Page 321 - 1915, Springs of CA.

SALINE SPRINGS. 301

Partial analysis of water from main spring, Valley Springs, Calaveras County, Cal.
[Analyst, G. E. Colby (1909). Authority, owner of springs. Constituents are in parts per million.]

Properties of reaction:

0

Constituents. By weight.
1,687
Small.
Chloride (Cl).... ...............................................................:....
Small.
843
Large.
Sulphate (SO4) ......................................................................
Silica (SiOj)... ...................................................................... Large
324
2,864

Several other saline springs that are very probably similar in
mode of occurrence and chemical character issue at points farther
south in the Sierra, notably on the west slope of Miami Mountain,
about 15 miles east of Mariposa, and near the small settlement
of Salt Springs, 10 miles farther southeast.

SALT SPRING NEAR ANTELOPE VALLEY (KERN 1).
A few saline springs and seepages issue from the marine sediments
that border the southwest side of San Joaquin Valley. One of them
is at the edge of the valley, about 4 miles south of the northern
border of Kern County and 15 miles northeast of Annette post office.
The yield of the spring is small, and the water has not been used,
as it is too saline to be suitable for drinking.

SALT SPRINGS NEAR KESSLER ONYX MARBLE QUARRY (SAN LUIS
OBISPO 11).
Salt Creek, near Kessler onyx marble quarry, has been mentioned
in the description of the carbonated springs (p. 164). It is here
referred to again because of the notable amounts of salt that are
deposited along its bed and in several other ravines near by. The
quantity is sufficient to render the stream channels white during
.the summer, and the small amount of water that flows is strongly
saline.
The hills of the locality are composed of shales and sandstones
of probable Tertiary age. The salt is evidently leached from them
by water that issues as surface springs.