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the temporary works for a capacity of 2,000,000 gallons per day 

 was estimated at $150,000, which is somewhat less than the esti- 

 mate made for the BushnelFs basin project. For delivering an 

 average of 2,000,000 gallons per day, the operating expenses 

 would have amounted to $18,000 per year. 



The following analyses of Lake Ontario water were made in 

 1902-03. (1) was taken about one and one-half miles out from 

 Manitou Beach and the analysis made by Fred R. Eilinger; 

 (2) was taken a few feet below the surface of water, about one 

 mile west of the mouth of the Genesee river and about 2000 feet 

 out; (3) was taken at the mouth of the Genesee river, 2000 feet 

 out from the end of the pier. The chemist making the two latter 

 analyses is unknown — they were furnished by the courtesy of J. W. 

 Ledoux, of the Lake Ontario Water Company. 



(Parts per 100,000) 

 (1) 



Total solid residue dried at 100° C. 12.93 



Fixed residue at low red heat 8 . 53 



Volatile at low red heat 4.40 



Sodium chloride 0.74 



Ammonia, free 0.001 



Ammonia, albuminoid 



Nitrates 



Nitrites 



0.008 



none 



none 



Temporary hardness 9.42 



Permanent hardness 1.19 



Total hardness 10.61 



Sulphate of lime 



Carbonate of lime 



Carbonate of magnesia 



(2) 

 14.15 



1.32 

 none 

 trace 

 trace 

 none 



2.16 

 6.21 



2.58 



(3) 

 15.10 



1.57 

 none 

 0.006 

 trace 

 none 



2.41 

 6.30 

 2.32 



The Erie canal. It was also suggested that a temporary sup- 

 ply be taken from 1 ho Erie canal at cither the eastern or the 

 western wide waters. The possibility of a failure of the canal 

 banks and the fact that the water is entirely withdrawn from 

 the prism every winter or spring for some weeks for the purpose 

 of making repairs interfered greatly with the usefulness of this 



