MINERAL AND GASEOUS SPRINGS. 
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sandstone have fallen into disuse, though very recently there seems some prospect of the 
manufacture being renewed. The situations, in most instances, are unfavorable to large 
accumulations of water upon the surface, and boring has not been attended with the most 
satisfactory results. So long as salt can be manufactured at the present prices, there is little 
probability that these springs will be of any importance. 
There are several unimportant brine springs in the higher rocks. The most remarkable of 
these is at York in Livingston county, which, for some time after its discovery, yielded a large 
supply of water, but which has diminished since that time. Prof. Dewey informs me that the 
the water gives evidence of a large proportion of iodine, on the application of the usual tests. 
The only brine spring of importance in the Onondaga salt group, is in Elba, Genesee 
county, and has already been described. 
Catalogue of the principal Mineral Springs in the Fourth District, with their geological 
position and products. 
Kind of spring. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine..... 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine. 
Brine_ 
Brine__ 
Brine_ 
Brine_ 
Brine_ 
Brine...., 
Brine_ 
Brine_ 
Brine_ 
Brine_ 
Chalybeate.. 
Chalybeate.. 
Chalybeate.. 
Sulphureous, 
Sulphureous, 
Geological position. 
Gas evolved. 
Contained mineral 
substances. 
Marls of the Medina 
sandstone, 
Medina sandstone_ 
A few bubbles of carb. 
hydrogen, 
Chloride of sodium, 
Medina sandstone... 
Medina sandstone_ 
Medina sandstone_ 
Medina sandstone... 
Onondaga salt group, 
Marls of Onondaga 
salt group, 
Marls of Onondaga 
salt group, 
Marls of Onondaga 
salt group, 
Carbonic acid. 
Chlor. of sodium,&c. 
Chloride of sodium, 
Chlor. of sod., cal. 
mag., sulph. and 
carb. lime, 
Chloride of sodium, 
Chlor. of sodium,&c. 
Chlor. of sod., mag¬ 
nesium and iron, 
Chloride of sodium, 
Chloride of sodium, 
Carbonic acid .. 
Carburetted hydrogen 
and carbonic acid, 
Carburetted hydrogen, 
Ditto ... 
Medina sandstone... 
Ditto .-_ 
Medina sandstone_ 
Ditto ... 
Medina sandstone_ 
Ditto .......... 
Medina sandstone_ 
Ditto ... 
Shale of Hamilton 
group, 
Portage group. 
Ditto . 
Ditto and iron .. 
Ditto ___ 
Onondaga salt group, 
Onondaga salt group, 
Chemung group. 
Ditto ......_ 
Ditto ___ 
Chemung group. 
Ditto .....__ 
Medina sandstone... 
Portage group. 
Onondaga salt group, 
Portage group. 
Sulphuretted hydrogen 
Sulphuretted hydrogen 
Portage group. 
Sulphate of lime... 
County. 
Monroe.... 
Monroe 
Monroe_ 
Monroe.... 
Monroe.... 
Wayne .... 
Wayne_ 
Wayne .... 
Wayne_ 
Wayne 
Wayne_ 
Orleans ... 
Orleans ... 
Orleans .... 
Orleans .... 
Orleans .... 
Niagara_ 
Niagara_ 
Niagara..... 
Livingston ., 
Steuben .... 
Genesee .... 
Genesee .... 
Cattaraugus. 
Steuben .... 
Niagara. 
Steuben .... 
Erie. 
Cattaraugus . 
Cattaraugus. 
Particular locality. 
Penfield, a mile from Lake Ontario, on the 
land of Mr. Greig. 
Near the head of Irondequoit bay. 
Town of Greece, 9 miles N.W. of Rochester. 
Three springs, on the banks of Salmon creek, 
town of Clarkson. 
Town of Clarkson, C miles north of the pre¬ 
ceding, on land of Mr. Baxter. 
Near the head of Little Sodus bay. 
Two miles east of Lockville. 
Town of Galen, Old Galen salt spring. 
Village of Clyde, boring to the depth of 200 
feet. 
Two miles east of- Clyde. 
Banks of creek north of Wolcott furnace. 
Fairhaven, in the town of Gaines. 
Town of Kendall, lot 137. Salt was formerly 
made at this spring. 
Near Scofield’s mill, on Johnson’s creek, in 
the town of Yates. 
Town of Murray near Sandy creek. Two 
other similar springs in the same town. 
Medina, Oak-orchard creek. 
Three miles north of Lockport. 
Several on Eighteen-mile creek. 
Several on Johnson’s and Golden-hill creeks. 
York, near Hall’s saw mill. 
Near the village of Jefferson. 
Town of Elba, eight miles N.W. of Batavia. 
Town of Elba, land of John G. Satterlee. 
Near Rutledge, several unimportant ones. 
La Grange, land of Mr. Davis. 
Two miles north of Lewiston, on land of Capt. 
Leonard. 
Near Jefferson, head of Seneca lake. 
Williamsville, land of Mr. Youngs. 
Town of Randolph. 
Several on the banks of Cattaraugus creek. 
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