86 
BULLETIN" 61, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table XXII. — Analyses of waters and brines. 
[Samples collected by E. E. Free. Analyses by A. R. Merz.] 
No. 
Description. 
Total 
solids per 
100 c. c. 
306 
307 
326 
327 
331 
338 
339 
341 
342 
343 
Slough at first crossing, road from Furnace Creek to Bennetts Wells 
Water from hole 18 feet deep, 1 mile north of sink (saline pond northeast of 
Bennetts Wells) 
Surface water from near road from Furnace Creek to Bennetts Wells, 10 miles 
from Furnace Creek Road 
Water from 10-foot dug hole on this road, 9.7 miles west of Furnace Creek 
Water from 4-foot dug hole at U. S. Geological Survey, B. M. 72, on road from 
Furnace Creek Ranch to Bennetts Wells 
Water from hole in mud fiat northwest of Furnace Creek 7,500 feet northwest 
from land monument at old borax works north of Furnace Creek, hole 2 feet 
deep .' 
West side of valley, due west from Furnace Creek Ranch, water from dug hole 
3 feet deep 
Water from dug hole 0.25 mile east of No. 339, 2.5 feet deep 
Water from dug hole 0.25 mile east of No. 341, depth 7 feet. On main flat 
Water from surface pool at old bridge due west of Furnace Creek Ranch (Skidoo 
trail).... 
36.51 
20.36 
10.42 
36.81 
33.80 
33.28 
2.77 
15.12 
34.18 
32.05 
Table XXIII. — Analyses of muds and clays. 
[Samples collected by E. E. Free. Analyses by A. R. Merz.] 
No. 
317 
319 
320 
323 
335 
Description. 
Death Valley flat, east side, 500 yards west of road, 5.4 miles south of Furnace 
Creek Ranch, surface salt 
665 feet east of Bennetts Wells, salt from surface of slough bottom 
Clay from 3 feet under surface, 1 mile east of Bennetts Wells 
Clay from shallow hole 0.25 mile east of No. 319 
Water squeezed from clay obtained from hole in slough 1,800 feet east of Ben- 
netts Wells 
Sandy clay, bottom of hole east side of valley on road from Furnace Creek to 
Bennetts Wells 
Total 
soluble 
solids. 
Per cent. 
22.17 
10.65 
12.16 
21.49 
18.24 
25.54 
Table XXIV. — Analyses of alkaline Death Valley soils. 
[Parts per 100,000.] 
No. 
Ca. 
Mg. 
K. 
Na. 
S0 4 . 
CI. 
C0 3 . 
HCO3. 
Total 
solid. 
20 
343 
456 
3,200 
257 
229 
44 
44 
380 
35 
35 
193 
438 
3,316 
290 
226 
38,460 
14,161 
14,364 
37,893 
38,608 
823 
2,402 
13,390 
987 
527 
59,360 
21,000 
19, 740 
58, 240 
59,600 
None. 
None. 
600 
None. 
None. 
122 
240 
732 
122 
122 
99,312 
21 ... 
38, 678 
22 
55, 239 
23 
97,783 
24 
99,415 
Description: 
20. Salt crust from Death Valley 3 to 6 inches thick, opposite Telescope Peak. 
21. Clay underlying salt crust. Opposite Telescope Peak. 
22. Heaved ground near periphery. Opposite Telescope Peak. 
23. Pothole 5 feet in diameter, 10 feet deep. Salt from margin of pothole. 
24. Hairlike salt from edge of hole. 
Analyses by J. A. Cullen. Samples by G. J. Young. 
