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ANALYSIS OF SPRINGS IN A NUTSHELL.

“I make the following tabular analysis for the benefit of the
thousands who desire it in a compact form. To make this table
I have searched in old books, pamphlets and newspapers, and
expended much labor. The figures in the table denote the
number of grains of each chemical and the base line the solid
contents in grains. The reader will now see the relative strength
of the different springs. The Geyser is the strongest water, the
solid contents being 991.546 grains. The Hathorn stands 888.406
and the Pavilion 687.275.

                                         

		TABLE.
CONTENTS.	Congress.	Hathorn.	Zeltzer.	Geyser.	Columbian.	Empire.	Pavilion.
	grains.	grains.	grains.	grains.	grains.	grains.	grains.
Chloride of Sodium	385.000	509.968	134.291	362.080	267.000	269.696	459.903
Hydriodate of Soda	3.500				2.560	12.000
Bi-carbonate of Soda	8.982	42.818	29.428	71.232	15.400	30.848	3.764
Bi-carbonate of Magnesia	95.788	176.463	40.339	149.343	46.710	41.984	76.267
Carbonate of Lime	98.098	176.646	89.869		68.000
Carbonate of Iron	.075	1.128	1.703		5.580
Bi-carbonate of Lime				178.392		141.824	120.169
Bi-carbonate of Iron				.979			2.570
Silex		1.260	2.561	.665	2.050		3.155
Cloride of Potassium		9.597	1.335	24.634			7.660
Bromide of Sodium		1.534	.630	2.212			.987
Iodide of Sodium		.198	.031	.248			.071
Bi-carbonate of Lithia		11.447	.899	7.004			9.486
Bi-carbonate of Strunthia				.425
Bi-carbonate of Baryta		1.737		2.914			.875
Sulphate of Potassa			.557	.318			2.032
Alumina	1.500	.131	.374				.329
Per gal. solid contents	597.943	888.406	302.017	991.546	407.300	496.352	687.275

Besides these springs there are the Saratoga A, Eureka,
Reed's, Hamilton, Putnam Iodine and Washington.