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in ANAIJYSIS—OHG gallon contains 337.0 grains of mineral mat-  
7 ter (5.786 grams per liter) composed mainly of sodium chlorid  {
(common salt) with moderate amounts of calcium chlorid, mag-  
·r K nesium ehlorid, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, a little  
Q calcium sulfate, a very small amount of sodium sulfid and traces  
of iron, silica, zine, potassium and lithium.  
It is a salt-sulfur water, the sulfur present being relatively  
small.  
p Three samples of water brought April 19, 1915, by L. F.  
Sutherland, Deputy State Game 1Varden, Midway, collected lfl
· from three dilferent points, to determine the source of a con-  
tamination that seems to be killing fish in Elkhorn Creek.  
L.x1‘:oa.xu‘oaY No. 50307—Marl;ed No. 1. Sample filled with  
green, unicellular algae, some of which were adhering to the sides  
‘ of the bottle. They had nearly all died before testing.  
L.n:on.xTonY No. 50303—}»larl;cd No. 2. Sample turbid with  
tlocculent blael; and gray sediment. Strong smell of petroleum.  
Lxnoayroitv No. 50309—1larl;ed No. 3. Like No. 2 in ap-  
pcaranee but more sediment and less smell of petroleum. l 
of _ JhN.\IiI{SIS~1)il1'l'S per million.  
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ey, 50307 50308 50309  
it. 1 No.1 No. 2 No. 3   _
Total solids at 100° C. ............................·........ 173. 560. 757.  
er ‘ lgnited solids ............................................................ 129. 405. 405.  
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id, _ Organic and volatile matter ..................... 44. 155. 252.  
Chlorin (of chlorids) ....................................... 24. 22. 68.  
Charring and odor on heating .................. Consider- Much. Much. _  
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