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permit to develop the lower hot springs into a commercial establishment, named Skiff's camp. The upper springs were purchased in 1927, by the
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The geothermally heated water emerges from over thirty springs at 356 °F (180 °C), and cool to between 198 °F (92 °C) and 150 °F (65 °C) at the surface. The mineral content includes analcime, anhydrite, calcite, calcium, chalcedony, lithium, magnesium, microcline,
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flood. In 1977, the upper springs were purchased by Alex Beamer, and later rebuilt into a retreat and conference center. The lower springs remain in a primitive state with the remains of the soaking pools as well as natural rock pools.
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rocks and the High
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The hot springs in this geothermal area were used for centuries by the
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Breitenbush hot springs geothermal area is located on the boundary between the Western Cascade late-
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552:"Geology of the Breitenbush Hot Springs area, Cascade Range, Oregon"
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Ingebritsen, S. E.; Sherrod, D. R.; Mariner, R. H. (17 March 1989).
498:"Chemical and Isotopic Data for Thermal Springs and Wells in Oregon"
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442:"Forgotten hot springs on Breitenbush could get facelift"
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Berry, George W.; Grim, Paul J.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980).
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Springs Retreat & Conference Center
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