PEALE.] 



PELICAN CREEK SPRINGS. 



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ing me as I advanced with rare patches of hot mud. Some change took place after 

 this in the character and consistency of the mud, and now, at intervals, the curious 

 spectacle was afforded of rings of mud like the smoke rings cast by a cannon or engine- 

 chimney. As they turned in air they resembled at times the figure 8 ; once they as- 

 sumed the form of a huge irregular spiral some ten feet high, although usually the 

 figures were like long sj)ike8, or, more rarely, thin formless leaves, and even like bats 

 or deformed buds. 



Becapihilation of Pelican Creek Sjjrings. 



Name. 



Lower Group 



Three Forks Group 



West Pelican Creek Springs 



Total ntimber of springs noted 



11+ 



o J'. 



This table is, of course, very incomplete, as the areas indicated were but 

 cursorily examined and all the springs are not enumerated. The fol- 

 lowing are the geysers : 



Ifame. 



Interval. 



Duration. 



Maximum 

 height. 



West Pelican Gevser 





Constant — 



Feet. 



75 





ifot known . 



*75 









* The Mud "Volcano, as noted hy Dr. Mitchell, has periods of about half -minute eruptions, during 

 which the mad is thrown 5 to 40 feet. The height given here is during the main eruption. 



