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SKASER’S selection bore, seven miles North of Barcaldine (Private). — Lat. 23° 23', Long. 145° 10'. 
Depth, 1,175 feet; overflow, 600,000 gallons per day. 
ERASER AND MoLACHLAN’S BORE, near last (Private). 
Depth, seven hundred feet ; overflow, 200,000 gallons per day. 
TARA BORE, twenty miles West of Baroaldine (Private). — Lat. 23° 30', Long. 144° 35'. 
Depth, 2,003 feet ; overflow, 250,000 gallons per day. 
BARCALDINE WELL (Private). 
I have been informed by Mr. J. V. S. Desgrand that a well at Barcaldine Station, 
one hundred feet deep, struck salt water ; as did also a well on the Barcaldine Eun, on 
the eastern side of the Alice. 
DARR RIVER DOWNS BORES (Private).— Lat. 23°, Long. 144°. 
Bore No. 1. Depth, 2,007 feet; brackish water rose to seventy feet from 
surface ; temperature, 107° ; 20,000 gallons per day can be pumped. 
Bore No. 2. Depth, 1,007 feet ; 40,000 gallons per day can be pumped. 
Bore No. 3. Depth, 2,700 feet ; overflow, 50,000 gallons per day. 
Bore No. 4. Depth, 800 feet; 4,800 gallons per day can be pumped.* 
ALICE DOWNS BORE (Private).— Lat. 24° 10', Long. 145° 30'. 
Depth, 2,145 feet ; overflow, 100,000 gallons per day.* 
EVORA BORE (Private). — Lat. 24° 15', Long. 145° 30'. 
Depth, 2,036 feet ; overflow, 43,000 gallons per day ; temperature, 116°. 
HOME CREEK BORE (Private).— Lat. 23° 55', Long. 145° 20'. 
From a bore, 1,760 feet deep, water overflows at the rate of 100,000 gallons 
daily.* 
BLACKALL BORE (Government). — Lat. 24° 25', Long. 145° 30'. 
Depth, 1,663 feet ; water overflows at the rate of 300,000 gallons per day ; 
temperature, 119° ; pressure, 65 lb. to the square inch.* In his “Annual Eeport,” 30th 
June, 1890, Mr. Henderson has the following note : — “This work is in good order, and, 
so far as I am aware, the discharge and pressure of the water have not diminished. 
The flow of water from this boro, like that from all the others, save Barcaldine, can be 
completely shut ofE and otherwise controlled at pleasure.” 
Anaivsis or Watbe by R. Mab, Govebnment Analyst. 
Total fixed salts ... ... ... ... ... ... 71' 40 
Organic matter ... ... ... ,. Trace. 
Chlorine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... Small i^uantity. 
Sulphuric acid ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Trace. 
Ammonia Trace. 
Albuminoid ammonia ... ... ... ... ... ... Slight trace. 
Hardness, 3°. The salts in solution are ehiefiy hicarbonates of sodium and potassium. There- 
fore, while the waters may he used for domestic purposes, they are uuflt for use in ii-rigation.* 
The unsuccessful “ Town Well ” at Blackall, two hundred and fifty feet deep, 
gave a section of a portion of the strata probably similar to those met with in the bore 
(see page 405). 
WESTLANDS BORE (Private). -Lat. 23° 55', Long. 143° 48'. 
Depth, 2,036 feet ; no overflowing water. 
HydrauHe Engineer’s Report, 30th June, 1891. 
