THE ARTESIAN WATER SUPPLY OF EASTERN FLORIDA. 
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well shown by barometer w^s 22 feet above the water level in In¬ 
dian River. This would give the well a total head of 49.7 feet 
above the river. The water from this well besides being used for 
general domestic purposes is used for bathing and for power. Two 
large concrete bathing pools have been built and the waver flows con¬ 
tinually into them. The temperature of the water is >aid to be 77 
degress F. A water wheel connected near the well is used to pump 
water from a shallow, soft water well. (PI. 10, Fig. 2). 
The following is an analysis of the water from this well. Anal¬ 
ysis made for the State Survey in the office of the State Chemist. 
A. M. Henry, analyst. 
Constituents. 
Silica (Si02) . 
Chlorine (Cl) ... 
Sulphates (SO4) . 
Phosphates (PO4) . 
Carbonates (CO3) . 
Bicarbonates (HCO3) . 
Sodium and Potassium (Na & K) 
Magnesium (Mg . 
Calcium (Ca) .. 
Iron and Alumina (Fe & A) .. .. 
Loss on ignition ..'... 
Total dissolved solids . 
Parts per Million 
. ]8 
• -.. 573 
.. 150 
. o 
. 0 
. 156 
.. 269 
. 68 
. 123 
. 8 
. 375 
• . L555 
Mr. M. B. Rhodes’ well near the postoffice at Melbourne is 45 
feet deep, and furnishes a flow which rises about tnree feet above 
the surface. The elevation of the well is about three feet above 
the water level in Indian River. The well is of interest in that the 
water flows at such a shallow depth. The materials penetrated in 
the sinking of this well were approximately as follows: 
Feet. 
Sand . o -10 
“Hardpan” . 10 -11 
Sand, water . 11 -20 
“Hardpan,” water . 20 -2014 
Sand .....'.20L2-35 
Sandy clay, water, flowing 3 feet above the surface of the well. .35 -45 
The water is soft and very desirable for all domestic purposes. 
Another such well as the above is one owned by Dr. L. A. Peek. 
This well is 52 feet deep, one and one-fourth inches in diameter 
and furnishes a good supply of soft water. 
The well owned by Mr. Oliver Gibbs is located at Melbourne 
Beach across the Indian River from Melbourne. This is a four- 
