142 
MINERAL SPRINGS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
[BULL. 32. 
ILLINOIS. 
The State of Illinois appears to have a fair proportion of mineral 
springs, although so far as known very few are utilized either commer- 
cially or as resorts. Chalybeate, sulphureted, and saline waters pre- 
dominate. Brine springs are found in a number of counties. 
The most prominent source drawn upon in the preparation of the list 
given here has been the Economical Geology of Illinois, by A. II. 
Worthen, published in 1882, which republishes from the original six 
volumes on the geology of the State all that relates to its economical 
geology. Comparatively few of the Illinois mineral waters have been 
chemically analyzed. 
Mineral springs of Illinois. 
Name and location. 
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Character of the T>„ m „,a. Q 
water. Remarks. 
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Alcyone Mineral Springs, Western 
Springs, Cook County. 
Artesian Well, Hlinois City, Rock 
Island County. 
Carbureted Spring, 4 miles northwest 
of Decatur, Macon County. 
Chalybeate springs : 
4 
2,400 

50 
Used commercially. 
Carbureted and 
sulphureted. 
On Cache River, near TJllin, Pu- 
laski County. 
On Cedar Creek, near Reynolds- 
burg, Johnson County. 
Near Fairfield, Wayne. County 
Near McLeansborough, Hamilton 
County. 
Near mouth of Saline River, Har- 
din County. 
In sec. 2, T. 6K, R. 5E., Efl&ngham 
County. 
In sec. 29, T. 11, R. 9, Hardin Co 

In sec. 12, T. 12, R. 4, Johnsou Co 
Was formerly a resort. 
In sec. 29, T. 19, R. 5 E., Piatt Co . . . 
In sec. 25, T. 11, R. 6, Pope County. 
Chalybeate Well, between Big and 
Talfer Creeks, Effingham County. 
De Foe's Mineral Well, McLeans- 
Chalybeate 
...do 
Alkaline 
Saline, chalyb- ) 
eate. > 
Alkaline 
Sulphureted 
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borough, Hamilton Countv. 
Dixon Springs, sec. 16, T. 13, R. 5, Pope 
County. 
Ganymede Spring, near Oregon, Ogle 
County. 
Green Lawn Springs, Mount Vernon,; 
Jefferson County. S 
Glen Flora Springs, near Waukegan, 
Lake County. 
Holderman's Artesian Well, sec. 3, T. 
33 N.. R. 8 E., Grundy County. 
House's Mineral Sprh.g, sec. 15, T. 35, 
R. 8, Kendall County. 
McDaniol's Mineral Springs, north of 
McLeansborough, Hamilton County. 
Mineral springs: 
In sec. 27, T. 9, R. 8, Gallatin Co 
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3,000 
250 
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(52) 
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Resort. 
Water is to be placed on 
sale. 
Resort. 
Used commercially and 
as a resort. 

Saline, sulphu- 
reted. 
do 
Unimproved. 
In sec. 16, T. 11 S., R. 2 W., Calhoun 
County. 
At Jngtbwn, Grnndv County 

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On Mazon Creek, Grundy County . 
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Sulphureted 
(270) 
