. Geological report on Monroe County, Michigan. ng chichi feeds SulphurCreek. This has been known to stop flowing but twice, in 1875 and1895. South of Monroe If miles is located the somewhat celebratedShawnee Spring, upon claim 160, South River Raisin, just east ofthe Michigan Central tracks. From 1860 to 1879 or 80 the placesecured some note as a resort. The water is said to retain practicallythe same temperature throughout the year and to be unaffectedby drought. An examination of the water was made in 1861 by H. Douglass, then of the University of Michigan, who reportedthat the wate
. Geological report on Monroe County, Michigan. ng chichi feeds SulphurCreek. This has been known to stop flowing but twice, in 1875 and1895. South of Monroe If miles is located the somewhat celebratedShawnee Spring, upon claim 160, South River Raisin, just east ofthe Michigan Central tracks. From 1860 to 1879 or 80 the placesecured some note as a resort. The water is said to retain practicallythe same temperature throughout the year and to be unaffectedby drought. An examination of the water was made in 1861 by H. Douglass, then of the University of Michigan, who reportedthat the water contained free carbonic acid, magnesia, and abun-dance of lime, chlorides and sulphates and that hydrogen suli)hidewould probably be found in the water at the spring. The spring hasformed a large mound of sphagnum moss and calcareous tufa over500 feet across and 8 to 10 feet high, through which the water es-capes by numerous mouths. (See Plate XVI.) Quite large masses ofthis tufa are loose in the field and ledges of it occur in position. The. ECONOMIC PliOBUCTS. 199 water tastes aud smells of hydrogen sulphide and is depositingsulphur. Similar springs with mounds of tufa are found to thesouth, upon lands of Mrs. Adeline Q. Navarre and, Joseph Asam. A large sulphur spring occurs upon the place of Peter Cushino,Otter Creek, near the Sharkey well just described. This has anelliptical basin 45 by 90 feet, with a 10 foot margin richly coveredwith Chara. The stream from the spring is not rapid, is 2^ feetbroad and 10 inches deep. A similar but much larger spring occursin the Erie marsh near Vienna, N. E. ], Sec. 22. It is reached byboat by punting one-half mile through an artificial chaunel. At a
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