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FLORIDA STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
In addition to the city wells above mentioned numerous pri¬ 
vate wells occur in and near Daytona. Of these it is possible to 
list only a few. Mr. Paul Petion owns a two-inch well about two 
and one-half miles south of the city. The well was drilled by 
Mr. H. VanDorn in 1910. It is 145 feet deep and is cased 85 
feet. The first flowing water is reported to have been encoun¬ 
tered at a depth of 85 feet after drilling through about one foot 
of hard rock. 
Messrs. Bellough and Melton completed a two-inch well for 
Mr. Chas. Lee about two miles southwest of Daytona in April, 
1910. This well is 130 feet deep and has a head of five feet above 
the surface. The first flow is reported from a depth of 88 feet 
just below a hard rock upon which the casing was landed. The 
following is a log of this well as given by Mr. Melton: 
Feet. 
Dark sandy soil. 
White marl . 
Sand and shell. 
Blue clay . 
Sand and shell . 
Limestone, medium hard. First flow at 88 feet, increase of 
water with depth. 
0 - 6 
6- 15 
15- 30 
30- 65 
65- 87 
87-130 
The following is a log of Mr. H. VanDorn’s well. The well 
is one-half mile west of the postoffice and was completed by Mr. 
VanDorn in April, 1910. It is a four-inch well, 205 feet deep, 
and is cased 83 feet: 
Feet. 
Dark sandy soil . 0- 3 
Hardpan . 3- 5 
White sand . 5- 40 
Coquina and shell . 40- 45 
White sand . 45- 65 
Blue clay . 65- 83 
Hard rock. Light flow just above this rock. 83- 84 
Light-colored limestone, with harder and softer layers. In¬ 
crease of water with increase of depth.*.. 84-205 
The wells listed are representative of the wells surrounding 
Daytona. Flowing water is obtained at a comparatively shallow 
