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EEPOET UXITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



The following table conteins nearly all the springs of the Fissure 

 Group, with the temperatures that were taken : 



TaMe of the Fissure Group, Witch Creek Springs. 



Size and depth. 



Bemarks. 



rissnre 17 feet long by average 



■width of 2 feet ; a &13 2'feet long ; 



cd is 3 feet Ions. 

 Pissure 23J feet long : o is 3 feet 



"vride, 6 is narrow crack, c is 13 



inches wide by 12 feet long, d 



is 1 foot diameter, 

 riasare 27 feet long ; 6, c, e, and g 



are on it ; outside are o, d,f, g, 



A, audi. 



21^ by 6J to 13 feet. 

 a is cone 



5 FissTiTe 17 feet long, 

 c is 3 bv 4 feet 



a is 2| by 3 feet , 



6 triangular, IS inches on sides 

 c small basin 



a is 1 foot diameter . 



6 is 4 feet long 



c is irregular 



4 by 5 feet 



15 Triangular sides are 6, 7, and 8 feet, 



respectivelv. 



16 Sbrafeet..! -• 



17 : 13^"by 17i feet 



18 

 19 



22 



25 feet long 



20 feet diameter . 



Cone about 2 feet high. 



Cone 6 inches high and throat 6 

 inches wide. 



23 j 4bv7feet 



24 21 by 5 feet 



25 < TriiigulaT, 3 feet on each side. . . 



26 1 



27 '; 



28 i 



29 ,. 



30 I 

 31 



Basin 8 feet diameter ; spring 

 side is 5 by 4 feet. 



a 4i feet by 18 inches 



b Ifoot by'6 inches 



4 by feet 



Ifoot diameter ........ 



a 12 by 18 inches 



6 is 18' inches diameter. 



32 I 2 feet diameter. 



33 j 6 by 7 feet 



34 14byl7Jfeet. 



150 



195 



185 



130 



6 is a crack between a and c; outside are 

 small holes. 



g has strong flow of water; water from ft 

 sinks ; c, /, and i are spouters. 



EhS 



On the summit of the mound : & is bubbling hole. 



a boils out from under edge of gey- f Above the end 

 1 serite : 6 is quiet whit^ pool ;'c > offl.ssureofl, 

 ; is connected with 6. J 2, and 3. 



a bulges from under deposit ; c has a pinkish basin, 

 with rim. 



i Yellow hole in the lower part of the mound near 

 '. the river. It sputtei s and spurts. 

 ! a is white bordered and near the river ; & is a bulg- 

 i ing spring : c has a horn-like mass at one end 2 to 

 j 3 feet high, evidently a crater broken down. 



Receives water from Xo. 4 and bulges at intervals. 



^ These are in the gulch opposite 489. There are 



3 others in same gulch. 



Salmon-colored: constant spouter, with basin just 

 below : spouts to a foot or more. 



Clear, pink -lined pool, probably connected with Xo. 

 15, which is just above. 



Broken-looking hole, without outlet ; water is 3 feet 

 from top. 



Bubbles slightly : below it is a hole in the grass. 



Blue, bulging spring, with yellow-beaded border ; 

 the water is violently agitated. 



Pool with two greenish holes ; receives water from 

 the mound. 



Con stant bnlger : water is thrown 2 or 3 feet in splash- 

 ing masses : there are several bulging centers and 

 pools on the outside. 



Spurts above the top of cone : it is evidently a gey- 

 ser, a is on the mound near tlie river. 



Quiet, pink, purplish-edged spring neai- the river, 



' below Xo. 20. 



Geyser cone with quiet intervals ; belo^v it is a 

 thumping hole, with pools ; back of it are dead 

 pools. 



Clear, gray basin. 



Below Xo' 2-3 a clear spring. . 



Below Xo. 24 and near Xo. 26 ; it is a boiling sjKJuter 

 in constant action. 



TeUow. spong>"-looking crater at the foot of bluff 

 near the creek ; spouts and bulges 4 to 5 feet. 



^Both have clear water; b ia constantly bubbling. 



Green, turbid pool. 



Back of 31 on sam e mound ; it has a snow-white edge. 



a and 6 are together about 5 feet from creek; cis at 



the edge ; there are other holes on the mound ; 6 



is a quiet spring. 

 On the edge of creek. 

 Bulger constantly agitated, throwing water 2 feet 



at intervals of a few seconds. 

 Large, green pooL 



