TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2012, 30 May 1885, Page 3

TE AROHA HOT SPRINGS.

AN U.ihlh Ol' TIIK \\ VTEKs. On S.itiiiday e\ tilling Li -it tho ihnum.in of the Aroli i Domain Bo.ud lecrivud tin* following .maljHis of the water.-, of the •ibo\o spiings from Mr Pond, colonial iinalvit, Auckland. The analysis as well as tho lenwrks of Mi Pond healing thoreoirwill be of considerable mteie^t. Labur.itory, Hobson-strect, Atukl.ind, M.i) Jlst, IhSJ, T. iii- Chairman and Mpmbpks I)omain Hoakd, 1 it Ahoiia UiMitlcmcn,— ln accordaiitc with the desirp of \our hoard, I obtained three sample, of mineral witirs fiom th" hot springs, 1 c \roh.i, on the Oth February lhe samples were .is iollowi, — " No 1 Kith," tempeidtur 10.'> L ihr , "No 1 Hath,'" temperature 11) Tihr , " Ihu Dnnkinn 'Spring" (abutc No 1 D.ith.) t( mptrature 111) lsihr The waters wiro t.iken from the springs early in the morning, pi tor to any one bein^ allowed to enter the biths, and all the samples were perfectly clear and bright.

Results ( \pressed m f; r -»i»s per gallon ] hese n.itus wtre ,il! (ceblj alkaline and iha r K'"d wltn <arbomt aud gas, whiih is conslan'b escaping titan the springs in 1 irge „u .ntitu's Ihe examination of this and other J ISC^ winch thus <.m apes can be <lct< rmmed moie rapid!) it the spring, .Hid th s I will take tho earlu t opportunity of cluing Iho Litlua, n \.ilu it'll- tonsiitiiLiit of these w^lcrs, is pic-i nt in an appreciable quantity but the rtmount of water <it my dispo.sal here for the purpose «as not sufficient I will di tornnnc the amount on some tuture oit.isiun Ihe .in.iljscs show these springs to be \crj similar u. composition, 'ilicse mineral water* ate c.\ri'fdinuly interesting, and will prove of gie.it \ ilue medicm illj. J hey closolv resemble some of the liiiropean mineral springs so justly rele bratcd, more cspeci.illy those ot \ ithy, Ems, and l'.i(lunj;tn Hair curative value will be „ie itcst ii i ln urn itic iiid anthntirdise ises, cal Tulu-, iffetlions ot the kidne)s. and djspepiia — I hi\o, &.*. , J A. l'OM), Loloni il An l>st In In-, letter to the cliauin.vu of the (li)inain bit.ud, Mi Pond -.i}n:- " Tlie> (thu fiuiilj-i! 1 *) luw t.iken mi 1 coiinidi i.ilile tiiuo to u>ni|»lutc, but it h.i-* been .» I'lfisun' on .iccount of then \.iliic. 1 would li.im toiw.udi-d them \esti ul.i\, but ju-^t ,i-> I was concludintr them two gentle-men called, lia\ ing ju>t aimed fi oin tho South to on(Uine as to youi minings. They base taken my adwoe^ and will leach Te Aioli.i on Monday. At the name tune Mr Fmbey called relative to their constituent--, and this delayed me until after post time. As vmn as I have a day or two to t-paie T w ill inn up find coinpletu my woik with le^.nd to the lithi.i and gusc^. You in.iy n-»t a^Miied that all jou can do for your •.juni},'--in the »ha]»o of impro\in«r tho lacilitic-. foi then vms i^ entiulv iu-tified by the cliauc tei of the uati-i.— \ mi I-, ile, .1. A POM). '

Mj 1 No 2 Drinking Analjsce Hath. With. Spimtf. lulplute lit Lime . 2 98J 2 22t> 2 ')»■> sulphate of Alagmsii - 378 L.'iC >,0S Sulpliatc of l'otash 10 291 !) 600 10 7 ( 14 ■^ulplute ot Soda 7J 514 72 072 77 i\v» Hi-c.irbon.itcotiod.i 72& 7J7 b9b j1.5 Gi2 IJJ i"arbon«te of Ammom i J.V'C -112 '1-0 CarlK.nato f.f Iron 042 003 042 Larbonate of Litlua (Heavy traces) L'liospliaic ol Ssoria 2%i 2" 203 1 i.% Phosphate ol Alu-nnn-1 . 143 022 17i> Silicia .. . . 8 586 8 770 h 778 inlpliurrcttcd Hj - diu^en Iraits 1 races 1 races I otal Solid Matter b">7 bJ c ) b22 184 811702