California. Division of Mines and Geology, California. State Mining Bureau. Bulletin · San Francisco (etc.) · leaf 54
ature is 138° F., and the odors of both sulphuretted hydrogenand ammonia are noticeable. It is strongly saline and is said to carryabout 2000 grains of mineral matter per gallon. There is a consider-able deposit of flour sulphur along the edges of the stream, as shownby the photograph. Higher up… … Photo No. 2. Hot salino-sulphur water flowing frorri lunnel of Elgin mine,at head of Sulphur Creek, Colusa County. phur Bank mine in Lake County), that in the early history of theElgin attempts were made to produce sulphur commercially by dis-tillation. The mine is equipped with a Fitzgerald retort…
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