146 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
It is possible that there were traces of carbon dioxide in 
these samples, and for the sake of comparison, calculating 
them with this in view, the probable combinations would ap- 
pear as follows: 
No. ll No. 2 No. 3 
Silicazandmnsolulblesresid crea eee (0) B45) 0.65 0.40 
ronkand fallin oO xa cl Csi ey rea (0) 11} 0.17 0.19 
Mapnesiumycarbonatenya ee ene tne ae oe ene an Eeee 0.25 OF39 0.35 
Calcium carbonate rece ce ee re tae ee ee 0.10 1.53 ORs 
Calciumispl phates ai anwe tose yc Ree eee 78.73 79.30 78.10 
Wa COT cde ONY Di aie cis AC EUIN Rae a Rae 20.52, 18.84 20.36 
PT GER Sy eb ee eee Le iS aN at a 100.07 100.88 99.65 
ROCK FROM THE VICINITY OF DILLON. 
Small . 
quarry Four miles 
south of 
onto | Dillon." 
SilicavandeinsolublemesiGile tee ei eee 0735 Pals 
irontanGd sa luminumiroxdd Csi eee a ee (0), (0), 11) 
Maenesi um carbonate eA is anata ire ele npn eee nD 91 ene 0.57 0.52 
Caleiuim=-Carbomates eer say, c: 2 ee oe ete coe HR Dee a ree 0.56 0.36 
Caleium «sulphate sya eos cea Pee Slee ITV 78.40 78.04 
ATH ie) petreeeein a py On. (eA ENC AN IA Se EM MEE eran | cd ao he Weta aua gM, 19.96 20.00 
PPO Gal Stee Ns och eek, Pal Ne ae yah A ARS eh TNR ENN Ot a _ 99.96 100.25 
These are extremely pure gypsum rocks as compared with 
some of those from the east, and contain a correspondingly 
high quantity of water. 
GYPSUM FROM THE VICINITY OF HOPE. 
Not far from Hope the rock has been used for the manufac- 
ture of ‘‘ plaster ’’ in the adjacent mill. 
The three following samples” are from Hope: No. 1 is a 
sample from five cars at the entrance of Hope shaft; No. 2 is 
from a shaft west of Hope; and No. 3 is taken from boulders on 
a hill near Hope, and was formerly used at Hope mill. 
70. Analysis by Bailey and Whitten. 
71. Analysis by Bailey and Franklin. 
72. Analysis by Bailey and Whitten. 
