POTASH SALTS AND OTHER SALINES IN THE GREAT BASIN REGION. 



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Table XIX. — Analyses of salt and water samples taken in Railroad Valley, Nev. 

 [Analyses by A. R. Merz.] 



Description. 



Total salts 

 perlOOc. c. 



Potash, in 

 total 



salts. 



Water from ditch in Hot Creek Canyon, 0.5 mile below source, Wager 

 Ranch 



Water from spring in Rattlesnake Canyon 



Water from stream in Tybo Canyon at junction of canyon, 0.75 mile above 

 store ". 



Water from draw about 3 miles east of Warm Springs, Hot Creek Valley 



Salt crust at edge of this draw 



Water from south ditch at west end of Twin Springs Pass 



Salt from flat south of this ditch 



Water from north ditch; same locality 



Salt crust from north side of this ditch 



Water from spring at house in Twin Springs Pass 



Water from stream at east end of Twin Springs Pass 



Salt crust from edge of this stream 



Water from Mormon Well 



Surface salt crust here 



Salt crust from seepage below terrace at Sharps' Ranch 



Water from main spring, Sharps' Ranch , 



Salt crust from flat near this spring 



Water from well at Sharps 



Water from Willow Spring 



Standing water from outflow of WiUow Spring onto flat 



Water from Bullwhacker Springs 



Outflow from Bullwhacker Springs onto flat 



Salt from playa below Willow Springs, 1 mile northwest 



On same playa, 0.5 mile north of No. 54 



Edge of main flat below Bullwhacker Springs 



Salt from main flat, 0.25 mile west of No. .56 



Salt crust from outflow flat of Willow Springs 



Salt crust from surface near Bacon Springs 



Water from Cold Spring, 1 mile north of Horton's Ranch 



Salt crust from surface near this spring 



Water from draw 2 miles out of Alfred, on Duckwater Road 



Salt crust from soil surface ia Duckwater HUls, 0.5 mile east of Duck- 

 water 



Water from ditch at Irwin Ranch 



Salt crust from near ditch here 



Water from main spring at Lockes 



Salt crust from surface near this spring 



Water from spring on spring deposit well, 6 miles south of Lockes 



Salt crust from near this spring 



Same, 100 yards southeast 



Salt crust from draw, log 38 mUes out of Lockes on road to R. R. V. Co. camp, 



east ditch of this draw 



Same draw. Salt from ridge between ditches 



Same draw. Salt from west ditch 



Salt from surface in dune lands, log 55, out of Lockes to camp 



Salt near road, log 60 



Salt near road , log 6.5 



First pan crossed byroad. Saltjust west of west edge, near road 



Same ijan, just east of west edge, near road 



Same pan, salt from center 200 feet south of road 



Same pan, center, 200 feet north of road 



Same pan', just west of east edge, near road 



Same pan, just east of east edge, near road 



Salt from small draw at log 7.1, west edge 



Same draw, east edge 



Small draw at log 7.2, west side 



Same draw as No. 99, main drainage line 



From large pan on drainage line, the west side of which is at log 7.3, west 



edge just north of road 



Same pan , one-third across from west side north of road ' 



Same pan, just north of road at culvert 



Same pan, extreme ea.st edge, log 7.4 



West edge of a drainage line just at head of salt flat (to south), log 7.7, 



north of road 



Same, 100 feet east of No. 105 



Same, 80 feet east of No. 106 



Same, at culvert, 80 feet east of No. 107 



Same, 110 feet east of No. 108 



Same, extreme eastern edge, 125 feet east of No. 109 



Grams. 

 0.04 



.06 

 .04 



.03 



.0680 

 2.07 



.0368 

 13.16 



.08 

 6.22 



.03 



Per cent. 



.0676 

 1.74 



.0256 

 4.55 

 27.36 



.0352 

 33.98 



.04 



.05 



.18 



.0372 



.3352 

 25.24 

 22.74 

 53.80 

 7.58 

 33 

 27.56 



.0376 

 24.48 



.03 



27.56 



.0428 



12.10 



.04 



59.92 



.07 



1.59 



4.55 



68.22 



56.63 



55.72 



14.69 



30.46 



24.03 



25.58 



49.48 



70.97 



74.72 



56.37 



16.68 



53 



71.64 



69.12 



55.16 



64.96 



66.62 



34.48 

 55. 18 

 43.24 

 53.96 



72.64 

 46.38 

 76.38 

 60.02 

 58.72 

 28.54 



5.2^ 

 '4.'2S 



'e.'ss 



5.29 

 5. OS 



3.1C 



3.28 

 1.22 

 1.64 

 5.87 

 4.10 



4.68 



1.05 



'i.'es 



'4.'35 



8.53 



6.85 

 2.98 

 3.67 

 4.06 

 4.53 

 2.33 

 5.71 

 7.91 

 6.97 

 8.46 

 7.54 

 3.98 

 7.39 

 9.20 

 7.72 

 9.22 

 8.52 

 5.76 



2.22 

 8.96 

 3.90 

 3.78 



6.38 

 6.73 

 5.00 

 3.41 

 2.38 

 3.90 



