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. 
