214 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
Phillips’s Mineral Spring, Topeka. 
At 612 West Eighth street, in the city of Topeka, is situated 
a mineral spring that has attracted considerable attention. 
This spring or well is thirteen feet and four inches in depth, 
and the water rises within five feet of the surface. The water 
is brought to the surface by means of a chain pump, and is 
daily delivered to customers throughout the city. The well 
is covered by a small building. The analysis of this water 
was made in April, 1888. Another analysis of the same water, 
made independently at the same time, by W. B. Church, of 
Topeka, formerly chemist of the A. T. & S. F. railway, gave 
results that substantially agreed with those given below: 
TOPEKA (PHILLIPS’S MINERAL SPRING). 
Grams per liter. 
IONS. RADICALS. 
JEON, (EQ), 6 66000600000 0000 trace | Potassium oxid (K2O)......... trace 
Sodium (Na) ee see Pee are ee .0880 | Sodium oxid (NasO)............ 31933 
Calciumy(Ca) eee _.3304 | Calcium oxid (CaO)........... .4625 
Wileyeroresrieran (OME) 5 4550000000000 .1004 | Magnesium oxid (MgO)........ . 2090 
Tomy CG) ere ec emer eee: OO: || tron ose! (ICO) cocoscccocccdos olibil?/ 
@hlorink(Cl) sere ee eer: SU || Clallortin (Olio coco sco0cevo00 0000 3127 
Sulfuric acid ion (SO,)......... 1.2352 | Sulfuric anhydrid (SOs)...... « £20293 
Silicic acid ion (SiOs).......... OG | Siti (SHO) o0005000000000 0006 .0158 
Carbonic anhydrid (COz)....... .7200 
Wiaters(Hs@) ieee eee ence . 1470 
Oxygen equivalent............. .0842 
MOGall sesien cack ense nee 3.6670 
Hypothetically combined as follows : 
Grams Grains 
per liter. per gallon. 
Sodium) sulfate(NasSO2)) 45.55. sos ee 1.0702 62.5104 
Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCOs).......... trace trace 
Sodiumychionids (Nal) haere .6142 35.8754 
Potassium sulfate (K2eSO4)............... trace trace 
Calcium sulfate (CaSQO.)................. .7250 42.3472 
Calcium bicarbonate (CaHo(COs)2)....... .4748 Diao 
Magnesium bicarbonate (MgH2(COs)2) ... .7628 44.5551 
Tron bicarbonate (FeH2(COs)2)........... .0042 2453 
Silican(SiOs)heeaee eee eerie Le See ae .0158 .9228 
Totalimineralsmatteneneeeeeeeeeeeeer 3.6670 214.1893 
Free carbonic-acid gas abundant. 
Temperature........... I? Gh (G26? 1) 
Analysis by E. H.S. Bailey. 
