BAILEY. | Mineral Waters. 319 
Sand Springs, Dickinson County. 
These springs are situated near the Smoky Hill river, between 
two and three miles west of Abilene. The water is utilized as 
the city supply of Abilene, and is used, on account of its purity, 
on the dining-cars of the Union Pacific railroad. It is one of 
the very best city supplies in the state. On evaporation the 
water leaves only 8.152 grains of mineral matter per gallon. 
This consists essentially of calcium and magnesium carbonates, 
calcium sulfate, and sodium chlorid. The specific gravity of 
the water is 1.001. The water is used in large quantities by 
‘the Sand Springs Bottling Works in the manufacture of soda- 
water. 
