134 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT.
Hard rock was encountered at 300 feet and the principal supply of water is reported as being obtained from the depth of 400 feet. The following is an analysis of the water from this well. Analysis by the tChemical and Engineering Company, 35 Kinzie Street, Chicago, Ill.
Constituents. Parts per million.
O rganic M atter ........................ : ........................ 37.0
Silica .......................................................... 36.o
Calci m Carbonate (Lime 9i. parts per mil.) ..................... 151.0
Calcium Sulphate .............................................. 16.)
M agnesium Sulphate ............................................105.0
M agnesium Chloride ...................................... .....40.8
Sodium Chloride (common salt) ................................20.3
ITALIA.
One deep well is reported at Italia. This well is now owned by McLeod Bros. & Airth and was drilled in 1905. It is a 2-inch
well and reached a total depth of 430+ feet. It is reported cased 4o feet and to have a head of 30 feet above the surface.
KINGS FERRY.
King's Ferry is located on the St. Marys River about 30 miles up the river from Fernandina. One deep well owned by W. J. Carlton is reported from King's Ferry. This well is two inches in diameter and about 400 feet deep and was drilled in i909 by D. C. Stafford. The pressure of this well could not be ascertained but it furnishes a strong flow and was reported to rise more than 31 feet above the surface in a one inch pipe.
LESSIE.
A deep well at Lessie, owned by J. R. Wilson and Company and drilled by D. C. Stafford, is reported to have a depth of 450 feet. It is a two inch well and furnishes an abundant supply of water.
LOFTON.
The well of J. W. Rodgers at Lofton was bored in 19o6 and is reported to have a depth of 510 feet. It is two inches in diameter and gives a good flow bu't the height to which the water would rise above the surface was not learned. The water from the well is used for general domestic purposes and to supply the turpentine still.