1G7 



in goii ■■• the '•! >w< r Ball rock." So far as I know, 



the uniform ulure; though those explorations 



i to our know ledgti of th : y of the I 



1 ! be uu< . nevertheless, thai by sufficiently 



rroup w mill Ik 1 reached, and strong 

 Tnis formati d I tit ojO 



below i!i" bottom of ' i II. 



A . efforts were guided by James Scribner, 



I in the fin < rnpt to resuscitate the 



salt manufacture at Grand Rapids. A well was commenced 

 An- 12th, l- 9, and finished Oct 14% being 2J7 feet deep, 

 and extei feet into the Napoleon group. The well at 



this time was discharging ab< ut 260 gallons of water per min- 

 ute, strength that, according to Mr Scribner, 224 gal- 

 lons wi u Id produce a bush : .; le of the brine 

 was analvzed by Prof. Fisk, with the l'ollow- 

 i It: 



E i .01158 



l\x< '1 constituents 2.3 f385 per cent 



n 0.00145 " 



Lime, 0.00*73 



Hag Q00JM M 



0.( 0603 " 



0.00025 



0.13130 



Chi I ilcium 0.2H 41 



\\ kgnesium, ''.oTIiiG 



C mi 0.01 561 



Chi •! am, (Salt,) 1 



(MM841 



ii 



The above amount of solid constituent*, if all salt, would re- 

 io the bushel The actual per cents 

 . would : illona to the I 



solid coj itituenta. Mr. 



. ill- well, 



fco as tbl freah water, anil L»y this m I lined 



