78 BULLETIN 61, V. B. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURK. 



Table XII. — Analyses oj icaters from Ajnargosa Valley. 

 [Parts per 100,000. Analyses by J. A. Cullen.] 



No. of 

 sample. 



Total 

 solids. 



Ca. 



Mg. 



K. 



Na. 



CI. 



SO4. 



CO3. 



HCO3. 



237 



105.6 



6.9 



6.0 



5.8 



10.4 



8.5 



27.9 



1.2 



22.0 



238 



1,692.2 



Tr. 



.7 



44.8 



534.4 



285.0 



544.3 



96.0 



155.6 



284 



101.6 



6.7 



3.0 



4.3 



18.3 



17.0 



30.7 



1.12 



20.7 



295 



49.8 



10.2 



10.8 



12.8 



132.1 



101.3 



160.8 



4.8 



65.9 



296 



93.2 



5.1 



3.3 



3.9 



17.0 



8.5 



30.0 



2.4 



25.6 



237. Water Willow Creek at railroad bridge south of Morrison's. 



238. Water Amargosa Uiver, same locality. 

 284. Shoshone, Ciil. Water from warm spring. 



295. Well at Fairbank's house, Shoshone. 



296. Water spring in railroad cut south of Tecopa, Ca). 



Table 'XIII.— Analyses of water from Furnace Creek and Death Valley. 

 [Parts per 100,000. Analyses by J. A. Cullen.] 



No.ofsample. ^^f^ 



Ca. 



Mg. 



K. 



Na. 



SO4. 



CI. 



CO3. 



HCO3. 



305 



307 



325 



64.8 



20, 360. 



490.4 



2.4 



175.0 



71.4 



4.8 



3.6 



1.4 

 50.3 

 37.0 

 3.0 

 3.3 



1.0 

 152.7 

 5.6 

 1.5 

 9.0 



14.5 



7,500.0 



75.6 



7.7 



321.1 



14.2 

 874.0 

 173.0 



19.2 

 646.0 



10.6 



11,525.0 



147.7 



4.9 



29.6 



2.4 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 



14.6 

 11.0 



17.8 



348.. 



65.2 

 1, 141. 6 



20.0 



349 



19.6 







305. Slough at first crossing, road'from Furnace Creek to Bermett's Well. Water from surface. 



307. Water from hole 18 inches deep 1 mile north of sink (saline pond' northeast of Bennett's Well).. 



325. Water from main water hole at Bennett's Well. 



348. Water from Texas Spring, Furnace Creek Ranch. 



349. Water from well in Furnace Creek Canyon, 13.5 miles east of Furnace Creek Ranch. 



Note. — A trace of borax is found in all samples. 



Table XIV. — Analyses of soluble salts contained in soils. 



Location and No. of 



Total 

 solu- 

 ble 

 salts. 



Percentage of total soluble salts. 



sample. 



Ca. 



Mg. 



Na. 



K. 



SO4. 



CI. 



HCO3. 



CO3. 



NO3. 



PO4. 



Fallon, Nev., alkali soil: ' 

 Crust No. 9... 



Per ct. 

 4.10 

 3.57 

 3.33 

 1.70 

 .93 

 .78 



0.88 

 .78 

 .66 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 



Tr. 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 

 Tr. 



30.66 

 31.20 

 30.85 

 29i76 

 27.68 

 28.73 



1.51 

 1.62 

 1.62 

 3.65 

 6.22 

 4.61 



56.98 

 49.72 

 51.44 

 41.65 

 38.85 

 37.18 



5.52 

 10.64 

 8.07 

 8.23 

 9.01 



4.45 



6.09 



7.36 



15.65 



18.24 



0.35 

 .35 







First foot, No. 10 







Second foot. No. 11 







Third foot, No. 12 



1.06 







Fourth foot. No. 13... 







Fifth foot. No. 14 



10.00 19.48 

















Average 



2.40 



.38 



Tr. 



29.81 



3.20 



45.97 



8.58 11.88 



.23 













Fallon soil 



11.34 



.89 



1.18 



1.18 



1.41 



1.81 



1.54 



.24 



1.01 



1.60 



.44 



.51 



1.94 



.66 



1.65 



1.80 



.49 



.80 



.76 



0.04 



32.36 

 31.70 

 32.43 

 31.83 

 32.04 

 31.42 

 27.47 

 32.22 

 27.74 

 28.28 

 31.30 

 33.70 

 30.73 

 29,85 

 32.2,3 

 30.87 

 29.84 

 30.24 



.30 

 2.10 

 1.27 

 1.13 

 1.07 

 1.28 

 5.05 

 3.77 

 7.54 

 6.46 

 2.12 

 2.01 

 4.31 

 3.58 



.84 

 1.50 

 3.10 

 2.43 



56.23 

 34.08 

 42.82 

 44.07 

 48.55 

 54.73 

 53.20 

 25.94 

 37.26 

 45.95 

 15. .38 

 19.64 

 35.11 

 32.08 

 40.42 

 50.20 

 18.28 

 38.95 



9.53 

 12.24 

 12.76 

 10.27 



.76 

 16.71 

 10.22 

 11.96 



.02 

 3.16 

 .50 

 .56 

 .74 



























.18 









8.05 j 9.55 



8.33 3.. 30 



8.51 ' 3.97 



10.46 ! 15.06 



13.56 ! 10.45 



10. 27 6. 96 









.94 

 1.80 



















12.55 

 .97 



'"4.' 78' 

 16.07 

 4.56 

 3.07 

 1.47 

 .39 

 8.59 

 1.71 













2.48 

 2.08 



Tr. 









Tr. 









6.63 

 9.38 



12.41 

 8.71 



10.09 

 8.85 

 4.05 

 5.99 



39.79 

 19.20 

 12.88 

 22.71 

 14.95 

 7.53 

 36.04 

 20.68 







































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' Records of Bureau of Soils. 



