154 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



In a bulletin recently published by the State Museum, Professor 

 Kemp has discussed in exhaustive fashion many phases of " The 

 Mineral Waters of Saratoga." ^ An historical sketch is given, the 

 known geographic extent of the waters stated, and the composi- 

 tion and character of the waters very fully treated, followed by 

 a presentation of his personal views on the origin of the waters. 

 It is no part of our purpose here to present a review or repetition 

 of this most excellent piece of work, which may be obtained by 

 anyone interested in the matter. But one or two phases of the 

 problem do seem to us to merit additional treatment at this time. 



Location. The region of abundant carbonated water centers 

 round Saratoga. The original springs, outflowing at the surface, 

 were chiefly in the village and were few in number, and their mul- 

 tiplication and extension has been due to the use of the drill. There 

 has been much drilling in the village and even more to the south, 

 between Saratoga and Ballston.^ 



The present springs near or at Saratoga may be conveniently 

 separated into three groups (see accompanying map) : (i) the Vil- 

 lage group, comprising the line of springs in Saratoga, from the 

 Red spring on the north, to the Congress and Washington on the 

 south; (2) the South Broadway group, the wells of the Natural 

 and Lincoln gas companies, about i mile south of the village; 

 (3) the Geysers group, the springs clustered in the vicinity of 

 Coesa creek, about 2 miles southwest of the village. In addition 

 are isolated springs not included in any of the three groups, of 

 which the Gurn spring on the Schuylerville quadrangle, about a 

 mile southeast of Wilton and 6 miles northeast of Saratoga, has 

 the most interest for us. 



Geologic occurrence of the waters. The springs in the village 

 all occur on, or in close proximity to, the surface trace of the 

 Saratoga fault. Here are included the original springs, natural 

 outlets of the rock waters. The fault is a trifling one from the 

 standpoint of magnitude, as faults go in the region. Hence the 

 association of the waters with this particular fault must be for a 



IN. Y. State Mus. Bui. 159. 



2 See Bulletin 159, pages 7-9, for a more complete discussion of the known 

 springs of the general region. One addition should be made to the list, the 

 Vita spring, near the northeast edge of the Schuylerville quadrangle, 10 miles 

 northeast of the Gurn spring, and east of the Hudson. The water is quite 

 like that of the Gurn spring, carbonated, and distinctively of the Saratoga 

 type 



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