WATER SURREY OR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EEORIDA. 279 
AREA OF ARTESIAN FLOW. 
Flowing wells have been obtained over an extensive area 
throughout the interior of Fee County, as well as along the 
Caloosahatchee River, along the northern border of the county. 
It is believed that almost the whole of this county may be included 
in the artesian flow area. 
LOCAL DETAILS. 
BOCA GRANDE. 
Three deep wells have been drilled at Boca Grande, • on 
Gasparilla Island. The first of these, drilled in 1910, is located 
200 feet north of Boca Grande station, and was drilled by G. H. 
Southard. This well is 1,030 feet deep and is reported cased 800 
feet. The well yields a heavy flow of salty water. The second 
deep well at this locality, drilled in 1911 by F. S. Gilbert, is 
located 600 feet south of Boca Grande station. This well is 1,220 
feet deep and yields a flow of 450 gallons per minute of salty 
water. The temperature of the water at 1,220 feet was 89 degrees 
Fahrenheit. The driller, F. S. Gilbert, reports that he cased 
twenty-two times in drilling this well, the casing being driven and 
pulled at each show of water in order to test for fresh water. The 
well, as completed, was cased with six-inch casing to a depth of 
1,200 feet. The third well, also drilled by F. S. Gilbert, is located 
2,700 feet north of the station. This well is 1,812 feet deep and 
is cased 1,500 feet. The water is salty. The temperature was 90 
degrees Fahrenheit at 1,800 feet. The flow from these wells rises 
about fifteen feet above sea level. These wells enter the Vicksburg 
Limestone, and the deepest of the wells apparently does not pass 
through the Vicksburg Limestone. 
RT. MYERS. 
The public water supply at Ft. Myers is taken from drilled 
wells, of which three are in use at present. Three additional wells 
are available as a reserve supply. These latter vary in depth from 
