collier now than II was tort
wears ago am well satisfied that chemical anals
SIS would establish tine fact that the Whtcr
MANY "a the springs both hot an cold To this rcgi'
carry ia solution opslinc natter. ThAi Their. y a
immense amount Of opal bearing rock ~ that bet
! an established fart, but 20 what extent q viii d
mined with profit j. yet problem 60 be solves
AficT spending five weeks Ia prospecting along IN
belt for distance 81 twenty mile, am "a ielht AZ
what norton crs the hvst inducrnent 10 those VIII
desire 70 open and sork claims