514 DESCRIPTIVE GEOLOGY. 



All the magnesia calculated as carbonate and the lime for the remain- 

 ing carbonic acid gives : 



Carbonate of magnesia 42.14 



Carbonate of lime 53.75 



Excess of lime ^ 0.28 



Coming out at the base of the limestones, along the east side of the 

 mountains, are a number of both hot and cold springs, running a large 

 amount of bright clear water. They leave no saline incrustation, and to 

 the taste would seem to be comparatively free from mineral ingredients. 



