134 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. 
Hard rock was encountered at 300 feet and the principal supply 
of water is reported as being obtained from the depth of 400 feet. 
The following is an analysis of the water from this well. Analysis 
by the Chemical and Engineering Company, 35 Kinzie Street, 
Chicago, Ill. 
Constituents. Parts per million. 
Organic Matter . 37.0 
Silica . 36.0 
Calcirm Carbonate (Lime 91. parts per mil.).151.0 
Calcium Sulphate . 16.0 
Magnesium Sulphate .105.0 
Magnesium Chloride . 40.8 
Sodium Chloride (common salt) . 20.3 
ITALIA. 
One deep well is reported at Italia. This well is now owned 
by McLeod Bros. & Airth and was drilled in 1905. It is a 2-inch 
well and reached a total depth of 430+ feet. It is reported cased 
/jo feet and to have a head of 30 feet above the surface. 
KINGS FERRY. 
King’s Ferry is located on the St. Marys River about 30 miles 
up the river from Fernandina. One deep well owned by W. J. 
Carlton is reported from King’s Ferry. This well is two inches 
in diameter and about 400 feet deep and was drilled in 1909 by 
D. C. Stafford. The pressure of this well could not be ascertained 
but it furnishes a strong flow and was reported to rise more than 
31 feet above the surface in a one inch pipe. 
LESSIE. 
A deep well at Lessie, owned by J. R. Wilson and Company 
and drilled by D. C. Stafford, is reported to have a depth of 450 
feet. It ;s a two- inch well and furnishes an abundant supply of 
water. 
LOFTON. 
The well of J. W. Rodgers at Lofton was bored in 1906 and is 
reported to have a depth of 510 feet. It is two inches in diametei 
and gives a good flow but the height to which the water would 
rise above the surface was not learned. The water from the well 
is used for general domestic purposes and to supply the turpen¬ 
tine still. 
