288 ON WELLS IN LIVERPOOL PLAINS. 
follows :—Depth of well, 62 feet ; depth of water in each well, 22 
feet. I may here mention that west of Cox’s Creek, at a distance 
of 10 miles or less, loose sandy soil is encountered, and water, I 
am credibly informed, can be obtained almost anywhere at from 
10 to 20 feet from the surface. A sandstone formation extends 
to the Castlereagh, and is covered with perhaps the grandest iron- 
bark forest in the Colonies. Of the 89 wells situated on the west- 
ern watershed of the Mooki and the eastern and western water- 
sheds of Cox’s Creek, the average depth is 63 feet 6 inches, and 
the depth of water for each well is 17 feet 6 inches. From one 
end to the other along Cox’s Creek an unlimited supply of good 
water may be obtained at an average depth of 50 feet. Of the 89 
wells of which I have spoken as lying on the watershed of Cox's 
Creek and the Mooki, I find that 73 bottomed in sand or gravel 
with an abundance of good fresh water. Six bottomed in clay, 
with water brackish or salt ; eight on rock, with water hard to 
brackish ; one in sand, with water bitter; and one in rock, wi 
water good. The average depth of these last 16 wells I find to be 
90 feet ; three of them reaching the depth of 170, 159, and 130 
feet respectively. It will be observed from these facts that water 
may be obtained at a moderate depth in sand or gravel almost any- 
where in the county of Pottinger. Of course I am aware that 
the information I have been able to collect is only a small drop 
many of these 
of the most 
by the name of a “whip” 
oucket to the other, is suspended over the well. by ee 
elevate the 
water. Many thousands of sheep are watered ization 8 
superior value of a small well properly tubed w ; 
ted. I have very little doubt that with boring machine ® 
