42 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
Springs, Ontario county, and Massena Springs, St Lawrence county, 
are among the localities where sulphureted waters occur and are 
utilized. 
The Oak Orchard springs in the town of Byron, Genesee county, 
are noteworthy for their acid waters which contain a considerable 
proportion of aluminum, iron, calcium and magnesium, besides free 
sulphuric acid. 
The Lebanon spring, Columbia county, is the single representative 
in the State of the class of thermal springs. It has a temperature 
of 75° F. and is slightly charged with carbon dioxid and nitrogen. 
Ordinary spring waters. The greater quantity of spring waters 
consumed in the State belongs to the nonmedicinal, noncarbonated 
class, represented by such springs as the Great Bear, Deep Rock, 
Mount View, Sun Ray, Chemung etc. The waters are obtained 
either by flowing springs or from artesian wells and are shipped in 
carboys or in tank cars to the principal cities where they are bottled 
and distributed by wagons among the consumers. The essential 
feature of such waters is their freedom from noxious impurities. 
This is generally safeguarded by the care exercised in the handling 
of the waters which are also regularly examined in the chemical 
and bacteriological laboratories. 
Carbon dioxid. This gas i$ given off in quantity by some-of 
the wells at Saratoga Springs, and its collection and storage for 
shipment constituted for many years an important industry at that 
place. Over 30 wells have been bored there for gas alone. The 
industry has now been discontinued by force of a legislative enact- 
ment; it was considered that the pumping of the wells for the 
production of the gas was detrimental to the other springs that 
were utilized solely for their waters. For some time the value of 
the natural gas secured from the wells exceeded that of the mineral 
water sales. 
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 MiunerallSpritton- eee eee Cayuga, Cayuga co. 
Coyvleré Caywoodein tn octane eer Weedsport, Cayuga co. 
Diamond Roce Sorminc eee eee Cherry Creek, Chautauqua co. 
M. J. Spicerts Wee ete Gee ene West Portland, Chautauqua co. 
Breesport Oxygenated Mineral Spring.... Breesport, Chemung co. 
Chemung Valleye spruce een ere Chemung, Chemung co. 
Keeseville Mineral Sprung. ve soe Keeseville, Clinton co. 
Lebanon Mineral’ Spring. (pee re Lebanon, Columbia co. 
Mt Beacon! Spriieiiae noe ete Matteawan, Dutchess co. 
