22 Mr. West on a newly 'discovered Spring 



westward as Bradford ; they are numerous from the borings 

 in and near Holbeck ; while eight miles south, a water si- 

 milar in its character, but differing in containing about twice 

 as much alkali iu the same measure, has been discovered at 

 Stanley. 



About two miles from Wakefield, near the Aberford or York 

 road, is an ancient mansion called Hatfield Hall ; near the 

 park or inclosure of which, in boring for coal, the spring in 

 question suddenly gushed up, when the workmen had got to 

 the depth of eighty yards, and has continued to run spontane- 

 ously, in all seasons, at the rate of six gallons per minute. 



The water at the spring is limpid and very sparkling ; the 

 portion which is allowed to escape, deposits upon the trough 

 and in the channel through Avhich it runs a quantity of sulphur ; 

 the smell is that of sulphuretted hydrogen ; the taste, from the 

 stimulus of the bubbles of gas modifying the softness of the 

 alkali, rather pleasant than otherwise. 



The appearances presented by re-agents are, — 



With tincture of soap, a slight opalescence. 



Nitrate of silver, an abundant precipitate, partially re-dis- 

 solved by pure nitric acid. 



Sulphate of silver, a precipitate only partially soluble in 

 nitric or acetic acid. 



Muriate of barytes, a slight precipitate. 



Lime-water, a precipitate soluble with effervescence in acetic 

 acid. 



Oxalate of ammonia, no precipitate. 



On boiling, a slight pellicle appeared, soluble in nitric acid. 



Carbonate of ammonia, no precipitate, nor any on the sub- 

 sequent addition of phosphate of soda. 



The water restored the colour of Ktmus paper slightly 

 reddened. 



With tincture of galls and ferrocyanate of potash, no change. 



With muriate of lime, the water remained unchanged until 

 heated ; but when boiled, a copious precipitate took place. 



When concentrated by boiling, the water reddened turmeric 

 paper, and effervesced strongly on the addition of an acid. 



Nitromuriate of platina produced no precipitate, however 

 concentrated the water might be. 



