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  LABoRAToRY N0. 43185 — Well water sent January 24th, · _. ‘
x 1913, by J. F. Davenport,. Bowling Green, Ky., from well   G
  125 feet deep, the water standing 60 feet deep. Sample ; »
  slightly opalescent.  
  ANALYSIS—OH€ gallon contains 16.0 grains of solid matter   G
  (.274 gram per liter) composed of calcium carbonate, magne-     ‘
V sium carbonate, sodium chlorid, and traces of iron, silica,   1- 
  4 potassium sulfate, lithium and strontium carbonates. for  Y
It differs from the average well water in containing traces ‘    
  of lithium and strontium. .     `
Y, LABoRAToRY No. 43239~Water sent September 1st, 1913,    
‘l by J. C. Perkins, Bowling Green, Ky., from a well 85 lj  
il feet deep.  Qi  
  ANALYSIS-- One gallon contains 19.9 grains of solid matter ‘ i   ni Q
2 (.324 gram per liter) composed of calcium carbonate,      
§ magnesium carbonate, sodium chlorid and traces of iron, _j`j;_- 
z silica, zinc and strontium carbonate. — gl  
:‘ It contains about as much mineral matter as an average  
‘ well water but diifers in containing traces of zinc and  
strontium. It should be all right for drinking.  
  WASHINGTON ooUNTY.  
  LABoRAToRY No. 43327—Salt water sent by Thos. Duncan,  
?! Springfield, Ky., from a bored well 125 feet deep. Sample f 
1 clear, colorless water. Received November 24th,— 1913.  
l ANALYSIS*OH€ gallon contains 858. grains of mineral  
l matter (14.718 grams per liter) composed mainly of sodium  
chlorid, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, with small  
amounts of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate and  V. 
l traces of iron, silica, potassium, lithium and strontium.  
, It is a strong salt water containing a large amount of cal-  
j cium sulfate and a considerable amount of magnesium sul-  
fate. The water should have some medicinal value,  
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