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the morning news (savannah, ga.) 1887-1900 — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1892-03-02
Location: savannah, georgia, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the morning news (savannah, ga.) 1887-1900 · 1892-03-02 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1892-03-02 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sulphur smell”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... the well had a slight sulphur smell and taste but contact with the pure air dmiipate-1 that in a few hours. A sample was forwarded to Prof. U. C. White, state chemist, for analy sis, who proDOunoed it of extreme purity, with good inn.eral properties, and admira bly suited for ad domestic purposes. One well was not sufficient for Brunswick, and another 418 feet deep was sunk, and a flow of 400 gallons per minute Was struck, giving about the tame analysis. These wells were so successful that others were sunk, and the city now has for public use two and private citizens ten, while various manufactories in Glynn county own eight. At the compress ...

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