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But we must not omit to mention in this connection the Warm Springs, 

 which are located about a mile north of the city. They issue from the 

 limestone rocks near the foot of the mountains ; all around the place 

 are tufa-like incrustations of sufficient hardness to be used for walls and 

 fences. The baths at this place are the most grateful I have ever enjoyed, 

 and 1 cannot well conceive of a more desirable locality for invalids in a 

 sanitary point of view. The following analysis of the water, made by 

 Dr. Charles S. Jackson, of Boston, is posted on the walls of the bathing- 

 house, which any one can have the privilege of reading or copying: 



Three fluid ouuces of the water, on evaporating to entire dryness in a platina cap- 

 sule, gave 8.25 grains of solid dry saline matter : 



Carbonate of lime and magnesia ." 0.240 1.280 



Peroxide of iron 0.040 0.208 



Lime 0.545 2.907 



Chlorine 3.454 18.421 



Soda 2.877 15.344 



Magnesia 0.370 2.073 



Sulphuric acid 0.703 3.748 



8.229 43.981 



It is slightly charged with hydro-sulphuric acid gas and with carbonic acid gas, and 

 is a pleasant, saline mineral water, having the valuable properties belonging to saline 

 sulphur springs. 



The above is a true copy of the analysis, and the reader can extract 

 for himself whatever information of value it may contain. 



About three miles north of the city are the Hot Springs, which are 

 well worth the examination of the traveler. The water boils up from 

 beneath beds of limestone at the base of the mountains, and it is only 

 necessary to thrust the hand into it to ascertain that it is boiling hot. 

 Meat is readily cooked in it, and eggs will be ready for the table in three 

 minutes. The dense column of steam that rises perpetually will always 

 point out the locality of the springs. Quite a large volume of water 

 issues forth, forming a stream four or five feet in width and six inches in 

 depth. It flows into a beautiful lake not far distant to the west, called 

 Hot Spring Lake. This lake is supposed to be supplied to some extent 

 with water from hot springs beneath the surface. Still the hot water is 

 not sufficient to prevent the existence of some kinds of excellent fish, 

 among them fine large trout. Springs which, if they existed on the 

 Atlantic coast, would be of great value, are so common throughout all 

 this region that they attract but little attention. Hot, warm, and cold 

 springs frequently issue from the ground only a few yards apart. 



In no portion of the inland West will the traveler so delight to linger 

 and enjoy the novelty and beauty of the scenery and the exhilarating 

 influence of the atmosphere. But before leaving this pleasant region 

 we may devote a paragraph at least to the remarkable inland sea which 

 gives the name and fame to Central Utah. 



Although such streams as the Jordan, Weber, and Bear Bivers, with 

 numerous smaller ones, have been for ages pouring a vast volume of 

 water into this lake, it is now well known that it has no visible outlet; 

 the question naturally arises, What becomes of all the water thus 

 gathered into this area % We believe that it all disappears by evapora- 

 tion. It seems, however, that of later years the evaporation has not been 

 going on as rapidly as in former times. It is stated by the railroad 

 engineers that the waters of the lake have risen nine vertical feet since 

 1804:, and the general impression is, that all the lakes of the West are 

 rising more or less. 



