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Show SPRING CREEK WATER PURE AND WHOLESOME Analysis of City Chemist Harms Shows a Splendid Condition of Water Supply no exception need to be taken to the sol-Ids sol-Ids as such." and "If the solids do not exceed & or 40 grains per gallon, this amount of sollda affords no reason for rejecting re-jecting a water (or domestic use," are the general views held bv water authorities. Fourth REGARDING ORGANIC MATTER: Ttsts made right . on the grounds upon the water at the time of collection and confirmed by the laboratory tests show all the sources of supply to be City Chemist Herman Harms has completed com-pleted an analysis of the water of Spring Creek. Mr. Harma took his samples from the creek about one mile e3st of Murray. In thoroughly sterile bottles. He pays a high tribute to the water both for culinary and other domestic purposes, pur-poses, and in the conclusion of hla report says: First The subterranean and the various creek waters are of Identical character, excepting the organic purity, which I greater in the flowing well than in the surface waters. Second REGARDING THE MINERAL CONSTITUENTS: No objection whatever what-ever can be urged against the character of the mineral constit jente. the same constituting con-stituting the ordinary ingredients of nearly near-ly ail drinking waters. Objectlor.ab:e constituents, con-stituents, fi'c-n as calcium chloride, magnesium mag-nesium ch'iri'e, excess of iron or traces of polaoiiti ?ta!s are entirely absent. Thlrd-O,- ...TITV OF MINERAL CONSTITL'E.NTS: Concerning quantity, the water carries a fair amount which would fall between our City creek and Parley's canyon water, the former carrying carry-ing 14 grains and the latter ordinarily 'Cl-24 'Cl-24 grains of total solids per United States gafion. (Emigration canyon water carries car-ries 35-40 grains.) No particular objection can be urged on the quantity of solid, although a water, as low as possible In mineral matter. Is the more desirable one for general drinking, drink-ing, household (taring of soip), and manufacturing man-ufacturing or boiler purposes. Few authorities au-thorities ha-e attempted to fix a maximum maxi-mum standard for solids In a drinking wa-1 ter. for the obvious reason of the exceedingly exceed-ingly various geological formations In the different localities. "Unices a water contains more than 40 grains per gallon. ranean water is certainly remarkable for its cft-Ranlc purity. No contamination or pollution by sewage, seepage or drainage hs taken place, notwithstanding the pos-Klhle pos-Klhle pollution, at any time, by conditions condi-tions as thy exist st present. Comparing Compar-ing the organic matter of the City creek and Parley's water, the last examination of there supplies made August 9, ' 19X, showed : CITY CREEK. Part per million. Free ammonia 15 Al'ojrr.inokl ammonia 15 Total .. '. 31 Oxygen consumed .80 PARLEY'S CREEK. Free ammonia 15 Albuminoid ammonia .15 .. Total '. , 1 Oxygen consumid 1.18 (Both th"?e source gave a much higher high-er purity on this date. August 9, 194. than at any previous test. made.) Fifth REGARDING PHYSICAL Ql'ALITY: The water is absolutely odorless, odor-less, colorless. paikllng, proper tempera-I tempera-I ture; In brief. Inviting to the eye and pal-J pal-J ate. Sixth For domestic, culinary and manufacturing man-ufacturing purposes, the Spring creek water wa-ter forms, in my opinion, a very desirable so iree of supply. It is. however, essential that proper Fteps be taken, so as to avcld any posl-bl posl-bl chance of contamination or pollution of the water from the mirrounding territory terri-tory as to conditions existing at present. In conclusion, beg to state, that ail samples sam-ples were collecte-1 pr"onallv In the pretence pret-ence of Gorg W. Snow. City Engineer. In ahrolutrly sterile bottles and all samples sam-ples submitted as soon a practicable to the respective anxlvxis and examinations. It is sca-cely r.-cessarv to stste that ah-eolufe-y row apparatus, pbsolutely pure chrmlcals and re-t"is we-e used and all samples Jubjf cud urder exactly the iarre conditions to the most severe and thorough thor-ough trt-M. with greatest care and scientific scien-tific accuracy. |