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54.984 | 80.249 | 112.880 Silica | 1.260 | 3.213 |
0.840 | 0.665 Organic matter | Trace. | Trace. | Trace. | Trace Water in
bicarbonates | 42.929 | 22.496 | 33.828 | 46.183 Oxygen in KO
(SO_{3}) | ... | 0.199 | 0.082 | 0.029 Oxygen in LiO | | | | (HO{2}
CO{2})| 1.347 | 0.509 | 0.560 | 0.824 Oxygen in NaO | | | | (HO{2}
CO{2}) | 0.408 | 0.959 | 1.024 | 6.785 Oxygen in 2 NaO | | | | (HO,
PO_{5})| 0.001 | ... | .002 | ... +---------+---------+---------+-------- Total
per U.S. gallon, | | | | 231 cu. in.| 688.403 | 537.155 | 700.895 | 991.546
+---------+---------+---------+-------- Total residue by | | | | evaporation|

540.550 | 439.670 | 588.818 | 832.483

WATERS OF SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y.
_Table showing the total quantities of mineral matter left by
evaporation, and of some of the more important constituents._
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total
solids | as left by | evaporation. | | Chlorides of | | sodium and | |
potassium. | | | All other solids | | | left by evaporation; | | | carbonates of
lime, | | | magnesia, etc. | | | | Bicarbonate | | | | of lime (CaO, | | | | HO,
2CO_{2}). | | | | | Bicarbonate of | | | | | magnesia (MgO, | | | | | HO,
2CO_{2}). | | | | | | Bicarbonate | | | | | | of iron | | | | | | (FeO, HO,
SPRING. | | | | | \ 2CO_{2}).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geyser
Spouting | | | | | | well | 832.48 | 586.71 | 245.77 | 170.39 | 149.34 | 0.98
Hathorn spring | 740.55 | 519.55 | 221.00 | 170.65 | 176.46 | 1.13
Hamilton spring | 611.71 | 411.00 | 200.71 | 144.84 | 104.80 | 1.80
Congress spring | 588.82 | 408.49 | 180.33 | 143.40 | 121.76 | 0.34 High
Rock spring | 542.35 | 399.10 | 143.25 | 131.74 | 54.92 | 1.48
Washington spring | 353.23 | 215.00 | 138.23 | 110.23 | 40.56 | 2.40
Excelsior spring | 611.05 | 473.00 | 138.05 | 90.38 | 72.27 | 2.84
Pavilion spring | 602.08 | 467.56 | 134.51 | 120.17 | 76.73 | 2.57 Putnam
spring | 354.79 | 220.50 | 134.27 | 110.72 | 60.01 | 3.97 Columbian
spring | 353.08 | 219.00 | 134.08 | 104.89 | 78.05 | 3.26 Star spring |
537.60 | 408.05 | 129.55 | 124.46 | 61.91 | 1.21 Crystal spring | 459.67 |
336.79 | 122.88 | 101.88 | 75.16 | 2.04 Eureka spring | 280.16 | 171.00 |
119.16 | 94.02 | 63.75 | 3.36 United States | | | | | | spring | 260.84 |
150.49 | 110.35 | 93.12 | 72.88 | 0.71 Empire spring | 460.32 | 355.16 |
105.16 | 113.54 | 48.10 | 1.34 Seltzer spring | 238.97 | 135.62 | 103.35 |
89.87 | 40.34 | 1.70 Red spring | 155.53 | 73.50 | 82.03 | 79.80 | 27.84 |
2.51 Village spring, | | | | | | Ballston | 153.09 | 75.00 | 78.09 | 65.08 |
21.59 | 2.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Individuals have their preferences, and opinions may differ in regard to

the relative value of the springs, particularly when parties are interested
in them. We have no interest in one more than in all, and have brought
to our task, we believe, no partiality. The manuscript has been
submitted to leading physicians of Saratoga before publication, and is
approved by them. The arrangement is alphabetical.

CONGRESS SPRING.
In Congress Park, opposite Grand Central Hotel. Congress and Empire
Spring Company are the proprietors. The New York office is at 94
Chambers street.
History.
Congress Spring was discovered in 1792, by a party of three gentlemen,
who were out upon a hunting excursion. Among the party was John
Taylor Gilman, an ex-member of Congress from New Hampshire.
Probably in that day, office conferred more honor than at the present
time, and as a compliment to so distinguished a person, the spring was
then and there christened the Congress. The attention of the hunters
was attracted to the spot by the foot-prints of large numbers of deer, the
first patrons, it seems, of the sparkling water. Although more especially
esteemed by pretty dears of a different character at the present day, the
liquid-eyed fawn, who grace Congress Park, are among those who take
their daily rations. At the time of discovery, the low ground about the
spring was a mere swamp, and the country in the immediate vicinity a
wilderness. The mineral water issued in a small stream from an
aperture in the side of the