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wells, all near the head of Indian River, which are used for stock. 
One of these wells was never satisfactorily completed. Two of 
the wells give a brackis-h flow while the water from the other 
well, which is located about one mile south and west of the head 
of the river, is reported to be fresh. This well, however, is not 
as deep as the other two wells, being only 82 feet deep and ter¬ 
minating before passing through the “bed” or hard rock which 
was encountered at that depth. The two brackish wells are re¬ 
ported to have a depth of 110 feet and to have a head of about 
seven feet above the surface. According to well records this 
seems to be the northern extent of the shallow brackish flowing 
wells, fresh water wells being obtained just a few miles to the 
north. Eastward this salt area presumably extends to the Atlantic 
Ocean. In 1907 Mr. J. W. Griffis had a well sunk one mile north¬ 
west of Shiloh, to a depth of 149 feet. The well at this depth 
flowed just above the surface and furnished a very strong salt 
water. The well is now capped and is not used. The character 
of the artesian water westward in this part of the county is not 
known, records of wells not having been obtained. 
ORANGE CITY. 
The Orange City wells vary in depth from 117 to 890 feet. 
The 890-foot well is owned by Mr. Albert Dickinson and is not 
used. Salt water was encountered at the depth of 890 feet and 
the well was plugged up below 660 feet. The depth of the well 
as now used is 660 feet. The principal use of the artesian wells 
in this vicinity, aside from general domestic purposes, is that of 
irrigation, the Orange City Mineral Spring Company, however, 
have a well 117 feet deep, the water from which is bottled for 
sale. This is a ten-inch well and is reported cased to a depth of 
fifteen feet. The water is said to rise to within twenty feet of 
