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Carbon dioxid. Besides the sale of mineral waters, an ex- 

 tensive industry has been developed in the State in connection 

 with carbon dioxid which is given off by some of the springs. 

 The collection, storage and shipment of the gas for use in 

 making carbonated beverages and for other purposes have re- 

 ceived attention at Saratoga Springs, where the industry has 

 become of greater importance even, as regards the value of the 

 output, than the trade in the mineral waters themselves. Over 

 30 wells have been driven in that vicinity for gas alone. The 

 carbon dioxid is pumped to the surface together with the water, 

 separated from the latter at the well and then conveyed to gas 

 holders, similar to those used by municipal gas plants, where 

 it is stored preparatory to charging into cylinders. The cylin- 

 ders are made to withstand the heavy pressure necessary to 

 liquefy the gas and are of two sizes, the smaller holding about 

 25 pounds and the larger from 40 to 50 pounds. The principal 

 producers are the New York Carbonic Acid Gas Co., the Lincoln 

 Spring Co. and the Natural Carbonic Gas Co. The gas is said 

 to be superior to that produced by the calcination of magnesite 

 or other artificial methods. 



List of springs. The following list includes the names and 

 localities of most of the springs in the State that are employed 

 commercially, as shown by a canvass of the industry : 



NAME LOCALITY 



Baldwin Mineral Spring Cayuga, Cayuga co. 



Coyle & Caywood Weedsport, Cayuga co. 



Diamond Rock Spring Cherry Creek, Chautauqua co. 



Mrs D. N. Palmer West Portland, Chautauqua co. 

 Breesport Oxygenated Mineral Spring Breesport, Chemung co. 



Chemung Valley Spring Elmira, Chemung co. 



Chemung Spring Chemung, Chemung co. 



Lebanon Mineral Spring Lebanon, Columbia co. 



Monarch Spring Matteawan, Dutchess co. 



Mt Beacon Spring Matteawan, Dutchess co. 



Mount View Spring Poughkeepsie, Dutchess co. 



Avers Amherst Mineral Spring Williamsville, Erie co. 



Beauty Spring Water Co. Lyons Falls, Lewis co. 



Cold Spring New York Mills, Oneida co. 



Glacier Spring Franklin Springs, Oneida co. 



Lithia Polaris Spring Boonville, Oneida co. 



G. Wells Smith Franklin Springs, Oneida co. 



W. W. Warner Franklin Springs, Oneida co. 



Geneva Lithia Spring Geneva, Ontario co. 



Red Cross Spring Geneva, Ontario co. 



Crystal Spring Oswego, Oswego co. 



Deep Rock Spring Oswego, Oswego co. 



Great Bear Spring Fulton, Oswego co. 



J. Ilagerty Oswego, Oswego co. 



Os-we-go Spring Oswego, Oswego co. 



