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mile west of Peoria station and on the ridge probably 40 or 50 feer 
above the St. Johns River. 
RUSSELL. 
One flowing well is reported from Russell. This well is now 
owned by the Florida Farmers’ Land Company and was drilled by 
L. J. Campbell. The well flows several feet above the surface but 
a measurement could not be made and information in regard to the 
depth and size was not procured. It is used for general drinking 
purposes. 
WALKILL. 
A deep well at Walkill, drilled by H. Mervin in 1903 for E. B. 
Willcoxon & Company, reached a total depth of 352 feet. This well 
contains 128 feet of three-inch casing and 330 feet of two-inch 
casing. The water is reported to rise 25 feet above the surface. 
WEST TOCOI. 
A record of one well has been obtained from West Tocoi. This 
is a three-inch well, reported to have a depth of 313 feet and is 
owned by the R. W. Mattox Company. The head of this well is 
given as 21 feet above the surface. 
WILLIAMS CROSSING. 
Messrs. De Loach & Edwards have one deep well at Williams 
Crossing. This well is 395 feet deep and is three inches in diam¬ 
eter and was sunk by H. Mervin in June, 1907. The pressure of 
this well as shown by the pressure gauge January 6, 1910, was 
eight and one-half pounds or a pressure sufficient to cause the 
water to rise 19.6 feet above the surface. 
PUTNAM COUNTY. 
LOCATION AND SURFACE FEATURES. 
Putnam County lies bordering the St. Johns River. On the 
north it joins Clay County, and on the south Marion and Volusia 
Counties. The total area of the county is 772 square miles. The 
elevation increases inland from the St. Johns River. At Florahome, 
in the northern part of the county, along the line of the Georgia 
