ALLEN COUNTY. 403 



Strong mineral springs issuing from the rock occur in various parts 

 of the county. While they rise immediately from the Waterlime, their 

 origin is believed to be in the Niagara. They are known as white sul- 

 phur springs. One occurs on section 7, Bath township, on the land of 

 John B. Miller; several others on section 8, land of Daniel Miller; and 

 another at Bluffton, which rises with an artesian overflow from a well 

 drilled to the depth of one hundred and twenty- nine feet. The source 

 of the water in the Bluffton well is said to be near the bottom, and must 

 be in the Niagara. These springs deposit a white or creamy coating 

 near the source, and where the current is rapid ; but in still water, and 

 at points more remote, every thing over which the water passes is of a 

 purplish black. An offensive gas, like sulphureted hydrogen, escapes 

 from the water, and can be perceived for some rods. It is only by a 

 chemical examination of these springs that they can be distinguished 

 from similar springs met with in Seneca, Sandusky, Ottawa, Hancock, 

 and Putnam counties. 



