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depth of 240 feet. This well is cased 200 feet and the water is 
reported to rise 12 feet above the surface. 
The following is a log of the well of Mr. G. A. Beach, supplied 
by the driller, Mr. Frank Bartlett. This is a 4-inch well, 257 feet 
deep, and is cased 184 feet. 
Feet. 
Surface sand and soil . o - 6 
Red clay . 6 - 20 
Hard pan, black . 20 - 24 
White sand . 24 - 30 
Blue clay and marl. 30 - 33 
Sand and shell .’. 33 - 53 
Blue clay and marl... 53 - 59 
Shell and 'sand, water rises to within nine feet of surface.... 59 - 80 
Blue clay and marl . 80 -130 
Black quicksand, water plentiful.130 -146 
Very hard blue marl and clay .146 -180 
Black quicksand, water-bearing. 180 -186 
Blue marl .. 186 -196 
Very hard black flint, water flows .196 -197 ^2 
Hard rock, flint and more water.197^2-201*4 
Softer limestone, more water with increase of depth.201^2-251 
HURDS. 
Hurds is located on the Florida East Coast Railway seven miles 
southwest of St. Augustine. The elevation at Hurds according to 
levels made for Mr. B. A. Carter is 38 feet above sea. The deep¬ 
est well recorded at this point is 385 feet. This is a 4-inch well 
and was drilled in 1906. It was cased to a depth of 160 feet. 
This well does not flow, although the water rises to within 5 feet of 
the surface. The well was drilled for B. A. Carter by I. C. Peck. 
MOULTRIE. 
Flowing wells are obtained at Moultrie. A six-inch well put 
down here for the St. Augustine Industrial School reached a total 
depth of 300 feet. The water at this locality is reported to rise 
32 feet above sea level. The surface elevation in the vicinity 
of Moultrie varies from o to about 30 feet above sea. 
PICOLATA. 
Picolata is in the extreme western portion of St. Johns County, 
almost due west of St. Augustine on the St. Johns River. A four- 
inch well drilled about the year 1890 is now owned by R. H. Bohn. 
The depth was reported to be about 300 feet. The pressure of 
