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resting on the flanks of a mountain of granite and syenite. The first is 

 highly sulphurous and contains sulphate of magnesia, and the water has 

 very decided aperient qualities. The little pool in which it rises is 

 coated witn a white earthy deposit ; gas is evolved, particularly when the 

 neighboring ground is trodden on. The second water is mentioned as 

 having a strong taste of magnesia, not having any sulphurous odour, 

 and as being much used as a gentle laxative." 



Halowell Grant, Antigonish Go. — About eight or nine miles north 

 of Antigonish and on the Halowell Grant is a spring, the water of which 

 was analysed by Mr. G. C Hoffmann (report Geol. Surv. Vol I. 1887, p. 

 15 M.) and gave the following result : — 



Chloride sodium . '0793 Carbonic acid half, combined . . '0457 



" potassium '0137 " ''ee '0075 



Sulpliate Ume '33^^ 



Carbonate lime •0666 "5922 



" magnesia "0296 Chlorine, in excess of that required 



" iron ." "0024 by the potassium and sodium. . 'oooi 



Alumina '0005 



SiUca . 'ooSi In 1,000 parts of water 5923 



Phosphoric acid . ". traces Specific gravity at I5'5° C .... 1000*53 



Organic matter traces 



•5390 

 The water was inodorous and devoid of any special taste and had 



a faint brownish tinge. 



Queensville, Inverness Co. — The water of a spring at McMaster's 

 Mill, Queensville, was examined, (report Geol. Surv. 1879-80, page 7 

 H) a qualitative analysis showing it to contain the following to the 

 extent of 5'859 parts of dissolved solid matter in 1,000 parts of water. 



Potassa a trace Sulphuric acid a small quantity 



Soda a very large quantity Phosphoric acid a " " 



Lime a small " Carbonate acid . .a " " 



Magnesia a small quantity Chlorine a " " 



Ferrous oxide a " '" 



Neither bromine nor iodine were detected. 



IVdmot, Annapolis Co. — -A curative water now attracting consider- 

 able attention is obtained near the town of Middleton at what are 

 known as the Wilmot Spa Springs. These springs have been utilized 

 since 1830, though the highly curative power of the water was known 

 prior to that. Besides the quantity annually used at the sanitarium 

 erected at the springs, large quantities are now used in the preparation 



