Report of the Geological survey of the state of Missouri, including field work of 1873-1874 ...

704 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
feet. The water seems to be strongly saline, and on stirring it, bubbles of Sulphurettred
Hy1drogen arise. Much Salt was formerly made here. Some of the ruins of old works,
including ashes and fragments of posts, were yet to be seen a few years ago. Cattle
are very fond of the water.
SWEET SPRINGS, on Huntsville and Glasgow road, in Sec. 17, T. 53, R. 15 W.a
contains common Salt, Epsom Salt, and some Salt of Magnesia. The water is very
beneficialin some diseases. Its action appears to be chiefly on the bowels, as a regulator and tonic, and is, therefore, good for dyspeptic persons. It has a Sulphurous
taste.
Nine miles west of Marshall, Saline county, are several large Salt springs and Salt
ponds; they occupy a flat valley, depressed but a little below adjacent hills, Some of
these springs are quite Saline, and it would probably pay well to manufacture Salt here.
On Salt Creek, Chariton county, are several Salt springs,
At Linn's Coal Mine, 2 miles north of Brunswick, Chariton county, there is a strong
Copperas spring, with quite an abundant flow of water.
An account of the Howard county Salt springs will be found in the Report of that
county,
Sulphur Springs, on Iron Mountain Railroad, 20 miles below St. Louis; Meramec
Springs, Cheltenham Springs, in St. Louis county, and Chouteau Springs, in Cooper,
have been much resorted to.
SWEET SPRINGS, near Brownsville, Saline county. These springs flow from cavities in the Upper beds of the Burlington Limestone. The hill here is 47 feet high,
above water in Blackwater, spreading out back in a flat table land. The spring itself
is about 20 feet above the river, and has a sweetish, alkaline taste. It is useful to promote general good health, and is much resorted to in the proper season. It is owned
by the Rev. J. L. Yantis, who informed me that he used the water for ordinary cooking and drinking purposes, for which it was very suitable, except for making tea.
Dr. Y. has evaporated the water and obtained a Salt resembling Rochelle Salt. Dr.
Litton made an analysis of the water and found it to contain the following constituents, arranged in regular order as to quantity, the greatest first:
Sodium,
Potassium,
Magnesium,
Calcium,
Chlorine,
Sulphuric Acid.
Also, traces of Iron, Manganese, Allurminum, Silica, and Phosphoric Acid. Organic
matter was also present, whether in water or from the vessel could not be ascertained.
Just below, at edge of water, in River, is a very pleasant tasted Sulphur spring.
On Mr. Carpenter's land, 2 miles north-east of Knob:Noster, Johnson county, is a
well of very clear and pleasant tasted water, reputed to contain Alum.
MONAGAW SPRINGS, in St. Clair county, are much resorted to in watering season,
but I have not seen them. An account of other springs in South-west Missouri will
be iound in the county Reports.
There are probably many other good minleral springs in the State, which have not
come under my notice,