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44 SPRINGS OF CALIFORNIA.

MURRIETA HOT SPRINGS (RIVERSIDE 6).
About 12J miles in a direct line southeast of Elsinore, on the
eastern side of Murrieta Valley, a third group of hot springs issues
along the Elsinore fault zone. The locality is among rolling hills of
granitic material, that are covered in part by gravels of Quaternary
age. The heated waters, which are distinctly sulphureted in odor
and taste, rise at the base of a gravel bluff, on the border of an
open drainage course. Three springs that rise within 10 yards of
each other, with a maximum temperature of about 136°, furnish an
ample supply of water for the resort that has been built up. In 1908
a frame hotel afforded accommodations for about 75 people, and the
hot baths were patronized largely for their efficiency in cleansing the
system from alcoholic poisoning.
The principal spring is known as Siloam, and one of the others as
Bethesda, while Ramona Spring is also near by. A small cooler
mud pool at the base of the slope, some distance beyond the main
springs, has been occasionally used as a foot bath, and one other cool
spring of slight flow furnishes a wayside drinking place. The follow-
ing analysis of the water of Siloam Spring was made a few years ago:

Analysis of water from Siloam Spring, Murrieta Hot Springs, Riverside County, Cal.
[Analyst, C. E. Wagner. Authority, advertising matter. Constituents are in parts per million.]
Properties of reaction:
94
0
0
2
4
35
By Reacting
Constituents.
weight. values.
249 10.8
9.0 .45
Trace.
a 3. 6 .13
Sulphate (SO4)...... ............................................................... 15 .31
Chloride (Cl). ....................................................................... 364 10.3
Carbonate (CO3). ................................................................... 20 .67
Silica ( SiOj) ........................................................................ 647 1.57
707.6
Carbon dioxide (CO2) ...............................................................
f OA . oO^ i)
a Reported as iron; recalculated from
6 Reported as soluble silicate; recalculated from Ss.
The analysis indicates that this water is essentially a solution of
common salt in water containing the gases carbon dioxide and
hydrogen sulphide.