WATER SUPPLY IN THE INTERIOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 93 
of the great salt lakes now in icticsamsssape is shown, I think, by the 
following series of analyses 
Analyses A water from Spring Ridge, Liverpool Plains, from wel 
t deep, in centre of black soil; plain about 1,100 ye 
el. 
above sea-lev 
Proportion of solid 
Grains per constituents in 
gallon. 000 s of wai 
Chloride of sodium 864°83 ‘ 
magnesium ............... 170-25 : 
Sulphate of sodium 54° 0°769 
Carbonate of soda o....ece...ceceee eee 60°57 0°850 
9 — Wivisvenrn aie 18°15 0°255 
magnesia ..........0. 6 BSS 0°467 
Silica, i iron, and alumina .. ......... 2°10 0° 
Organic matter...........:s.ccc0cceseeeee 12°90 0°182 
- 1,216°85 
Total eae Scteerewed 669° ~ grains per ne 
AE ccs oon vavacay aces 
ag yellow, pa a strong odour ot Sparta hydro gen 
roportion of organic poser in the 
to render it totally unsuitable for mmeies uses, or whad oh atlas ‘it shoal 
only be used when other is unobtainable. 
Analyses of water from Diamond-drill, Girilambone. 
Colour bright. 
Total fixed see Sites ahaa 812" ‘48 grains per gallon. 
chlor 
Fixed subtle consisting - chlorides of magnesium ‘and sodium, carbonate 
of lime, sulphate of zinc 
Analyses of water from Diamond-drill, Girilambone. 
Total oes — IO veviveceas id i grains per gallon. 
Fixed m atten edusiating of chlorides of — ’and sodium, carbonat 
of lime, sulphate of lime, oxide of iron, 
Analyses of water from Diamond-drill, Girilambone. 
Total fixed — vised swebeabistcs ca 2 grains per gallon. 
hlori > 
he f chlorid and sodium, carbonat 
of fia ipbate of rae oxide we iron, &e. 
Analyses of water from Caspian Sea, near mouth of River Ural. 
Gobel. 
Constituent (except where otherwise stated). 
Chloride of sodium...............ssseseseeee ‘3673 
magne 
Pe CSUN 5 ..5..<60. pein ivtvace 00632 
ee ate rire ee et 0°0013 (Mg COs3) 
ium 0°0076 
Pete ek Lae eee eee wee 
