344 Analysis of the Saline Springs of New York. 



ly clear that even ignited steel, should be so easily cut by 

 the impinging of soft iron. No smith probably ever 

 thought of attempting to divide steel by applying an iron 

 tool. 



Art. XIX. — Results of the Analysis jf the principal 

 Brine Springs of the State ofJ\eru-Nork, by Geokge Chil- 

 ton, Lecturer on Chemistry, 8fc. 



to the editor. 



Dear Sir, 



As far back as the year 1810, samples of the different 

 waters from the Saline Springs in the State of New York 

 were sent to me, for chemical examination, by Col. Gibbs, 

 who, as I understood at that time, intended to publish some 

 account of them in the Journal, conducted by the late Dr. 

 Bruce.— A paper exhibiting the particulars of this exam- 

 ination was left with Dr. Bruce some time before his death, 

 for Col. Gibbs, who did not receive it, and which has not 

 been heard of since. 



The analytical results of the above examination having 

 been preserved in my note-book, I have thought that, at a 

 time when the growing importance of these springs seems 

 to arrest the notice of every observer, these results although 

 unaccompanied with the processes by which they were ob- 

 tained, might not be uninteresting to the public. 



Col. Gibbs consents to their publication in your valua- 

 ble Journal. Should you think them worthy of a place, 

 they may be accompanied with the following brief state- 

 ment of the method of proceeding, made from memory. 



1. The water of each bottle, after weighing it and ta- 

 king its* specific gravity, was slowly evaporated to dryness 

 in a glass basin. 



*The water from the deep well at Montezuma was neglected in respect 

 to its sp. gr. 



One or two of the samples,had the odour of sulphuretted hydrogen, which 

 was not regarded in the examination in consequence of the bottles being 

 imperfectly corked. I think they were those from Montezuma. 



