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MINERAL SPRINGS OF THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 32. 
in that section does not develop much in relation to them beyond the 
fact that they are unimproved. There are said also to be salt wells 
in the northeastern part of the Territory. In various portions, also, 
alkali is quite abundant in the soil, and in such regions the water pass 
ing through it is naturally alkaline. Such localities are found along the 
Liitle Missouri River near the crossing of the Northern Pacific Railroad 
and in the vicinity of the Black Hills. Xewton and Jeuney, in their re- 
port on the geology of the Black Hills, say : " Springs issuing from the 
black clay shales of the Cretaceous on Beaver Creek were found to be 
strongly acid and astringent to the taste, turning blue litmus red and 
probably containing alum and free sulphuric acid. Similar spring* 
were reported to be found near Buffalo Gate, on the southeastern side 
of Black Hills." Springs in the Carboniferous rocks of this region are j 
naturally hard, but would scarcely be classed with mineral spring. 
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company have had a number 
of wells and springs on the line of their road analyzed, and several of 
them are mineralized. These have been included in the list and the 
analyses are given in the table following the list. 
Mineral springs of Dakota Territory. 
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Aberdeen Artesian Well , Aberdeen, Brown 
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Acid springs: 
On Beaver Creek, Custer, Custer Co. . . 
Near Buffalo Gate. Custer, Custer Co. . 
At Devil's Lake, Ramsey Countv 
Saline 
Artesian wells : 
At Clark Centre, Clark County. . . 
At Devil's Lake, Ranisev County 
At Saint Lawrence, Hand County 
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Dakota Uot Springs, Hot Springs, .Fall 
Resort. 
River County. 
Dunseith Mineral Spring, Dunseith, Ro- 
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Gary Mineral Spring, Gary, Deuel Co... 
Mineral springs or wells: 
In Bon Homme County. . . 
Chalybeate 
In Fall River County . . . 
In Turner County 
Chalybeate 
Near Reo Heights, Hand County . . . 
On Medicine Creek, 30 miles east of 
Pierre. Hughes Countv. 
Near Missouri River, at Pierre, Hughes 
Alkaline, saline. 
Saline 
County. 
At foot of Bluff at Pierre, Hughes Co. . 
On west shore of Big Stone Lake, 
Chalybeate, cal- 
cic, sulphur. 
Grant Countv. 
Salt springs • 
Hear Grafton, Walsh County. . . 
Near Pembina. Pembina County 
Unimproved. 
Sulphur Spring. Devil's Lake, RamsevCo. 
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Wamduska Lake, Wamduska. Nelson'Co.. 
Wessiugtou Springs, Wessiugtou Springs. 
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