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Show FLORIDA'S ODD SPRING. In Center of It a Swimmer Cannot Sink. Ab a pirt of tho vvater resources of the countr), tho United Rlato geographical survey In studying tho wondirful I'lorldu si rlntrs and Ukeu from which most of Iho rivers of tha Htalo have their rlso Klssengon spring. In IMlk counlv. Is one of these Iho water has n temperaluro of 70 iligees ruhrenhell, and hi stroni.lv ImpriBnileil with sulphur. Iron and other iiigcdlt nts that characterize arleslin wii. lets In that region 'llui string Is cvl-dentlj cvl-dentlj a natural arleslin well Tho water all comes from one point, gushing up vertlrall) with great force through a circular orifice In the bottom of tho hialn. an I allhnuL.lt tho tnsln Is SO feet deep or more, lhn force I, so Kreit l hut th water dlreclli over the orlllee U consllenblv hither than tho surface of Urn lako nt tho I unk , , . VVhllo svvlmmlng In the dellRhtrul pool It Is found to b exceedlnitly difficult to keen in i i oaltion over tills siring boll and Imposll le in sink In Iho wnier nt that 1 filial The overflow nf Ihe soring us measured hi the njdrrgraphersof tho geo. logical survey was found to lm lir gal-Ions gal-Ions each minute 1'lttshurg Dispatch |