WATER SUPPLY OP EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 169 
of 61.3 feet above sea. The flow of this well in 1909 was 672,- 
000 gallons per day. 
The following is a log of the new well at the City Waterworks 
as given by Mr. H. Walker, the driller: 
Feet. 
Sand . 0-110 
Medium hard rock. 110-126 
Sand and clay.126-185 
'Clay .185-400 
Sand .400-450 
Green clay .450-512 
Rock .512-517 
Blue clay .517-556 
Limestone, termed “bed rock,” with alternating hard and 
soft strata . 556-733 
A well three and one-fourth miles south of Fernandina owned 
by the Nassau Truck & Farm Company was drilled by J. W. 
Wiggins in 1909. This is a six-inch well, 650 feet deep and 
cased 442 feet. The first hard rock is reported at a depth of 
500 feet. The pressure of this well was taken January 14, 1910, 
and was found to be 20J^ pounds or a pressure sufficient to 
cause the water to rise 47.3 feet above the surface. 
The following is a log of this well as constructed from the 
notes kept and kindly made available by Mr. Walter Schucht, 
Superintendent of the company: 
Feet. 
Muck . 0- 3 
Hardpan. A small flow just below this. 3- 9 
Sand . 9-100 
Blue clay. A good flow of water reported.100-200 
Sand .200-400 
Coarse sand and black pebbles.400-500 
Hard rock .500-630 
Limestone, hard and soft strata. Increase of flow upon 
breaking through each hard stratum.630-650 
The following is an analysis of the water drawn from this 
well January 14, 1910. Analysis made for the State Survey in 
the office of the State Chemist, A. M. Henry, analyst: 
