BAILEY. | : Mineral Waters. 153 
Marion Mineral Well. 
The city of Marion and vicinity is rich in springs, some of 
which are strongly impregnated with mineral matter. The city 
is on the line of the A. T. & S. F. railway, and also on the 
C.R. I. & P. In the northern part of the city, three blocks 
from the Elgin hotel, a commodious three-story stone build- 
ing was erected, and used as a sanitarium and bath-house. 
This was formerly managed in connection with a deep well. 
This well is about fifty feet from Luta creek, one of the streams 
that unite to form the Cottonwood river, just below the city. 
The well was drilled as a prospect hole, and is 175 feet deep, 
and has connected with it two pumps, one taking the water 
from a depth of fifty feet, at a point just above the rock, and the 
other taking the water from a point twenty-five feet above the 
bottom. Both waters contain hydrogen sulfid (H.S) when first 
drawn. ‘The upper water is utilized for drinking and the other 
for bathing purposes. ‘The analysis given below shows an im- 
portant difference between these two waters. The upper water 
is a saline water while the lower is a concentrated brine stronger 
even than sea water. For analysis of upper vein, see chap- 
ter XII. 7 
4SSMARION WELL (LOWER VEIN). 
Grams per liter. 
IONS. RADICALS, 
Sroxcliin (ONE) ococ0 550000000050 PAA MB IL | fSkorchieyan piel (Use), oo0a6 cacc 31.6871 
Calcium (Ca) eae eee S298 || Cayloncnm oa) (CEO). ..566 6000 1.3858 
Mingaragetinian (MU), scacesodcce .4663 | Magnesium oxid (MgO)....... V2 
Iironv(Meyae anes ce cet aN COB |). iron Oxarel (UMBO) sooo b00n00ec000 .0038 
Chloriny(Cl\ eee eee ae Bt), BBY) | Chalkersin (Qi) ncocsoee oncc | ood” O01 EP 
Sulfuric acid ion (SOu)........ 8.3932 | Sulfuric anhydrid (SOs) .. ... 6.9946 
Silicam(Si@o) eres ,O1AS | SwWhea SiO) co00000000 c0000000 .0128 
Oro-anichmattensser eee: trace | Carbonic anhydrid (COs:)..... .0046 
Waters (hts @) Wari tsnuaosks. nets .0009 
Oxygen equivalent........... 7.4854 
Otay coisa sed etn 66.5046 
Analysis by E. H. S. Bailey. 
48. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci., vol. XII, p. 26. 
