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Title:

Chalybeate Spring

Date:

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Transcription:

Recto: "Chalybeate Spring // Hot Springs Co-ark- // rude bridge over the creek // at this point the Chalybeate water runs off into a creek 8 feet beneath the bank // shrubbery // smaller Chalybeate spring // large Chalybeate // Decayed trough that once conveyed water from the Chalybeate for the purpose of turning a mill, now [non est].";Verso: "Chalybeate Springs are within 3 mi. of Flat Springs Hot Springs co, Ark & they are fine tonic waters. [illegible (3 words)] the old sweet springs of Fa. The Spring is very bold water sufficient to turn a small [grind] mill. [That was] spring need to afford [illegible] For Hotel purposes. Analysis Carbonates of [Iron] Carbonate of lime. Carbonates of Mag[nesium]. [Siliants] of [Sm.] lime and Mag[nesium]. Carbonic Acid Gas. With 3 feet of the Main Spring, two smaller springs arise. One is strongly charged with [supplemented] hydrogen gas and had chemical [illegible (2 words)] the former. [illegible] the saline [sulphurated] Springs [7m.] distant those springs has even been a [illegible] for [illegible] after [illegible] [relevance] from the Flat Springs // [From] [sulphurated] Chalybeate is [illegible] about 4m near the "Crystal Springs" on property belonging to [Mr. G.W.] Lawrence."

Subjects:

Hot Spring County (Ark.) Hot springs--Arkansas

Condition:

Bottom left quarter badly torn; top right corner folded; tear on top left; paper glued to verso; horizontal fold mark.

Place:

Arkansas--Garland--Big Chalybeate Spring

Medium:

graphite on paper

Dimensions:

9.5 x 7.5 in.

Genre:

Image;StillImage

Coordinates:

34.5420341, -93.0246226

Source:

Original drawing location: PCW-UK-AR-ND (Box 14).

URI:

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5027

Ref. Number:

(Becker)PCW-UK-AR-ND

Collection:

America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives

Tags:

Mineral waters

Format:

image/jpeg

Attribution

Citation:

"Chalybeate Spring", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2832.html