274 Mineral Waters of Canada. 
water, and I accordingly availed myself of the politeness of the 
proprietor, Mr. Wilkinson, who allowed me to take as much as I 
required, from a supply which had been brought from the spring 
a month previous, and preserved in well covered puncheons. 
This was sensibly stronger to the taste than the water at the 
spring, and unlike the previously described waters, was disagreea- 
bly bitter, as well as saline. Its specific gravity was 1010 939. 
A qualitative examination shewed the presence of chlorine, 
bromine and iodine, with potassium, sodium, calcium, and mag- 
nesium ; a large portion of the latter two exist in the condition of 
chlorids. No sulphuric acid was detected ; but traces of iron and 
alumina. Baryta, strontia, fluorine and phosphates were sought 
for; but with the exception of slight traces of the latter, the re- 
sults were altogether negative. 
1000 parts "4 the water of the mek get: sf: afforded, 
| . 836979 
Chlorin 
Shoinine ‘02059 
odine . 00187 
Potash ‘01930 
Soda . 6-49360 
Lime : ‘ : : , 1-44930 
Magnesia , : ‘ ; . 65467 
Alumina and iron. : . traces. 
Silica ‘ i > 02250 
These may be so combined as to give the following composi- 
tion for 1000 parts of the water :— 
Chiorid of sodium ' ' 12-250000 
“ of potassium : ‘ i 030500 
“of calcium ‘ ‘ ‘ . 287050 
“ _ of magnesium 1033840 
Bromid of magnesium 023840 
Iodid of magnesium 002057 
Carbonate o lime ‘ ‘ ‘ 126460 
of magnesia. ; . 863230 
* of iron, ‘ ‘ 
Alumina . : ‘ ‘ : pba i 
Silica ‘ ) ‘ ; . 022500 
a acid , . . ' 501350 
Wat ; ‘ 984-859173 
1000:000000 
The solid matter in 1000 parts, as determined by calculation, 
is 14-639 parts; the result obtained by directly cid nears a 
weighed quantity, and drying the residue at 300° F., was 14 500, 
the difference being probably due to a — decomposition of 
the magnesian chlorid during the evaporatio 
