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FLORIDA STAFF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
new well at the city water works limestone or what was termed 
by the driller, Mr. H. Walker, “water rock” was encountered at 
a depth of 556 feet. This was reported to consist of alternating 
hard and soft strata and the flow of water to increase with depth 
as each hard stratum was penetrated. 
The first well drilled on Amelia Island was put down for the 
City of Fernandina by Messrs. Wade and Hampton in 1888. 
This well is located 5 blocks east of the city postoffice and is 
eight inches in diameter and was drilled to a total depth of 640 
feet. It is reported cased 618 feet. At this depth an abundance 
of flowing water was obtained but as the well subsequently be¬ 
came filled with sand the flow decreased to such an extent that 
in order to get a sufficient amount of water to supply the city 
pumping had to be resorted to. Later the well was drilled deeper 
to a depth of 731 feet. The flow, however, is reported not to be 
as great as it was originally, although the deepening of the well 
increased the amount of flow to such an extent that the pumping 
of the water became unnecessary. This well is reported to have 
had a pressure of 14 pounds when first drilled in 1888. The 
following record of measurements of the flow of this well were 
kindly supplied by Mr. R. V. Nolan, superintendent of the City 
Waterworks. 
Flow of well. 
Date. Gallons per day. 
1890.... 1,152,000 
1902. 641,832 
1904 . 495,408 
1905 . 440,564 
1907. 425,952 
1909. 408,000 
In 1906 a second well was drilled for the city by Mr. H 
Walker. This well contains 120 feet of 10-inch casing; 356 feet 
of 8-inch casing; and 455 feet of six-inch casing and is drilled 
to a total depth of 733 feet. The head of the water in this we 1 ! 
as shown by the pressure gauge January 28, 1910, was 14 pounds 
to the square inch or 32.3 feet above the surface elevation of the 
well, which is about 29 feet above sea, thus making a total head 
