i but is soon lost in the 
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It was about four or five feet deep and was cooler than the other 
springs. The stream of water that flowed out was five inches. 
deep and two feet wide, 
and clear as crystal. The 
sides and bottom of this - 
spring were covered with 
a white, chalky-looking 
deposit, that gave a 
milky tinge to the water 
when stirred up. A few 
small fish were seen in 
this spring. Many of 
the springs in this vicin- 
ity contained quicksand. 
South-east of Ama- 
goza is Pah-rimp Desert. 
About the middle of the 
upper end of this dreary 
waste of sand and sage 
bushes are several little 
oases bountifully wa- 
tered with exhaustless 
springs, some of which 
are very large, and the 
confluence of their wa- 
ters forms quite a large 
creek that flows off to- 
wards the south-west, 
Pintle sedaj seg g A 
sand. Splendid grass abounds along the banks of this water 
- course. Immediately around the springs a band of southern Pah- 
Ute Indians is located, and by irrigation succeeds in raising a 
quantity of corn, squashes and watermelons. Willow trees and 
wild grapes are indigenous, the latter growing in the greatest 
abundance. 
Mound Springs. (Fig. 7.) By this appellation it is proposed 
to designate those springs situated upon small mounds rising 
above the general surface of the country surrounding them. 
-~ The most prominent mound noticed by the writer was upon the © 
= Vegas plains in Southern Nevada; its base was circular and _ 
