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CARBONATED SPRINGS. 181

CARBONATED WELL SOUTH OF UPPER LAKE (LAKE 20).
About half a mile south of the Taylorwell (Lake 19, p. 180) there is
another one, known as the Packwood well, which was sunk during
the nineties to a depth of about 70 feet. It also yields carbonated
water which may contain a notable amount of iron, for its run-off
channel is deeply iron stained. It is more probable, however, that
the iron comes from the well casing. Water from other wells at
Upper Lake is said to contain mineral that quickly rusts tinned-iron
vessels.
CARBONATED WELLS AT KELSEYVILLE (LAKE 35).
There is a group of carbonated wells in the eastern part of Kelsey-
ville which may also be described in this connection. These wells
were bored a number of years ago on a low mound a quarter of a mile
east of the business portion of Kelseyville and yielded much gas and
carbonated water. The gas was formerly piped to buildings in the
town for heating and lighting, but its use has been discontinued.
Considerable gas and water still rise, and the latter is used for irriga-
tion. The following analysis shows the water to be primary saline
and secondary alkaline in character and to contain iron, aluminum,
and silica in unusually large amounts:
Analysis of water from artesian well at Kelseyville, Lake County, Cal.
{Analyst and authority, Winslow Anderson (1889). Constituents are in parts per million.]
24° C. (76° F.)
Properties of reaction:
CA
0
0
11
39
Tertiary alkalinity .............................................................. 26
By Reacting
Constituents.
weight. values.
Sodium (Na)... ..................................................................... 484 21.04
36 92
Lithium (Li).. ...................................................................... Trace. Trace.
Barium (Ba)....... .............. .................................................. Trace.
Calcium (Ca)........................................................................ 93 4.64
111 9.13
41 1.47
47 5.20
1.5 .05
Sulphate (SO4)...... ................................................................ 639 13.31
Chloride (Cl)........................................................................ 164 4.63
Iodide (I)........................................................-.................. 10 .08
Carbonate (CO3).... ................................................................ 577 19.23
23 .53
Silica (Si02).. ....................................................................... 110 3.65
2,336.5
Carbon dioxide (COZ) ............................................................... 82 3.71
Reported as borates. Recalculated from Na^