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than ten miles, the physical characteristics of the water supply 
had radically changed. 
On the east side of the Red Mountain range the springs were 
thermal, brackish, and often nauseating, while on the western 
slope they were pure, cold and refreshing. 
A few miles west of Red Mountain Spring, in a dry ravine, 
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through which the traveler passes to reach Fish Lake Valley, is 
found. Mamie Spring. (Fig.6.) The water is excellent and plentiful, 
Its situation is rather unique. In the bottom of a dry wash lies 
