. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. above, givinga good working hydrostatic pressure at the plant. In bottling Bartlettwater, it is drawn from the bottom of the spring through a block tinpipe, to prevent the escape of the natural gas that the water contains,and through a Bergfeld filter. The bottles are filled through a tubethat extends to the ])ott()m of the bottle, and when filled are at once 214 :\riyES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. heriuetically closed with crimped caps. Before packing each bottle iscarefully exam
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. above, givinga good working hydrostatic pressure at the plant. In bottling Bartlettwater, it is drawn from the bottom of the spring through a block tinpipe, to prevent the escape of the natural gas that the water contains,and through a Bergfeld filter. The bottles are filled through a tubethat extends to the ])ott()m of the bottle, and when filled are at once 214 :\riyES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. heriuetically closed with crimped caps. Before packing each bottle iscarefully examined and all defective ones emptied. It is adapted forexportation. It is free from organic matter and is charged only withits OAvn natural gas. In addition to the water bottled at the spring, asmall amount is shipped in barrels to the San Francisco office, and therebottled, carbonated—being labeled sparkling. The bottling works are equipped with a gasoline engine for power,a large mechanical bottle washer, labeling machine, belt conveyor (tocarry bottles from labeler to packers), and other mechanical Photo No. 8. Bartlett Spring, at Bartlett Springs, Lake County, California. Fifteen men are employed and the plant has a capacity of 10,000bottles per day of nine hours. The bottles are the usual mineral watersize (5 per gallon) and are packed in cases of 50. An ice plant is also installed there. The first two or three years ofbottling, two 4-mule teams were required to haul the product to therailroad at Williams. Now, there are from eight to twelve, 8, 10, and12-mule teams on the road durino> the five months from ^lav to October. LAKE COUNTY. 215 No water is bottled during the winter and spring months, as the roadsare in bad condition and there are no storage facilities at the springs. Bibl.: R. VI, Part T, p. 92; VIII, p. 327; X, p. 253; XII, p. 335;XIII, p. 511; R. of M. Lake County, p. 5; U., S. G. S. 32, p. 203 ; Water Sup. Pap. 338, p. 201; Anderson
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