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230 SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA.

Although iron was not determined quantitatively in the analysis,
the water probably contains a relatively large proportion of this
element, for it has iron stained the soil in an area perhaps 75 yards in
diameter to such an extent that it has been used locally as a paint
pigment. Considerable lime carbonate has also been deposited in
this area, but it is so deeply iron stained that it is not conspicuous.

CARBONATED SPRING IN HUMBUG VALLEY (PLUMAS 9).
A small carbonated spring rises in Humbug Valley a short distance
from the little settlement of Longville. Although the spring is only
locally known, its water is much appreciated during the summer, as
it is pleasantly carbonated and makes a palatable drinking water.
There is said to be another similar spring beside the road between
Longville and Keddie station on the Western Pacific Railway.

CARBONATED SPRINGS ON CHIP CREEK (PLUMAS 10).
On Chip Creek, several miles farther south, there are carbonated
springs similar to the one in Humbug Valley. As they are not on a
main traveled road, they have been seldom visited and have been
known only locally.
MOUNT IDA SPRING (BUTTE 3).
Mount Ida Spring is situated about 6 miles east of Oroville, in a
wide ravine, at the base of slopes of schistose rock. The analysis
below shows that the water is primary saline and secondary alkaline.
Analysis of water from Mount Ida Spring, Butte County, Cal.
[Analyst, G. E. Colby (1892). Authority, 13th Cal. and owner of spring. Constituents are in parts
per million.]
18° C. (65° F.)
Properties of reaction:
Primary salinity ................. . ..... ... . ........................... 62
3
0
Primary alkalinity. .............. . ... . . . ............................ 0
35
94
By Reacting
Constituents.
weight. values.
Sodium (Na) ....................................................................... 166 7.23
25 .64
Trace. Trace.
Trace. Trace.
Calcium (Ca) ....................................................................... 76 3.78
Magnesium (Mg)... ........ . ....... . ... . ... . . ............................ 14 1.16
Iron (Fe) .................................... . .................................... 5.9 .21
Trace. Trace.
Sulphate (SO4) ..................................................................... 279 5.80
Chloride (Cl) ........................................................................ 88 2.49
Carbonate (CO8) .................................................................... 138 4.60
Trace. Trace.
Phosphate (PO4) ................................................................... 4.1 .13
35 1.17
831.0
233 10.59