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MINERAL SPRINGS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
[bull. 32. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Very little has ever been published with especial reference to Penn- 
sylvania mineral waters. Walton's Mineral Springs of the United States 
and Canada (edition of 1883) credits the State with eight locations. In 
Moorman's book of 1873 thirteen are mentioned, while Pepper's list of 
1880 contains thirty- two. In the present list forty-four are included, 
of which sixteen are places of resort and five are used commercially. 
Several of the springs have been popular resorts for years. Bedford 
Springs has been so utilized since 1804. Next to these the Gettysburg 
Springs are probably as well known as any other in the State. Cresson, 
Minnequa, and Blossburg Springs are also among the most important. 
The Bath Spring at Bristol, which was a place of considerable resort m 
Eevolutionary times, has so declined in importance that few are aware 
even of its existence. Some of the springs, like those at Ephrata, Yel- 
low Springs, and Caledonia Springs, are summer resorts, but the waters 
can scarcely be called mineral waters, as they are merely notable for 
their purity and the desirability of their situation. 
The Eeports of the Second Geological Survey present much informa- 
tion in relation to the mineral springs of Pennsylvania, and contain 
many analyses, made mostly by Dr. Genth. These have been drawn 
upon and form the majority of the analyses given in the table following 
the list of springs. 
The chalybeate springs, as in most of the neighboring States, out- 
number the others. There are a large number of sulphureted waters 
and one spring (Blossburg) is known to contain free sulphuric acid. The 
Perry County Spring is the only warm spring. In most of the books 
the temperature of this spring is given as from 70° to 72° Fahr., but 
information derived directly from the spring owner gives it as 66° Fahr. 
Mineral springs of Pennsylvania. 
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Adams White Sulphur Springs, 1 mile 
north of Chaueysville, Bedford Co... 
Addison Ridge Chalybeate Springs, 
Monroe Township, Bedford County. 
Alum Hock Spring, Alum Rock, Clar- 
ion County. 
Bath Chalybeate Spring, Bristol, Bucks 
County. 
Bedford Springs, Bedford, Bedford 
County. 
Black Barren Spring, Pleasant Grove, 
Lancaster County. 
Blossburg Springs, Blossburg, Tioga 
County. 
Caledonia orSweeney's Springs, 15 miles 
from Chambersburg, Franklin Co. 
Carlisle White Sulphur Springs, near 
Carlisle, Cumberland County. 
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chalybeate. 
Used commercially 
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reputation. 
Summer resort. 
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Mild sulphurous 
Resort to limited ex- 
tent. 
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