Page 337 - 1915, Springs of CA.

AETESIAN SPRINGS. 317
the other spring is a quarter of a mile farther westward and yields
about 1 gallon a minute, which supplies a cattle trough. Since well
water has been obtained at the Box S ranch, a mile to the southeast,
"the springs have not been so much used, for the water at the ranch is
of better quality.

NEWBERRY SPRING (SAN BERNARDINO 20).
Newberry Spring rises at the north base of hills of tuffaceous lava
that border a desert flat 600 yards south of Newberry pumping
station, on the Santa Fe Railway. The spring is surrounded by a
circular masonry reservoir about 20 feet in diameter, from which an
8-inch pipe line leads to the pumping station at the railroad. The
water is used for locomotive supply at this station and is also hauled
hi tank cars for railroad supply at Ludlow and Bagdad, two stations
farther east. The water is of good quality for boiler use, the follow-
ing partial analysis showing its character for this purpose:

Partial analysis of water from Newberry Spring, San Bernardino County, Cal.
[Analyst and authority, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. Constituents are in parts per million.]
Properties of reaction:
Primary salinity....................... ..... ... ....................................... Present.
0
0
Primary alkalinity. ..................................................................... Present.
About 30
(?)
Constituents. By weight.

91
0
Dissolved solids ............................................................................. 324

The temperature of the water, 77°, indicates that it is of essentially
alluvial artesian origin, although the position of the spring at the
north base of Kane Mountain suggests that it may be related to
faulting that probably has taken place here. There are a few mesquite
trees at the spring, which- has long formed a camping place for desert
travelers.
BUCKHORN SPRINGS (KERN 26).
Buckhorn Springs form a group on the west side of Rodriguez
Dry Lake and about 7 miles south of Muroc railroad station. The
springs rise in low grassy mounds in the lake flat and yield small
quantities of slightly alkaline water, forming a watering place that
has been used for many years by prospectors. The cabin of a pros-
pector has stood near the principal spring for several years and marked
its location. Several springs of similar character rise at other points