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Very little is known of the chemical nature of the water ; an 

 analysis is said to have been made which indicated a little car- 

 bonate of lime. An abundance of beautiful green moss grows 

 at the edges of the springs, and the paths of their waters are 

 marked by a brighter vegetation than occurs elsewhere. The 

 rocks formation here are limestone, slate, and quartz. — School- 

 croft, Lead Mines of Missouri, p. 258. 



6. Burning Spring. — " A phenomenon which has for several 

 years excited the attention of travellers, under the name of a 

 burning spring, exists in one of the principal forks of Lecking 

 river Kentucky. It is situated about three-fourths of a mile 

 from the banks of the river, and about eighty miles above its 

 junction with the Ohio, opposite Cincinnati. A spring here 

 breaks out at the foot of a hill, forming a basin of water about 

 six feet in diameter and two feet deep, at the bottom of which 

 issues a stream of gas, which in volume and force is about equal 

 to the blast forced from a common smith's bellows ; but there 

 is no cessation of its force, which is such as to create a violent 

 ebullition in the water. Being heavier than common atmos- 

 pheric air, the gas on passing up through the water constantly 

 occupies the surface which is still the lower part of an ^den- 

 ture in the earth at that place. On presenting a taper this gas 

 instantly takes fire, and burns with great brilliancy, There is 

 no absorption of it by the water, which possesses the purity of 

 common spring water, neither is any offensive odour thrown off. 

 This spring has been known to dry up entirely in the summer, 

 when the air rushes out with increased force, accompanied by 

 a hissing noise.- There is nothing like smoke emitted." — 

 Schoolcraft, Lead Mines of Missouri, p. 216. 



7. Height of Monte Rosa. — M. de la Pierre who ascended 

 Monte Rosa in the August of last year, found the spot which 

 he gained, and which is generally called the summit, to be 

 4521.77 metres (33,530 i'cet,) high. From some trigonome- 

 trical observations made in haste, some of the other points 

 about the great sea of ice were found to be still higher, and^en 



