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sandy strata intervening- between the ledges of limestone, in Pon- 

 totoc and Chickasaw, are frequently water-bearing, so that in the 

 meridian of the town of Pontotoc, water is generally obtained 

 between ledges of limestone at depths between 70 and 130 feet ; 

 the water rising 20 to 40 feet from the bottom of the well. The 

 water of these wells, also, is frequently sulphureous and chalybeate, 

 and springs of the same character are abundant in numerous local- 

 ities on the territory of the Ripley Group. 



