Correspondence. 



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Note by Mr. Liston, regarding Salts in the soil of the 

 Eastern portion of Zillah Gorackpoor. 



In the India Review for November, I observe Captain Camp- 

 bell, Assistant Surveyor, Madras, desires to be made acquaint- 

 ed with the salts in the soils of this portion of Goruckpoor 

 district. I regret the means at my command do not enable 

 me to answer this demand satisfactorily ; but the following 

 memorandums of the effect of such re-agents, &c. as I have 

 access to at present on the watery solutions from the soils 

 and waters of wells, may go some way towards the object 

 Captain Campbell aims at. 





Water from 



Perowna soil 



(calcareous). 



Water from 

 a well in cal- 

 careous soil 

 noted for cau- 

 sing goitre, 

 &c. 



Water from 



Sullempoor, 



soil (silici- 



ous). 



Water from 

 a well at Sul- 

 lempoor. 



With Mur. 

 Barites. 



Clouded. 



Milky white. 



Cloud. 



Cloud. 



With Nit. Bar. 



Slightly ditto. 



Ditto ditto. 



Little or no 

 effect. 



Ditto slight. 



Infus. Turme- 

 ric. 



Discoloured. 



Discoloured. 



Discoloured. 



Discoloured. 



Prus. Potash. 



No effect. 



No effect. 



No effect. 



No effect. 



Boiled. 



Deposit. 



Deposit. 



Deposit. 



Deposit. 













[In each case the water acidulated, and gave a deposit 

 with muriate of barytes, insoluble in muriate acid. From 

 their general prevalence, I should conjecture the principal 

 salts to be carbonate, sulphate, and muriate of soda. I 

 acidulated Nos. 1 and 2 with sulphuric, and boiled half an 

 hour with a piece of gold leaf in each, but no appreciable 

 effect was produced, and thus I believe I am entitled to 

 conclude there were no nitrates present.] 



