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obtained. A test well, put down about 1890, was drilled to a total 
depth of 864 feet. A salt water stratum was reached at a depth of 
about 100 feet. The well was cased to a depth of about 110 feet, 
but no attempt was made to case off the salt water. Both the 
flow and the head is reported to have increased with increase of 
depth. Several other wells have been subsequently drilled in and 
near the city. One of these, located at the Dixie Hotel, is said to 
have been drilled to a depth of about 400 feet. Another, located 
at the Grand View Hotel, drilled about 1895, is believed to have 
reached the depth of about 200 feet. Two other wells, one located 
at the old plant of the Florida Extract Company, the other at the 
plant of the Titusville Ice Company, were drilled to a depth of 150 
and 145 feet, respectively. Salt water was obtained from all of 
these wells, and in none of them was an attempt made, so far as 
the records indicate, to go through or to case off the salt water 
stratum. Fresh water is obtained from shallow driven wells, 
none of which exceed 100 feet in depth. The water obtained 
from these wells, as a rule, does not flow. In at least one instance, 
however, a small flowing fresh-water well has been obtained at 
a depth of less than 100 feet. The wells, which exceed 100 feet 
in depth, as stated above, have yielded only salt water. 
The following is an analysis of the water of the well of the 
Titusville Ice Company. Analysis made for the State Survey in 
the office of the State Chemist, A. M. Henry, analyst: 
Constituents. Parts per million. 
Silica (SiC> 2 ) . 8 
Chlorine (Cl) .11879 
Sulphates (SO 4 ) . 547 
Phosphates (PO4) . 0 
Bicarbonates (HCO3) . 177 
Sodium and potassium (Na and K). 6542 
Magnesium (Mg) . 669 
Calcium (Ca) . 637 
Iron and alumina (Fe and Al). 3 
Loss on ignition . 1380 
Total dissolved solids . 23060 
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