POTASH SALTS AND OTHEIt SALINES IN THE GREAT BASIN EEGION. 85 



Table XX. — Analyses of saline crusts found in Bailroad Valley. 

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



No. 



Ca. 



Mg. 



K. 



Na. 



SO^. 



CI. 



COg. 



. HCO3. 



Total 

 solids. 



76 



12 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 40 



6 

 4 



4 

 3 

 12 



322 



5,248 



5,473 



4,105 



987 



1,509 

 24, 549 

 23, 799 

 21, 817 

 39,475 

 25,475 

 25, 475 



987 

 7,800 

 4,443 

 3,785 



555 



640 



30, 800 



34,020 



33,040 



6,650 



600 



2,640 



1,800 



600 



None. 



732 



5,856 



3,782 



1,342 



31 



4 808 



92 



76' 379 



96 •- 



73' 331 



102 



64 702 



154 



12,' 605 



Brine 



155 



12 



6 



5,826 



7,734 



38,360 



180 



427 



78 020 







76. Salt crust near spring 6 miles south of Locke's claim. 

 92. Center salt pan at road crossing. 

 96. East edge draw. 

 102. Saltpan. 



154. Water from lower stratum; water hole southeast corner Locke's claim. 



155. Salt from 580 feet southwest of point 675 feet north of southeast corner Locke's claim . 



Table XXI. — Analyses of Death Valley brines. 

 [Parts per 100,000.] 



No. 



Ca. 



Mg. 



K. 



Na. 



CI. 



SO4. 



COg. 



HCO3. 



Total 

 solids. 



la 



57.1 

 64.3 

 71.4 

 71.4 

 92.9 

 7L4 

 71.4 

 92.9 

 85.7 



135.6 

 120.3 

 94.0 

 133.3 

 113.7 

 98.4 

 63.4 

 40.3 

 35.2 



1, 197. 7 



913.4 



683.3 



1,361.7 



1, 170. 



1,183.0 



383.6 



349.8 



372.4 



12,339.4 

 12,389.8 

 12,456.6 

 12, 428. 1 

 12,522.3 

 12, 602. 

 12, 465. 9 

 12,442.9 

 12,558.7 



18,557.5 

 18,557.5 

 18, 620. 

 18, 620. 

 18,620.0 

 18,620.0 

 18, 690. 

 18,830.0 

 18,690.0 



2,057.0 

 1,978.8 

 1,900.6 

 2, 324. 4 

 2,336.8 

 2,349.1 

 1, 324. 7 

 1,053.2 

 1,468.7 



Tr. 



Tr. 



Tr. 

 30 

 15 

 30 

 15 



Tr. 



Tr. 



38.0 

 38.0 

 45.8 

 45.8 

 30.5 

 45.8 

 45.8 

 30.5 

 30.5 



34 606 4 



2a 



34' 138 6 



3a 



34 122 



4a 



35, 057. 

 35,318.0 

 35,243.0 

 33, 148. 



5a 



6a 



7 



8 



32, 817. 



9 



33 540 







Average 



79.6 



97.6 



907.0 



12,451.3 



18, 620. 2 



1,947.8 



22.2 



39.9 



34,470.0 



Sample No. la taken from hole about 5.5 mUes northeast from Eagle Borax Works. (Size of hole 16 



feet deep, 2.5 feet long, and 2 feet wide.) 

 Sample No. 2a taken about 6 mUes northeast from Eagle Borax Works. (Size of hole 2 feet wide, 2 feet 



long, 3 feet deep, out on smooth salt 1,000 feet from rough salt.) 

 Sample No. 3a taken 0.5 mile east from sample 2a. (Size of hole 2 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet.) 

 Sample No. 4a taken 0.5 mile east of sample No. 3a. (Size of hole 2 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet.) 

 Sample No. 5a taken 1 mUe north from sample No. 4a. (Size of hole 2 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet.) 

 Sample No. 6a taken 0.5 mile west of sample 5a. (Size of hole 2 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet.) 

 Sample No. 7 taken 1 mile north of sample No. 3a on smooth salt in hole 10 feet deep, 3 feet wide, 4 feet 



long. 

 Sample No. 8 taken from pothole 0.5 mile north of sample No. 7. Depth of hole unknown, but very deep. 



Four feet m diameter. Only 1 sample marked No. 8. Sample No. 8 taken on rim of rough salt. 

 Sample No. 9 taken 1 mile north from pothole No. 8 on rough salt. Depth of hole unknown. 

 Samples taken by J. H. Jones. Analyses by J. A. CuUen. 



