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The number of springs belonging to the class which I am now considering, seems to in- 

 crease as we proceed westwardly, so that it is scarcely possible to do more than to notice 

 briefly some of the most important of them. 



CAYtJGA County. In this county are several sulphmreous springs. One of these is in the 

 town of Sennett, two miles north of the village of Auburn. Another, which has also acquired 

 some reputation, is situated about four miles west of Auburn, on the farm of Mr. Nelson Van 

 Ness ; it is called West- Auburn Spring. One pint of the water, according to the analysis of 

 Dr. Chilton, contains the following substances, viz : 



Sulphate of lime, 15.00 grains. 



Sulphate of magnesia, 3.20 " 



Chloride of magnesium, 0.25 " 



Chloride of sodium, . 0.75 " 



19.20 grains. 

 Sulphuretted hydrogen gas, 1 . 5 cubic inches. 



At Spring Mills, on the eastern shore of Cayuga lake, a sulphuretted water is said to issue 

 from the earth in quantities sufficient for turning a grist mill. The water is perfectly limpid ; 

 and notwithstanding the large stream which is continually flowing, the taste and odour of 

 sulphuretted hydrogen are very strong. 



Watne County. Although there are several sulphur springs in this county, none of them 

 have as yet acquired much notoriety. Some rise in Brown's mill pond, about a mile and a 

 half south of Newark. The water running from this pond deposits sulphur, and sulphuretted 

 water issues from the bank at the road opposite the dam, and forms a whitish deposit. An- 

 other spring, issuing from the bituminous limestone, is found about half a mile northeast of 

 Mcirion Centre, and is resorted to by visiters. In addition to these, weak sulphur springs are 

 reported to occur on Salmon creek, near the forge in Sodus ; one or two at or near Palmyra, 

 and one in the village of Clyde.* 



In Seneca County, several sulphureous springs are noticed in the water lime series, but 

 none of them are of much importance. 



Monroe County. Sulphureous springs are found in great numbers in this county. Among 

 them may be mentioned those of Rochester, Mendon, Gates and Pittsford ; at all of which 

 there are bathing houses, and ample accommodations for visiters. At the village of Ogden, 

 in the town of the same name, one and a half mile south of Spencer's Basin, is a spring, 

 probably more highly charged with the gas than any other in the county. 



In the city of Rochester, on the east bank of the Genesee, is Longmuir's sulphur spring, 

 the waters of which are much employed by the inhabitants. It rises through a boring of two 



» Hall. Ntw-York Geological Reports, 1838. 



