132 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT.
the square inch or 3.2.3 feet above the surface elevation of the well which is about 29 feet above sea thus making a total head of 61.3 feet above sea. The flow of this well in 19o9 was 672,ooo gallons per day..
The following is a log of the new well at the City waterworks as given by Mr. H. Walker, the driller:
Feet.
Sand ......................................................... o-IiO
M edium hard rock ..........................................110-126
Sand and clay ............................................... 126-185
Clay ....................................... ................. 185-4oo
Sand ........................................................ 400-450
Green clay ................................................... 450-512
R ock ........................................................ 512-517
Blue clay .................................................... 517-556
Limestone termed "bed rock" with alternating hard and soft
strata .................................................... 556-733
A well three and one-fourth miles south of Fernandina owned by the Nassau Truck & Farm Company was drilled by J. W.
Wiggins in 19o9. This is a six inch well, 65o feet deep and cased 442- feet. The first hard rock is reported at a depth of 5oo fee:. The pressure of this well was taken January 14, I910 and was found to be 2o2 pounds or a pressure sufficient to cause the water to rise 47.3 feet above the surface
The following is a log of this well as constructed from the
notes kept and kindly made available by Mr. Walter Schucht, Superintendent of the Company.
Feet.
M uck ...... ................................................. 0 -3
Hardpan. A small flow just below this ...................... 3-9
Sand ..................................................9-ioo
Blue clay. A good flow of water reported ..................... ioo-2oo
Sand ................................................200-400
Coarse sand and black pebbles ................................ 400-500
H ard rock ................................................... 500-630
Limestone hard and soft strata. Increase of flow upon breaking
through each hard stratum.............630-650
The following is an analysis of the water drawn from this well, January 14, 19I0. Analysis made for the State Survey in the office of the State Chemist, A. M. Henry, analyst.