174 



Chloride sodium 3 "8403 Alumina -oooS 



" potassium "0770 Silica 'OISS 



" calcium "4088 Organic matter traces 



" magnesium '4797 



Sulphate lime -0019 In 1,000 parts of water 5*0824 



Carbonate lime '2536 Specific gravity at 15.5° c ioo3'9i 



' ' iron '0050 



Of the physical character of the sample Mr. Hoffmann writes : — 

 " On opening the bottles a slight, but decided, odour of petroleum was 

 noticeable. The water contained a considerable amount of suspended 

 ■ matter. This was filtered off and examined — it consisted of argillace- 

 ous matter, very fine sand, partially decomposed fragments of wood, 

 fragments of seed-cases and other vegetable matter, together with 

 some carbonate of lime, small amounts of carbonate of magnesia and 

 iron, and a very small amount of suphate of lime. The filtered water, 

 when viewed in a column two feet in length, was found to have a faint 

 brownish tinge. Taste, mildly saline. Baryta was not sought for- 

 The presence of iodine and bromine requires confirmation. " 



Fiantagenet, Prescott Co. (a), — Three springs are known to exist in 

 this township, only two of which are, however, at all well known, viz. : 

 The " Plantagenet " and the " Georgian " springs, and of which the 

 following analyses are available : — 



Chloride sodium. . . . 



" potassium . 



" calcium . . . 



" magnesium 

 Bromide " 

 Iodide 



Sulphate lime 



Carbonate lime .... 

 " magnesia 



" iron 



Alumina 



Silica 



In 1 ,000 parts of water 13-1678 



Specific gravity 1009 -39 



Another spring similar to the "Plantagenet" yielded io-i6 parts 

 of solids in 1000 ot water and held a comparatively large amount of 

 strontia and traces of boracic acid. 



Port Elgin, Bruce Co. — A partial analysis of a mineral water froin 

 a spring at this place was made by Mr. G. C. Hoffmann (report Geol. 



