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SOUTHERN CENTRAL STATES. 
Analyses of mineral springs in Florida. 
87 
Constituents. 
Linwood 
Springs. 
White Sulphur 
Spring. 
"Wesson's Iron 
Spring. 
Benson's Salt 
Spring. 
Chains 
per gallon* 
Parts in 
1,000,000." 
20.91 
Grains 
per gallon." 
Orains 
per gallon.* 
3.61 
80.50 
0.28 
9.88 
1.98 
9. CO 
52. 80 
67.20 
2.45 
2.63 
5.83 
25.53 
26.84 
2.44 
8.90 
113. 60 
11. 23 
11.32 
0.18 
0.12 
238. 24 
24.80 
42.40 
11.90 
40.58 
Trace 
:::::::::::::::: 
Trace 
Trace 
14.40 
21.32 
} t5i l 
L58 
Trace 
14.40 1.27 
Not estimated 
\ 0.43 
1.40 
Total 
324. 80 
18G. 61 8SO. 23 
a A. Connell, analyst fl876). 
b N. A. Pratt, analyst. 
A. Merrill, analyst. 
Charles M. StillweU, analyst (1880). 
SOUTHERN CENTRAL STATES. 
In the Southern Central States sulphureted and chalybeate springs 
hold about the same proportion to the whole number of springs as in 
the South Atlantic States. The number of saliue springs, however, is 
increased and the thermal springs naturally are fewer in number. A 
large part of the area of this division is occupied by comparatively 
recent formations; yet, in the northeastern part and in the western, 
carboniferous rocks, with the underlying sedimentaries, are well de- 
veloped, and these rocks are almost always prolific in mineral springs. 
The Hot Springs of Arkansas are the most prominent of the thermal 
springs. It must be stated here that the returns from the various 
States, in answer to the questions sent out, are very unequal both as to 
the extent and the exactness of the information conveyed. In some 
States (as Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas) the geo- 
logical surveys of the State appear to have paid considerable attention 
to the subject, and the general public attention has therefore been 
turned more to the subject and data are more readily obtained. 
In Mississippi and especially in Louisiana it has been more difficult 
to get definite information. No geological surveys of these States have 
been made very recently. Both States, however, have many springs of 
excellent mineral water. 
Texas is being so rapidly developed as to its resources and so many 
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