Untitled

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1072, 12 October 1883, Page 2

Ihe Government have received from : the Chief Surveyor a report on’the Hurunui hot springs, which was Bfc F. S. Smith, Assistant Surveyor;-J Mr Smith visited the Hurunui in >’July last, when ha found two springs,’within 'a distance of twenty links of- one another, and on a terrace on the Canterbury- hide of the river, about 73 chains above its ju&ot'on with the McKenzie creek; The height of the springs above the sea. level is 1,970 ft, and they are 30ft above and 260 dinks back from the river flat. A person on bobebabk could easily prooeed -withiti ; two chains of the springs. He raadeMi examination of the temperature, and: found "the water in the springs .registered ; 130 degrees Fahrenheit, said l : Half : %a{f down the rocks over which’ lhe ’lviter falls it stood at 96. At the spot* wher* the water joined the bold water stream at the foot of the terrace it was only 45 dbk grees. Hiaobaervationa" were made daring frosty weather, arid he was rif : opinion ithat there would be a much higher temperature ' in the' T - summer, ; Mai the quantity of surface Water daiming into the springs would not be so large. Last summer ho c visitetl the spring in question, and where the spring water joined the cold stream the temperature was 80 degrees, while in the springs themselves he could (riot keep hie hand. The bed of the stream where It? flows over the rook is colored A bright yellow pink and green. The water hat that usual 'Wet gunpowder tafistb The water rises from two holes under the low bank of clay about two feet high, and their united discharge is about as much as would flow through aS-inch pipe. It woe also reported that there: jyi another spring on the southern branch of the Huranair’ but ha did not see it Mr Smith fophti a small spring coming out of branch of the Mackenzie Creek, about tea chains above the fork, op .tbarjpuinnor left-hand branch. The temperature .ofthis was 100 degrees. The smell.from, the spring was very strong, and.could ,bf. ; smelt half-a-mile away. Mr Smith’sreport is accompanied by tracings, showing iho district.