Thirteen miles west of Lewisburg and in the same county are the BLUE
SULPHUR SPRINGS; this is also a popular watering-place. There are
considerable improvements here, and the situation is one of great
natural beauty. The water tastes somewhat like that of the White
Sulphur. The analysis of this water, by Professor Rogers, is as
follows:--
_Solid Ingredients._
Sulphate of lime,
Sulphate of magnesia,
Sulphate of soda,
Carbonate of lime,
Carbonate of magnesia,
Chloride of magnesium,
Chloride of sodium,
Chloride of calcium,
Hydrosulphate of sodium and magnesium,
Oxide of iron, existing as protosulphate,
Iodine,
Sulphur,
Organic matters,
Gaseous ingredients,
Sulphuretted hydrogen,
Carbonic acid,
Oxygen,
Nitrogen.
"The Spring is a bold one, furnishing fifteen gallons of water to the
minute. There is a great deal of red; white, black, and other deposit
from the water. In female diseases this water is superior to many
others."
Three hundred persons can be accommodated at the Blue Sulphur.