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MINERAL WATERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



Dous^herty's Sprifig, Maiden Creek. — This spring known also as the 

 " Carbonic Acid Spring " on account of the great quantities of that gas 

 evolved, is on Maiden Creek, south of Clinton, and between that place 

 and Cargeriles. 



Water, collected by Mr. A. Bowman, was examined by Mr. G. C. 



Hoffmann, (Geol. Surv. Rep. II, 1886, p. 13 T :) — 



Potassa trace Sulphuric acid fairly large quantity 



Soda small quantity Carbonic acid large quantity 



Lime large ' ' Silica small " 



Strontia trace Chlorine " " 



Magnesia large quntity Organic matter .... " " 



Alumina very small quantity 



The water when filtered was found to have a specific gravity, at 

 i5"5' C, of 1000*90 and contained in 1000 parts of water i"442 parts 

 of dissolved solid matter, dried at 180*^ C. 



Harrisofi Hot Spri?igs. — At the southern end of Harrison Lake 

 two springs have been noted viz : — The Potash Spring and The 

 Sulphur Spring, both of which are thermal. Samples of the water were 

 examined . (Geol. Surv. Rep. IV, 1888-89, part R.) 



Potash Spring. — Temperature of water at spring 120° F. The 

 filtered water was perfectly colourless, inodorous and had a slightly 

 saline taste ; it showed alkaline reaction with reddened litmus paper but 

 did not affect turmeric paper 



Chloride sodium '4059 Carbonate iron, very small amount undet 



" potassium -0202 Alumina undet 



" lithium undet Silica '0586 



Sulphate soda '4107 Organic matter trace 



" lime -2256 



" megnesia "0024 In 1,000 parts of water i*i6oo 



" strontia undet Specific gravity at 15 "5° C looi'oo 



Carbonate lime '0366 



Sulphur Spring — Temperature of water at spring, 150° F. Physical 

 features similar to last with the exception of the specific gravity, which 

 was at iS'S*' Co., iooi*i3. 



Chloride sodium '4471 Sulphate strontia undet 



" potassium "0246 Bi-carbonate lime •0621 



' ' lithium undet Alumina trace 



Sulphate soda "4723 Silica -0662 



" lime •2120 



" magnesia -0021 In 1000 parts of water i -2864 



