SOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. 



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No. 44. — Liver spring (cold). 



[Situated on side of Hot Springs Mountain. Sample for mineral analysis taken May 19, 1901. 

 Temperature on January 4, 1901, was 8° C.l 



Gases (number of cubic centimeters per liter at 0° C. and 760 mm. pressure). — 

 Nitrogen, 14.36; oxygen, 6.24; carbon dioxide (free), 21.83; carbon dioxide (set free 

 from bicarbonates on evaporating to dryness), 2.24; hydrogen sulphide, none. 



Formula and name. 



Si0 2 (silica) 



S0 4 (sulphuric acid radicle) .. 

 HC0 3 (bicarbonic acid radicle) 



N0 3 (nitric acid radicle) 



NO2 (nitrous acid radicle) 



PO4 (phosphoric acid radicle). 

 B0 2 (metaboric acid radicle) . . 



As0 4 (arsenic acid radicle) 



CI (chlorine) 



Br (bromine) 



I (iodine) 



. ? }• (iron and aluminum) 



Mn (manganese) 



Ca (calcium) 



Mg (magnesium) 



K (potassium) 



Na (sodium) 



Li (lithium) 



NH 4 (ammonium) -. 



Total 



Total solids 



Albuminoid ammonia 



Oxygen required 



Parts per 

 million. 



12.50 

 2.50 

 12.10 

 .89 

 Trace. 

 Trace. 



(a) 



None. 



1.83 



Trace. 



C) 

 .34 



Trace. 



1.89 



1.36 



.94 



2.10 



Trace. 



.009 



36.459 



42 



.010 

 .50 



Per cent of 

 total 



inorganic 

 material in 



solution. 



34.29 

 6.86 



33.19 

 2.44 



5.02 



.93 



5.18 

 3.73 

 2.58 

 5.76 



"'."62' 



100 



Amount of 

 water used 



for each 

 determina- 

 tion. 



c. c. 



8,000 



4,000 



100 



100 



100 



2,000 



3,000 



3,000 



600 



5,400 



5,400 



9,000 



9,000 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 4,000 

 4,000 

 4,000 

 500 



200 

 500 

 200 



"Small amount. b Heavy trace. 



HYPOTHETICAL FORM OF COMBINATION. 



Formula and name. 



NH 4 C1 (ammonium chloride) 



LiCl (lithium chloride) 



KC1 (potassium chloride) 



NaCl (sodium chloride) 



KBr (potassium bromide) 



KI (potassium iodide) 



Na. 2 S0 4 (sodium sulphate) 



Mg~S0 4 (magnesium sulphate) 



NaBOo (sodium metaborate) 



Ca 3 (P0 4 ) 2 (calcium phosphate) 



NaN0 3 (sodium nitrate) 



NaNOn (sodium nitrite) 



Mg(HC0 3 ) 2 (magnesium bicarbonate) 



Ca(HC0 3 ) 2 (calcium bicarbonate) 



Mn(HC0 3 ) 2 (manganous bicarbonate) 



AlO f (f err i c oxide and alumina) . . . 



CaSi0 3 (calcium silicate) 



Si0 2 (silica) 



Total 



Parts per 

 million. 



0.027 



Trace. 



1.79 



1.58 



Trace. 



( a ) 

 3.55 

 .13 



( b ) 

 Trace. 



1.22 

 Trace. 



8 



7.21 

 Trace. 



.49 



.32 

 12.33 



36. 647 



Per cent of 



total 



inorganic 



material in 



solution. 



0.07 



4.88 

 4.31 



9.69 

 .36 



3.33 



21.83 

 19.68 



1.34 



.87 

 33.64 



100 



a Heavy trace. 



b Small amount. 



