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Show 126 ROCKY JI(QUN'I'A lN anil:uy point of view. Th ' followin o- analy ·i f the wate1·, mn.dt• by Dr. CharlP · . Jack ·on, of Boston, is po. 'ted on tho wall.· of thP bathing] 1011 , <', which any one ·an havt' th p ri viJeo-c of r eadinp: OJ' ·opy ing : "'l'hre<' llui cl OUIWl'S of' tl1 ' waLl'J', on l'V:tpontling to PH tire dryn 'f:ii:l in a platina capsule, ga\'e '. 21'5 °Tlti11H of olid dry ·alin 111all 'l' : ' Ctnbonat of Lime n11 cll\Ja o-11 :;in, . 0.24.0 P<•roxidl' of Jron 0. 040 LiiiiC. Uh Iori Il l' . 'oda . i\1 agn<·sia . ' 11lphurie A <·id . O.liMi 3.41'54 2.877 o. :no o.7o:l 8.22!) 1.280 0. 208 2.007 18.42.1 .l li. :l4<1 2. 07:l :3.748 4:3.081 'Jt iH t-~l i g] I!J y (']targ<•<l with hydi'O·S11lp11lll'i' al'id p:aH :111 <1 wi th (':11·hOII il' al' itl p;as, aud iH a pl <'ll ·a11t, sali1w, mineral waL<'r, lial'ing Ill ' \'aln ahl ' pi'Op<'rlit·s lwlonging lo salin t' snlphu1· Hprillg'.'." The' ahon• i:-; a lrll <' CO]l)' of the :walysis, <tlld tl1<• n•ad t' l' c·a11 l'xt rad f'or lliii!Ht'll' wlm!t.:n'r inl'ormali ou of l'alll \' it may <:on tai 11. Abo11 t tl1reP mil<'H nol'lh of' lhe city ttr ' Uw liot :-; prin gt-~, whil'll an• Wl'll worlh til • <•xnminatioll of l liu lmvekr. '!'li t• wat<•r boiiH up rro111 lll'lll'fl.lh bl'tls of' ]illll'HiOIIl' ai (he• bn.so Of t !Jo lllOilllla.in s, alld il i t-~ only 11PI'l'HH:LI'.)' lo thruHL tl1e haud into it to :1. l'ertain i l1at iL i t-~ lJoili ng hot,. 1\Lpat is l'l'ac1i ly cook <•d i11 it, and <·ggs will u' nt.<ly for I liP labk i11 til l'<'<' 111in11lr . 'l'l1e <kll '\' <'OIIIIIlll or Hleam that ri ~:><' H ]l 'l'lJl'illally, wi]] alwll.)'H !)o int o11i ti1P lo<'nlit)' of' I . liP s·t>l'illn"' ·. Quite a la1·~n· L· \'OI11111 • of watl' r iKi:illl'H f'orlh, forming a Hln·ant four or liv • f'cet in widtl1 and six in ('li <'H in dl'pth. lt 110wt> into a l )('autif11l l:tkl' not far diRI:tnt to the wt•st, l'all1•d Hot 'pring Lakl'. 'I'll i t-~ lak<' i HIIJ)]lO ed to bo suppli •<1 to ·ome l'XlPnL with wak.1· f'rom l 10t Rpt'ing. hrnmth tho surfa '('. 'till th<• h oi. wal<•r i:-> not ·uffi ·i ' nL to pn·v ~·nL l h<• exiHtrnc<' or som • kind ~:> of' extrlh'IIL Ji sli, n.111oug th l'm Jin ' lmge lrott t. 'p 1·in o·H, whi cl1, if th<·y ·x i ~:> LPd. on tho At.lantic Uom;t, would be of' gn•at nt.lu •, arc o con1mOJl t hJ'O II"'11otd. al l tl1is rPgion that they all mC't h 11 t .I i Ltle al tcnt ion. H ot, wa.J'lll aml cold spri11gs fr >qucnlly i H.' II • f'ron1 the grouml only a few yardH apart. In no portion of' Ll1P iuland W<•sL will tltP hnv lor ·o tlt> lig li t to ling<•r ancl cn,ioy t!Jc novelty and b •auty of the c •m•ry and t iP •xhilirn.ting 127 influcnc of the atmo p11 re. But b for 1 ·:wing t11i i:l pl eaRant r <'gion we may l evot a prt l':L0Tnph at l ea t to th' r marlmbl • i11l:wd scrt w.lli ·h ··ivcs Lht> n:tHH' a11d fame to Uentntl Ota11. MOJ'I' than a ce ntnry :tfl(l!L l1al(' au·o J'llmor. came ov L' th · mounl :tillf:l inlo the vall <•y of tl1e l\Ji t-~ · i ~:> ippi, tlmt lh cro <•xiHIPcl a largt' lnkP of' f'alt \l':tlcr f:u away i11 tho 1111known wild ' ril l'. H, we 't of the Hocky Mouu lainH. As f'ar !Jack a · 10 !), Baro11 La 1 foul an, a Fr!' Jt ·It ofli cpJ·, (who sl:td <'d a Fl' ' ll l'h colo11y i11 Nt"w foundl:wc1,) p uhliHIH'd au :u·<·ouut of' l1i ,; lnweiH itp thl· Mi:;sissippi, t whielt i · atla ·hl'l th • rude outliiH' map 011 wlli <'h ir; ]o('ah•d tl1iH l ak<', or sea. \ Vl1il makino- l1is pasHag(' up thP MiHHiHHippi, l H• was vi si t<•d by a " 'aciquo" (o f Llw Unam;ita.r!'s) with 400 of' hiH ow1t suhj t'dH :wd four lllozeem Ide savag!'f:l. He Hayt> that till' four Hl:tv<•H ga1·1' hi111 n <ll'S<" ripli on of' t his co untry, and <lr •w a map on a d<'er ,; kill aH it ir; giv<' ll in Iii ~:> hook. " 'I'll <~ 1Ioz<'elliiL·k nation i 1111111 ' I'OUI:! an<1 1 ui :-;s:w t. Til <• four slav<'.' of' that eo u11try i111'ormed IHl', tlmt at a di ~:> talll'<' of l liO l<•a.g-t i<'H l'nHII t il l' pia<'<' whl'l'l' I lh\'ll waH, t lwir pri11ripal ri vPJ' <' ln ptiP• i(.·p ]f' i11lo a ,;:tit lake of :300 ]('ll g'll l'tl i It ei reulll f!' J'(;'11('t', th<· north or w II idt is I 11'0 h-:tgll<' bi'Oa<l ; that lh<• l ow0r part of llw ri vC'r i · a<lorll<'ll 1\'ith Hix nobl<• <' ili <'"• kiii.TOUII(1ed wiLI1 t>Lono ('l'WC'nt ·< l with fat t•ar th; l.lmt th\' h O II f-1<.'~:> of lll l'Hl' eiLit'H l1an• no roo f'H, hut are opt>n abov<', lik<• a platf'onn ; l lml I hPr<· ar · abOV<' I 00 towl'l'H, great a11tl Hlnall, round that so rt of H<'a, wh i<· l1 lh · Jl<'Opk llavio·alo wil lt bo:tl i:!; that tile T)('Opl. or I lint co untry lltadc Hiufi'H, ·op]Wr ax<·s a11d sev ' ral oth ' I' mannfhct lll'<'., l'te." "\Vo may n'gaJ·cl t iH•se Htatt'lll ntH of' La ll ontnn aH li H' firHt l'ai11 t glilti})HPS in hi.-tory, not only of tit <• (.lrr at ~n. l t Lak(•, :tn<l Hlll'f'OIIIIding l'OLLlltry, but al ·o of th curiou ru ins in .'o1dh •J·n l 1tah and n.lo11g tlw R io Uolora.do. ThPJ' i · h •r' an UJH'xplorN1 li 'ld awaili11:·· I li t' i11 v<• ·li gation · of Lhe vn.ti nt antiqnarian, a11d it is doubtful if' any portion of' 011r l'OUIItl'y wo11ltl y iell,·c ·ul t · mor int('J'eHtiJJ o· anl impol'!an t to the .'Lud<'nL all <l archmo.l og i ~:> t. Althouo·h sucl1 str •ams a· th Joi'Clan, \V "bt'r aml Jkar Hi v<'J" wilh liUluerou smal kr on •s, kt.ve bo 11 for ages po11ri rw a vast volume of wat!'r iJLto this l ak <:>, it is 110w wl'l l known tl1at H l 1:1 no vi ·ihl • outiPt; th ' qn ·sLion nat LLJ'tLlly :ui ·c : \ Vlmt b om •s of all th > water l.huH rra therccl i nt thi· ar a~ W• beli •ve that it all clisappenr by va.pomtion. 1t Ht' 111 _', how V<'r , that of latCJ" yea r~:> the evapomtiou l1as JLOt b 011 o-oiJw on a. |