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No. 1. Spring in pasture ; formation of calcareous tufa around mouth of spi'ing 

 considerable amount of vegetable, suspended matter, which should be filtered out. 



No. 2. Well, 18 feet deep, dug in heavy clay with quicksand bottom ; 100 feet 

 from Lake Couchiching. The well is lined with stones laid in cement, to keep out 

 surface water, resting on an oak crib. 



No. 3. Well, 17 feet ; surface soil 1^ feet black mould, over clay and gravelly 

 sand ; about 4^ feet water ; cribbed with pine boards ; evidently largely soakage 

 water; considerable quantity of vegetable dibris; solids blackened on heating, giving 

 off disagreeable odour, indicating presence of organic matter. This water should be 

 passed through an efficient filter before using. 



No. 4. Depth of well, 40 feet; distance from privy, 80 feet; from barn, 300 feet; 

 eoil, heavy clay loam ; water in well, 15 to 20 feet ; water has distinct " salty " taste. 

 Well dug 23 years ago and not lately cleaned out. 



No. 5. Well, 35 feet deep; surface soil. 20 inches vegetable mould; subsoil, 

 sandy loam (9 feet), resting on heavy clay ; 72 feet from privy ; water has offensive 

 taste and smell. 



No. 6. Well, 53 feet deep; cribbed with spruce; soil similar to that of No. 5, 

 except that bottom is quicksand ; 70 yards from stable; well evidently acts as cess- 

 pool. 



No. 7. Well, 55 feet deep; clay 12 feet; bored in rock 43 feet; 50 feet from 

 stable ; property well drained. 



No. 8. Depth of well, i4 feet; clay loam, 4 feet; bored in rock 10 feet; 35 feet 

 from privy and stable; not cleaned for three years. 



No. 9. Bored well, in rock, 45 feet; privy lOU feet from well. Well not used for 

 some years, but lately cleaned. 



No. 10. Depth of well, 13 feet; clay loam, 5 feet; gravel, 1 foot; hard pan, 1 

 foot; rock (blasted), 6 feet ; 70 feet from stable, 50 feet from privy, about 18 in. 

 of water. 



No. 11. Depth of well, 18 feet; light loam, 2 feet; rock, 16 feet ; 60 feet from 

 privy. 



No. 12. Well, 16 feet deep to rock; soil, loam, 3 feet; gravel, 13 feet; 40 feet 

 from stable and privy ; height of water, 10 leet. 



No. 13. Well in low ground, 12 feet deep ; black muck, 2 feet ; hard pan, 8 feet; 

 limestone, 2 feet; depth of water, usually 8 feet; barn, 60 feet away; privy about 

 180 feet, on higher ground. 



No. 14. Said to be a spring; water contained a quantity of flocculent matter; 

 sample collected one month before analysis. 



No. 15. Well, 20 feet deep ; water therein from 5 inches to 15 inches; distance 

 from barn, stable and privy, 170 feet ; from sink, 22 feet ; soil very hard and full of 

 fissures, through which water percolates. 



No. 16. Depth of well, 12 feet; sandy )oam, 2 feet; clay and sand, 10 feet; 

 height of water, 4 to 5 feet; situated at edge of bush in pasture. 



No. 17. Well, 14 feet deep, recently dug; gravelly soil ; water rises and falls 

 with that of the Bow River. 



No. 18. Well, 25 feet deep, dug two yeais ago; privy within 50 feet; gravelly 

 soil. 



No. 19. Well, 20 feet deep ; privy distant 75 feet ; not cleaned since dug two years 

 ago; gravelly soil. 



No. 20. Well, 30 feet deep, within 20 feet of a cesspool and 40 feet of a privy; 

 quite close to stable; gravelly soil. 



No. 21. Depth of well, 56 feet, bored ; uriually about 25 feet water ; 7 yatds from 

 house, 70 yards from stable, 100 yards from silo; rock in which well is bored is full 

 of cracks and fissures, through which evidently the soakage from silo or barn, or 

 both, find its way into the well. 



No. 22. Well about 7 feet deep, in clay, 50 yards from stable, 150 yards from 

 silo i water filthy very bad, and sickei.ing. 



