. First[-fourth] annual report of the Geological survey of Texas, 1889[-1892] Edwin T. Dumble, state geologist. he lignitic shales. MINERAL WATER. Within the limits of the town of Garrison is a spring which is frequentedby persons who believe they derive benefit from the use of the water. The property has been recently improved by excavating about seven andone-half feet and building a circular wall about three feet in diameter, cappedwith a heading of hydraulic cement. Over this is an octagonal pavilion ofwood, about thirty feet in diameter. A company has been formed with aproject for building
. First[-fourth] annual report of the Geological survey of Texas, 1889[-1892] Edwin T. Dumble, state geologist. he lignitic shales. MINERAL WATER. Within the limits of the town of Garrison is a spring which is frequentedby persons who believe they derive benefit from the use of the water. The property has been recently improved by excavating about seven andone-half feet and building a circular wall about three feet in diameter, cappedwith a heading of hydraulic cement. Over this is an octagonal pavilion ofwood, about thirty feet in diameter. A company has been formed with aproject for building a $5000 hotel, with half the capital subscribed in the water is from the main water bearing sand, which overlies the lignite. The water belongs to the chalybeate class, and judging from its taste ap-parently contains iron, magnesia, alumina, carbonic acid, and perhaps a littlefree sulphuric acid derived from the decomposition of iron disulphide (pyrites). Sulphur Water.—There is fine sulphur water fourteen and one-half milessoutheast of the town of Nacogdoches. The property has been improved by. NACOGDOCHES COUNTY. 271 the building of a pavilion and a wall of masonry around the spring to forma catch basin. It has been a place of resort by persons of the vicinity. Vis-itors formerly came in wagons with their families and camped out for severaldays. There is quite a little settlement (Oil City) located on the property,the houses having been built for the accommodation of the work people em-ployed by the Petroleum Prospecting Company. The peculiarity of thisspring is that when the sediment is stirred bubbles of red-brown oil willrise, spread on the surface of the water, and flow off at the spout of thespring. This fact it is believed led to the discovery of the oil of this region. MINERAL OIL. The oil bearing sulphur water spring above described is located on one ofthe two tracts of land owned and operated by the Petroleum ProspectingCompany. The water with traces of o
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