144 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT.
AREA OF ARTESIAN FLOW IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY.
The areas of flowing and non-flowing wells in St. Johns County are indicated on the accompanying map.
The shaded lines on the map indicate the area in which flowing artesian wells can be obtained in this county. As will be seen from the map the flowing area borders the Atlantic coast and the St. Johns River, and has a width along the coast and also along the St. Johns of from two or three to eight or ten miles. The flowing area extends inland following the streams. So far as present records show, a narrow strip extending north and south through the central part of the county is non-flowing. A fresh water spring is reported to occur in the ocean opposite Matanzas. Springs of this character represent the natural escape of the underground waters into the ocean.
LOCAL DETAILS
ANASTASIA ISLAND.
A six inch well drilled in 1895 at South Beach on Anastasia Island reached a total depth of 26o feet. A strong flow of sulphur water was obtained from this well.
ARMSTRONG.
Flowing wells have been obtained in the vicinity of Armstrong. A four inch well drilled in 19o8 for J. W. Williams by N. H. Monck reached a total depth of 200 feet. This well is cased 70 feet and the water is reported to rise 12 feet above the surface.
BUNNELL.
An effort was made in I9O9 to obtain a flowing well at Bunnell. A five inch well was drilled at this place by Mr. N. H. Monck for Messrs Lambert and Moody. This well was cased to a depth of 130 feet and is reported to have been drilled to a total depth of 300 feet. A flow is not obtained in this well although the water rises to within about two feet of the surface.
A second well owned by Messrs. Lambert and Moody, drilled by Bellough and Melton in 1910 is 128 feet deep. The following log of this well was supplied by the drillers.