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'•' Kootanie Lake. — Hot springs, giving its name to the " Hot Springs 

 Mining Camp." Situated on west side of lake, directly opposite the 

 " Blue Bell Claim." Several springs occur near the edge of the lake 

 and some below the water level, temperature estimated at about loo^ F." 



'■'■Upper Arrow Lake. — Hot springs. On the east side ot the lake, 

 twelve miles from its head, and one hundred and fifty yards from the 

 lake. Said to be about as hot as can comfortably be borne in bathing." 



" Albert Canyon Station. C. P. /?>'.— Hot spring. About a mile to 

 the north of the station. Temperature about the same as the last. 



^^ Near Upper Arrow Lake. — Hot spring reported by Indians at 

 some distance back from the lake, 3 or 4 miles from its southern end." 



" Near Albert Canyon Station. — " Soda spring." One mile and a 

 half west of the station on south side of the track. This and the 

 following springs are known as " soda springs" in consequence of the 

 presence of large quantities of carbonic acid gas." 



'■'■Near Game's Creek. — On west side of Columbia River and 

 opposite the mouth of Game's Creek. Groups of springs with copious 

 escape of carbonic acid gas." 



^^ Near Dow nie Creek. — " Soda spring." Is situated about three 

 fourths of a mile north-west of the trail from Downie to Gold creek and 

 about four miles from the latter." 



^^ Four miles above Smith's Creek. — West side of Columbia River. 

 Springs with considerable escape of carbonic acid gas, and deposition 

 of iron-oxide, reported." 



"Skeena River. — Left bank abo"ut fourteen miles above " Inverness 

 Cannery." Hot spring, no particulars." 



"■Stikine River. — Hot spring. Situated a short distance above 

 Buck's Bar and directly opposite the Great Glacier. No particulars." 



" Kennicot Lake. — At head of south branch of Taku River. Hot 

 spring. Said to feed the lake. (Alaska and its Resources. Dall, p. 628)" 



" McDonald's Oil Spring. — Head waters of Omineca River, lat. 56° 

 This spring is marked as above on Trutch's map of British Columbia. 

 It is not, however, an oil spring, but is described as a small! mound 

 in the centre of which a hollow exists charged with carbonic acid to 

 such an extent as to prove fatal to birds and small animals." 



