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100 and no change of transparency was produced, when left exposed to the air in an open vessel, for several days.

Its taste is intensely saline, but without any degree of bitterness; neither is there any bitter taste in the crust which is deposited at the bottom of the pans, after several successive portions of brine have been evaporated.

The temperature of the brine in the pits, a few feet below the surface, differed very little from that of springs in general. It was 55°.

§ 10. Specific Gravity, and Amount of the solid Contents.

The specific gravity of the several brines I found to be as follows: