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stances where it is used for bathing purposes. A four-inch well was 
drilled by Mr. H. Walker in 1900 at the Hotel Ormond. This well 
reaches a depth of 752 feet and is cased 360 feet At a depth of 320 
feet salt water was encountered. The water from the well is used 
for bathing purposes. Another well at the Hotel Ormond reached 
the same depth. This well is eight inches in diameter and is cased 
400 feet, at which depth salt water is reported continuing to 550 
feet. From the depth of '550 feet to the total depth of the well, 
752 feet, no water was encountered. 
The average depth of the wells surrounding Ormond and vicin¬ 
ity is from 160 to 225 feet. At this depth a hard sulphuretted 
water is obtained. However, in some instances salt water at this 
shallow depth is reported. Mrs. A. M. Watson owns a three-inch 
well which is 180 feet deep and cased 90 feet. The water from 
this well is not used because it contains salt. This well is the only 
one of this depth on record that contains salt, other wells of 
medium depth furnishing an abundant supply of fresh water 
which is used for domestic and irrigating purposes. The head of 
the wells range from eight to nine feet above the surface or about 
fourteen to fifteen feet ab°ve sea. 
PIERSON. 
Pierson is located on the sandy ridge running through the west 
central portion of Volusia County. The elevation of the depot at 
this place as recorded by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad is 78 
feet. Records of two deep wells occurring here have been obtained. 
The N. L. Pierson well is three inches in diameter and 150 feet 
deep. The water is reported to rise to within forty feet of the 
surface. Its use is general domestic and irrigation purposes. The 
second well was drilled at the public school house and is used for 
general drinking purposes. 
SEVILLE. 
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad owns four artesian wells at 
Seville, used for the railroad boiler supplies. One well is four 
inches in diameter and is reported to be 126 feet deep. The other 
three wells are two inches in diameter. The exact depth is not 
known. The water is said to rise to within 18 feet of the surface. 
About two miles south of Seville and west of the Atlantic 
Coast Line Railroad is a flowing artesian well. This well is owned 
by J. W. Whitner, and was drilled in 1909. This is a two-inch 
well, 140 feet deep and is cased 90 feet. The elevation at the 
