172 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. 
At Monroe, a station four miles northwest of Sanford on the 
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, a number of wells have been sunk. 
According to reports- from drillers the artesian conditions here are 
essentially the same as at Sanford. A well about one-fourth of a 
mile southwest of the depot was drilled for the Title, Bond and 
Trust Company by W. E. Holmes and Son. This is a two-inch 
well, 180 feet deep and cased 120 feet. The pressure of this well 
April 19, 1910, was eight and one-half pounds, the measurement 
being made one and one-half feet above the surface. About 
one-fourth mile beyond the above is a second well This well in¬ 
dicated a pressure of eight pounds, the measurement in this instance 
being made three feet above the surface. Unfortunately the total 
depth of this well could not be learned. A third well about one and 
one-fourth miles beyond this second well indicated a pressure of 
Fig. 15.—Artesian well of E. Hy. Palmer on the west side of Lake 
Jessup. 
one pound. This well has a total depth of 201 feet, is two inches 
in diameter and is cased 154 feet. As will be seen these wells de¬ 
crease in pressure on leaving the river. This decrease in pressure 
is due to the increase in elevation. All of the above mentioned wells 
are along the grade of the now abandoned railroad from Paola to 
Monroe. 
Another well four miles southwest of Sanford and owned by 
Mr. J. V. Weeden, terminated in the Vicksburg Limestone as is 
shown by a mixed sample of the drillings gathered after the well 
was completed. Unfortunately neither the total depth of the well 
nor the depth at which the Vicksburg Limestone was reached could 
be learned. This well is two inches in diameter and furnishes a 
good flow of water. 
