Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-23
upon this point when the Court adjourned
until ro-<iay at 10 O'Clock A.
QUALITY OF THE WATER.
4 Partial Analysis OF the Water Take
From, She Reed Well.

a Partial Analysis OF the Water Taken
From the Reed Well.
4 sample of the water from the Reed
well. aear the beet sugar factory. having
been procured by c. T. Wheeler and placed
in the hands Of John Eitel for examina-
ton, the same has been partially analyzed
and the following report submitted;
C. T. W6eIer. E&q.-DEAR SIR: The sample CT
water taken from some we'll resr III is city lthe
Reed weIll. and submitted to- mo for exgTpi;la
ton Gs far as the solid matter or salts are con
cerned, held in one litTe. or in one gallon also
the specific gravity and.the search for sulphuric
gcid ana chlorine bound TO ether elements form
ing salts, have BEEN conclude d. with the follow
ing results spscihc gravity, l.Q002l9. Chlorine
has been fiuud probably bound 10 sodium and
potassium, as cooking salt tNa Cl) also traces of
sulphuTlc acid, which may be associated with
calcium, as {Ca sO4 +2H2J) gypsum or other
bases for which 10 search was ordered made
incidentally iron was found. tbs 32lid gesidpe
of25o Cor x iitre=o "a grains ightea X4=0175
grains per itre, Or 53t5JeeS tor imperial rsr
ion)=0,795 grains per gallon, o. its eouivalent,
/ ISIS grains IN order TO draw some c0mpaTi.
son vent -crslrerA9ly b3yond our agreement,
THINNING the tets made OF public benefit to this
conmum Y, Therefore the specific gravity was
also taken OF the following samples. double dis
titled water Doing used - unity or /
-. Specific gravity,
Wen water suhrsilte, I6GG2ig
Sacramento river water lQ0904.
Lake Tah0e titeTcd) ,............. 900. ecos2
Ram IS. 1850
Having found The s. G. Is Mentioned, pro
caoGed 10 show the difference also IS to the con
sents or solid matter ii the lAr0a 1Irt samples
Wen water (near the city)..........-I2916 grains
sac7etaento river waEeT...,.............--. t.syl
Lake Tahoe water. 4.I57 I"
Per imperial gallon or in grains 0. 73e 0.463
o. BIZ gTlius, ! grAin=lf11 M grams
From this ma. be lear cd that the residue
nearly three tiTnes that OF Lake Tahoe ami II
most twice that Of Sacramento 81 present il use
The water OF Lake Tahoe may be locked opOu
i-s one Of thespurest waters on this c0&s, Il not
| in Tie world, when taken from the lake some
distance from the shon:. as the Simple exlIa-
tEed was BY the undeCs gned
The sample OF water partially anaiyged as
stated Is psG c.7Gr, and consequently appears
very inviting. The temperature q. the veil Ii
not known TO ule. but the sane ought to be
taken With 8 sensitive thermometer. The water
is about rs soft as the water in Use here The
tests made appear sorneWhG. less softer but this
IS rot positively proved until the titra!ioD IL
Carried OFT.
Whether The water is adapted for every pur-
pose or injurious 70 health, SIN not prepared TO
Z ate from the Investigations ordered made but
the specific gravity and the residue ]eT. shows it
10 Le heavier than Our SACRAMENTO river wafer
and the sample tested from axe Tahoe
II this water is 70 be used for drinking water
or Tor GeleT@I use, q complete qualitative and
qlanttAtiFe Analysis ought to be carried out.
There Is TO DC aEce.taiued the quantity OF chic
rine. sulphurie u i'd. nitric ard nitrous scid,
carDouic acid. pslosphoric acid. lime, magnes,a,
iron, silica, sodium pJtassiu1a and frequently
lGClnc ana oroInine as vel rs arsenic or rs as
soG3ations are 10 be 8 caFtained and the caicu-
la1ions carried ouL how tao bases are related 10
the acids found forming salts; also the gases as
salts, Or IL t. iIee state, IL Carb0njC acid, et3.
Yours respectfully, JOIN ETH
sowing to ammonia present rain water ID
(Rrobabiy) lighter than distilled wster
lin sample OF sacramento river water the
residue amounted in one gallon Nosember, 1881.
when the river was love- /, 8 GSl graing VS.. 6.G9I
OF tie Present test made III the Inouth Of nay.