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**** (White 1955b) "[ftp://ftp.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/geothermal/11_Documents/White_LakeCityHS_MudVolcano_1955.pdf Violent mud-volcano eruption of Lake City hot springs, northeastern California]": Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 66, no.9,p.1109-1130. | **** (White 1955b) "[ftp://ftp.nbmg.unr.edu/pub/geothermal/11_Documents/White_LakeCityHS_MudVolcano_1955.pdf Violent mud-volcano eruption of Lake City hot springs, northeastern California]": Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 66, no.9,p.1109-1130. | ||
***** "Mud volcanoes exist in similar physical environment near Gerlach in Washoe County, Nevada," Hughes Well is "1/2 mi SE of Springs", referring to the [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]]. Hughes Well is not mentioned as a mud volcano, but mud volcanoes are mentioned near [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]]. | ***** "Mud volcanoes exist in similar physical environment near Gerlach in Washoe County, Nevada," Hughes Well is "1/2 mi SE of Springs", referring to the [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]]. Hughes Well is not mentioned as a mud volcano, but mud volcanoes are mentioned near [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]]. | ||
** The GNIS entry has Hughes Well at 40.6515682, -119.3551865, which is the same latitude and longitude as [[Gerlach]], which is suspect. White's description of 0.7 miles SE of Springs puts Hughes Well near the site of the Gerlach Pool, just outside of town. The [http://blackrockdesert.org/wiki/images/3/32/USGS-DRG-24000-1990-Gerlach.gif Gerlach Topo] has a number of wells on it. | ** The GNIS entry has Hughes Well at 40.6515682, -119.3551865, which is the same latitude and longitude as [[Gerlach]], which is suspect. White's description of 0.7 miles SE of Springs puts Hughes Well near the site of the Gerlach Pool, just outside of town. However, this is in the NE1/4 of Section 15, not the SE1/5 mentioned in Garside. The [http://blackrockdesert.org/wiki/images/3/32/USGS-DRG-24000-1990-Gerlach.gif Gerlach Topo] has a number of wells on it, there is a well that is close to the railroad tracks in the SE 1/4 for Section 15. | ||
* 1941: The December 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day) Nevada State Journal reports that Leslie E. Johnson transferred a deed to Charlie Wibel and H.J. Hughes for T32N, R23E, Sec. 10 and 15. Section 15 is Gerlach, Section 10 is north of Gerlach, so this could be [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]]. | * 1941: The December 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day) Nevada State Journal reports that Leslie E. Johnson transferred a deed to Charlie Wibel and H.J. Hughes for T32N, R23E, Sec. 10 and 15. Section 15 is Gerlach, Section 10 is north of Gerlach, so this could be [[Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:25, 24 November 2014
Hughes Well is located near Gerlach, 1/2 mi SE of Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs. Hughes Well is possibly named after Henry J. Hughes.
Resources
- GNIS
- Citation: "Garside, L. J. and Schilling, J. H. 'Thermal Waters of Nevada' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 91, 1979, 163 pp. Describes hot springs and hot water seeps of Nevada with location information and map at 1:1,000,000. p132"
- Garside: Hughes well SE1/4 S15 T32N R23E "Remarks: Flowing (1947)" "White 1955b"
- (White 1955b) "Violent mud-volcano eruption of Lake City hot springs, northeastern California": Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 66, no.9,p.1109-1130.
- "Mud volcanoes exist in similar physical environment near Gerlach in Washoe County, Nevada," Hughes Well is "1/2 mi SE of Springs", referring to the Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs. Hughes Well is not mentioned as a mud volcano, but mud volcanoes are mentioned near Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs.
- (White 1955b) "Violent mud-volcano eruption of Lake City hot springs, northeastern California": Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 66, no.9,p.1109-1130.
- Garside: Hughes well SE1/4 S15 T32N R23E "Remarks: Flowing (1947)" "White 1955b"
- The GNIS entry has Hughes Well at 40.6515682, -119.3551865, which is the same latitude and longitude as Gerlach, which is suspect. White's description of 0.7 miles SE of Springs puts Hughes Well near the site of the Gerlach Pool, just outside of town. However, this is in the NE1/4 of Section 15, not the SE1/5 mentioned in Garside. The Gerlach Topo has a number of wells on it, there is a well that is close to the railroad tracks in the SE 1/4 for Section 15.
- Citation: "Garside, L. J. and Schilling, J. H. 'Thermal Waters of Nevada' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 91, 1979, 163 pp. Describes hot springs and hot water seeps of Nevada with location information and map at 1:1,000,000. p132"
- 1941: The December 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day) Nevada State Journal reports that Leslie E. Johnson transferred a deed to Charlie Wibel and H.J. Hughes for T32N, R23E, Sec. 10 and 15. Section 15 is Gerlach, Section 10 is north of Gerlach, so this could be Gerlach "Great Boiling" Springs.
