264 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
For the last 250 feet the borings were white mixed with gray, 
the pieces showing frequent specks of iron rust. 
The water, which has a slightly sulfurous odor, rises smoothly 
and steadily in a six-inch tube. This water, as may be seen 
from the analysis below, may be classed as sulfo-saline, contain- 
ing borax and lithium as rare ingredients. Comparing this 
water with that of other wells, we find it to be similar to that of 
the Blue Lick Spring, of Kentucky, except that the Fort Scott 
water is more dilute and contains borax as an additional in- 
eredient. As stated above, it is quite probable that the water 
as analyzed is a mixture of waters from different depths. Fort 
Scott is easily reached by either the Missouri Pacific, the St. 
Louis & San Francisco or the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail- 
roads. The composition of the water is as follows: 
Fort Seott Artesian Well. 
Grams per liter. 
IONS. RADICALS. 
Sodium: (Na) es aaeevacaee erase .0499 | Sodium oxid (Na,O)........... . 7348 
IPO SENNA, (Eon coon oooaccbn 000 trace | Potassium oxid (K,O)......... ' trace 
JET WHAT UN) oc pcdecblboaodsoucuce traces unthivumyoxidy (iis ©) ieee trace 
Call cine ((Way eon a oun Oe 10695 al Calciumioxidh(Ca©) eee .0973 
Mleveroveciiouan (MILE) Sooo coccoodo0er .0354 | Magnesium oxid (MgQO)........ 0591 
Prong (he) Ae Ae aes ie Oak eS ey eiiage 5.005458 Mironvoxacl (He) pein .0070 
Chiorin AC) Aerie cease aer eee CES || Clalovann (OM). 5550000004 c000 0006 . 9366 
Sulfuric acid ion (SOq).......... .0100 | Sulfuric anhydrid (SOs)........ .0083 
Boricracidkiony (107) sneeeerre .0292 | Boric anhydrid (BsO¢) ......... .0262 
Silicichacidtions(SiO3) seen aes OCU moLucicmnhycrid™( SiO. i eeeerr .0163 
Organic matter...... Se iets .0201 
Carbonic anhydrid (CO,)...... 1442 
Wiaters (Hie ©) za pie aan art enariparee .0296 
Sodium hydrosulfid (NaHS)... .0032 
Oxygen equivalent............. 2114 
Potala ue trol ee eo 1.8713 
