IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
153 
RESULTS OF RAILROAD WELL WATERS. 
and Number of Organisms per c.o. 
Acid species. 
Remarks. 
Gelatine. 
Gelatine. 
Liquefying. 
Glucose Bouillon. 
COo 
Vol. 
H. 
Vol. 
40 
30 
10 
Water clear, colonies all white. 
Water clear from tank. Carried 
through pipes one mile. 
Water clear, rapid, colonies white. 
1 Sarcina lutea 10, water clear. 
Water somewhat turbid, all white. 
Uses city water from Mo. river. 
j- Sarcina aurantiaca 10, water clear. 
Water clear, white colonies. 
Water collected on June 9 in sterile 
tubes and shipped to Ames. 
Water clear. 
Normal level 24 feet, water clear, all 
colonies white. 
Water clear, white colonies. 
Water clear from tank 
Water plated after five hours. 
> Water from tank clear, all colonies 
i white. 
No gas. 
10 minutes pumping, water clear and 
rapid. 
) Alkaline. 
> Water turbid, temperature 70° P. 
) Pumped from river in tank. 
Water clear, alkaline. 
Water turbid, taken from Red river, 
200 yellow colonies. 
37.58 
1.1 
63.42 
.5 
1.8 
210 
10 
10 
Liquefied 
40 
70 
140 
Liquefied 
30 
30 
.... 
40.64 
3 
59. 46 
4.4 
30 
.... 
57.89 
5.5 
42.11 
4 
3500 
5800 
100 
83. S3 
1.6 
66. 67 
3.2 
25 
.5 
75 
1.5 
10 
250 
250 
27.77 
.5 
72. 23 
1.3 
200 
130 
300 
Liquefied 
Liquefied 
Liquefied 
i 
300 
720 liq. 
870'^liq. 
9 
2 
ii 
3 
— 
e 400 non-liq. , 250 liq. 
/460non-liq., 3 liq. 
g Present. 
^Present. 
i Aold species present. 
