WATER SUPPLY OP EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PEORIDA. 267 
of the county, near the St. Johns River. The artesian pressure 
in the wells in the Kissimmee River valley is sufficient to bring 
the water from 3 to 7 feet above the surface. These flowing wells 
vary in depth from less than 100 to 500 and 600 feet. 
LOCAL DETAILS. 
KISSIMMEE. 
Numerous artesian wells have been drilled in and near Kis¬ 
simmee. These vary in depth from less than one hundred to 
several hundred feet. The height to which the water will rise 
above the surface varies from one to three or four feet. The 
well of the Kissimmee Ice Factory is reported to be 309 feet 
deep. The water in this well will rise four feet above the surface. 
The well of H. W. Thurman, at the Granada Hotel, is 341 feet 
deep and flows at the surface, supplying water for a bathing pool 
and other domestic purposes. The well of F. Vans Agnew, two 
miles southeast of Kissimmee, used for domestic and irrigation 
purposes, is 300 feet deep and yields a strong flow of water at 
the surface. Many other wells have been drilled for stock, 
irrigation and domestic purposes in the Kissimmee River valley, 
and the number is being rapidly increased. 
NARCOOSSEE. 
Several wells have been drilled at Narcoossee. These vary in 
depth from 200 to 415 feet. These wells are non-flowing, the 
elevation here being somewhat greater than at Kissimmee. 
MANATEE COUNTY. 
LOCATION AND SURFACE FEATURES. 
Manatee County lies, bordering the Gulf Coast, between 
Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor. The county includes an area 
of 1,275 square miles. The principal streams of the county are 
the Manatee River, which flows across the county from east to 
