Abstract

Jack Spring is a prairie oasis. Tucked away in southwestern Chase County, it's only a few miles from the Kansas Turnpike, but a world away in terms of the setting. The spring spills out of dark openings in a limestone bluff, then drops down into a creek choked with bright green watercress. Minnows dart in the water. Leaves rustle in the cottonwoods.

Keywords:

• spring,
• water,
• native,
• animals,
• people,
• Flint Hills,
• river,
• creek,
• landscape,
• mineral water,
• Chingawassa Springs