768 THE ILLINOIS GLACIAL LOBE. 



INDIVIDUAL WELLS. 



At Red Bud, in the northwest corner of the county, wells usually 

 obtain water at about 40 feet, and rock is entered at 12 to 20 feet. Three 

 deep wells have been sunk at this village, one being 1,350 feet, another 

 580, and a third 300 feet in depth. The deepest well is sunk on ground 

 standing about 450 feet above tide, and water rises only to a level 20 feet 

 below the surface. The well 580 feet in depth is on ground 30 feet lower 

 and has an overflow. The main supply of water appears to be from the 

 Chester sandstone, which is struck in the deepest well at 230 to 290 feet, 

 and in other wells at corresponding depths, allowing for difference in sur- 

 face elevatioi 



In the vicinity of Ruma wells obtain water from rock at about 30 feet, 

 there being onfy 15 or 20 feet of loess and glacial drift. 



Along the belt of ridged drift in the northwest part of the county the 

 following* sections of wells were obtained: 



Well sections in drift in northwestern Randolph County, Illinois. 



Feet. 



H. Mehring, sec. 6, T. 4 S., R. 7 W. ; mainly till 60 



H. Rabauack, sec. 6, T. 4S..R.7 W.; mainly sandy till 40 



P. Ackermann, sec. 1, T. 4 S., R. 8 W. ; blue till near bottom 30 



Jobn Hoy, sec. 12. T. 4 S..R.8W.; sand below till 45 



F. Smith, 2 miles north of Wheaton ; no rock, on drift ridge 100 



C. Klepper, near Wheaton; no rock, on plain 65 



H. Gnebert. near Wheaton; wood and coal in blue till 47 



F. Heitzemann, sec. 13, T. 4 S., R. 8 W. ; bine till in lower part 50 



G. Buck, sec. 19, T. 4 S.,R.7 W. ; sand below till 30 



F. Rehmer, sec. 19, T. 4 S., R. 7 W. ; blue till at bottom 30 



F. W. Rehmer, sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 7 W. ; entered blue till at 20 feet 65 



D. Liddy, see. 19, T. 4 S., R.7 W.; mainly clay 60 



E.Eggerding, sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 7 W. ; mainly blue clay 70 



Mr. Minch. sec. 28, T. 4 S., R.7 W.; rock at 23 feet 50 



C. O'Hara, sec. 27, T. 4 S., R. 7 W. ; mainly blue clay - 75 



S. H.Mann, sec. 34, T. 4 S., R.7 W. ; shale near bottom '-■ 60 



J.Corseu, sec. 1, T. 5 S., R.7 W. ; bowlders near bottom 40 



J. A. Mann, sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 7 W. ; no rock 46 



Mr. Ore, sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 6 W.; no rock 60 



J. Steele, soc. 5, T. 5 S., R. 6 W. ; no rock ; blue till entered at 20 feet 75 



J. Hare, sec. 4, T. 5 S., R. 6 W. ; rock at 30 feet 60 



At a creanieiy in Houston a well 50 feet in depth does not reach rock. 

 It enters a blue clay containing wood at about 30 feet. A well near Hous- 

 ton, at \Y. McManis's, entered rock at about 57 feet. The lower 15 feet 



