162 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. 
Another well three and one-half miles northeast of Bostwick 
was drilled in 1906. This well is now owned by the R. W. Mattox 
Company and is used for the general supply around the turpentine 
camp. It is a three-inch well and reached a total depth of 215 feet. 
CRESCENT CITY. 
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Crescent City lies in southeastern Putnam County on the west¬ 
ern shore of Crescent Lake. Immediately along this western border 
flowing wells are obtained. 
The first flow of water at this locality is obtained from a shell 
stratum lying from 30 to 60 feet below the surface. Most of the 
wells at Crescent City terminate at this depth. In some instances 
this shell stratum is reported absent and in such cases the water is 
reported as coming from a very fine sand. The water from this 
depth is usually more or less hard and is impregnated with hydrogen 
sulphide gas. These wells are reported to have a head of about 
15 or 16 feet above the surface. 
The second flow in and near Crescent City is obtained at a depth 
of about 300 or 316 feet. From the immediate vicinity of Crescent 
Lake westward to the St. Johns River flowing wells are not ob¬ 
tained. The intervening country includes rolling sandy hills. Sur¬ 
face wells, terminating in the sands and sandy clays furnish an 
abundant supply of soft water. 
Aside from the use of private wells, Crescent City is supplied 
with water from four artesian wells. The water supply system is 
under private ownership. Two of the wells are two inches in diam- 
ater, while one is six inches in diameter. They are all reported 
as reaching a depth of approximately 316 feet, and cased about 100 
feet. The wells are located on Crescent Lake and have approxi¬ 
mately the same elevation. The head is reported 2b feet above the 
surface or about 27 feet above the level of the water in Crescent 
Lake. In addition to supplying the town the flow from one two-inch 
well is used for condensing purposes and for the manufacture of 
ice. Part of the flow from the other three wells is used for power 
to run an overshot wheel which in turn runs a pump, pumping the 
surplus flow of water to a reservoir or tank where the water is 
distributed to different parts of the city by gravity. 
ORANGE MILLS. 
Orange Mills is located on the Florida East Coast Railway, mid¬ 
way between Hastings and East Palatka. The wells in this vicinity 
are used for the purpose of irrigation. The depth of the wells 
