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There are a number of springs of the same character 

 in Monroe County, whose waters have reputation as 

 mineral. 



VERONA SPRING, in Oneida County, according to Pro- 

 fessor Noyes, contains, in a pint, 



Chloride of lime and magnesia, 8-50 grs. 



Chloride of sodium, 90 '00 " 

 Sulphate of lime, T50 " 



Sulphuretted hydrogen in large quantities. 



SAQUOIT SPRINGS, a few miles from TJtica, are represented 

 to be highly charged with sulphuretted hydrogen, also car- 

 buretted hydrogen, and chloride of sodium and magnesium, 

 with sulphate of lime and iron. 



Niagara County contains a number of sulphur springs, as 

 in the vicinity of Lewistown and Pendleton. 



SENECA SPRINGS contain quantities of gas, also saline 

 substances. 



Northern New York has sulphur springs in the counties of 

 Clinton and St. Lawrence. 



The valley of the Hudson contains, in the space of one 

 hundred and fifty miles, a number of sulphur springs. There 

 are, in other portions of the State, springs of this class, as 

 HARROWGATE SPRINGS, in Rensselaer County, NEWBURG, in 

 Orange County, CATSKILL, in Green County, also in Dutchess 

 County, and NANTICOKE, in Broome County, and DRYDEN 

 SPRINGS, in Tompkins County. There are sulphur springs 

 in Chenango, Tioga, Stephen, and Cattaraugus counties. 

 There are found in Chatauqua County a number of sulphur 

 springs which evolve carburetted hydrogen. 



There is still another class of springs in New York, viz. 

 acid springs. They contain sulphuric acid in excess, with 

 sulphate of alumina or alum, and sulphate of iron. At 

 Byron, G-enesee County, two of these springs are found, 

 according to Dr. Beck, "containing nearly pure sulphuric 



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